Ohio Democratic Party Statement on Historic Primary Wins for
Women Candidates
The Ohio Democratic Party and the Ohio Democratic Women’s
Caucus released the following statement from Chairman David
Pepper and Chairwoman Kathy DiCristofaro on this week’s
historic primary wins for Democratic women candidates up and
down the ballot:
“Across the country and here in Ohio, this week’s
unprecedented primary election results show that Democratic
women are leading the charge to fix the GOP culture of
corruption in D.C. and Columbus and work for a brighter
future for all,” said Pepper. “This year 10 of our 16
congressional candidates and incumbents are women, and more
than 50 Democratic women are running for election or
re-election to the Statehouse. We have one of the strongest
statewide tickets in Ohio history, and our Democratic slate
includes state Rep. Kathleen Clyde, our nominee for
secretary of state, Judge Melody Stewart, who is running for
Ohio Supreme Court, as well as our candidate for lieutenant
governor, former Congresswoman Betty Sutton.”
“The Ohio Democratic Women’s Caucus is thrilled to support
so many new candidates who were animated by the Women’s
March and the Indivisible movement and are now turning their
activism into action,” said DiCristofaro. “If we’ve learned
anything from the past few years, it’s that having women at
the table making important decisions in government, in the
boardroom, in academia and elsewhere -- it matters.
Representation matters for fairness and equality, and
women
lawmakers are quite often more effective at getting the job
done for their constituents.”
In Ohio the following Democratic women are running for
Congress:
Jill Schiller (OH-2)
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-3)
Janet Garrett (OH-4)
Shawna Roberts (OH-6)
Dr. Vanessa Enoch (OH-8)
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9)
Theresa Gasper (OH-10)
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
Betsy Rader (OH-14)
Susan Moran Palmer (OH-16)
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