September 18, 2019
Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund PAC 2019 Endorsement Announcement
Today, the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund (OEC AF) PAC announced its endorsements for candidates and park levies throughout Ohio ahead of the 2019 General Election.
The OEC AF seeks to protect and enhance the environment, health and economic viability, and democracy of all Ohio communities by expanding access to public lands, advancing critical priorities, holding policy makers accountable, and electing environmental champions. We are the statewide political voice for Ohio’s environment. We work to elect environmentally responsible candidates in Ohio and to pass park levies that expand access to public land.
LOCAL PARK LEVIES
Our 2019 park levy endorsements include:
CANDIDATES
Our 2019 endorsed candidates (sorted by elected office, county, and candidate) include:
MAYORS
Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties:
- Joe Begeny, City of Reynoldsburg
Franklin County
- Andrew J. Ginther, City of Columbus
- Ryan Jolley, City of Gahanna
CITY COUNCIL
Cuyahoga County
- Laura Rodriguez-Carbone, Lakewood – 1st Ward
- Brad Presutto, Lakewood – 2nd Ward
- Jeff Wise, Lakewood – 3rd Ward
Delaware County
- Heather Karr, Powell
Delaware and Franklin counties
- Aileen Wagner, Westerville
- Craig Treneff, Westerville
- Kenneth L. Wright, Westerville
Fairfield, Franklin, and Licking counties
- Shanette Strickland, Reynoldsburg – 1st Ward
- Meredith Lawson-Rowe, Reynoldsburg – 4th Ward
Franklin County
- Elizabeth Brown, Columbus
- Rob Dorans, Columbus
- Shayla D. Favor, Columbus
- Emmanuel Remy, Columbus
- Sandi Allen, Dublin
- Merisa Bowers, Gahanna
- Melissa J. Anderson, Grove City – 2nd Ward
- Tina Cottone, Hilliard
- Deryck Richardson, Hilliard
- Cynthia Vermillion, Hilliard
- Michaela Burriss, Upper Arlington
- Peter Bucher, Worthington
Hamilton County
- Liam Shanahan, Norwood
Lorain County
- David J. Kovacs, Amherst – 4th Ward
Lucas County
- Sam Melden, Toledo – 5th District
CITY COMMISSIONER
Montgomery County
- Matt Joseph, Dayton
SCHOOL BOARD
Franklin County
- Jennifer Adair, Columbus School Board
- Carol Beckerle, Columbus School Board
- Eric S. Brown, Columbus School Board
- Tina Pierce, Columbus School Board
- James C. Ragland, Columbus School Board
- Anthony Caldwell, South-Western City School Board
Montgomery County
- Will Smith, Dayton School Board
Summit County
- Dr. N. J. Akbar, Akron School Board
JUDGES
Franklin County
- Jessica D’Varga, Franklin County – Municipal Court
- Trent Dougherty, Franklin County – Municipal Court
- William A. Sperlazza, Franklin County – Environmental Court
Hamilton County
- Tyrone Yates, Hamilton County – Municipal Court
TRUSTEE
Delaware County
- Melanie Farkas, Liberty Township