State Rep. Ron Young, who seeks re-election to Ohio House of Representatives District 61, announced he’s received endorsements by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio Chamber of Commerce, National Federation of Independent Business, Ohio Association of Certified Public Accountants, Lake & Geauga Association of Realtors, Ohio Right to Life, National Rifle Association, Ohio Restaurant Association and Ohio State Chiropractic Association.

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Eleventh District Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice announced she’s received candidacy endorsements by Lake County Bar Association  “Highly Recommended”  with 96 percent favorable vote, Portage County Bar Association “Highly Recommended” Rating, Trumbull County Bar Association Preferred Candidate, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Youngstown Vindicator, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4, AFL-CIO, Mahoning/Trumbull AFL-CIO Labor Council, and Ohio AFSCME Power in Action.

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Dennis LoConti, candidate for Lake County Common Pleas Court judge, announced he’s received endorsements by Lake County Commissioner Bob Aufuldish, county Treasurer Lorraine Fende, county Recorder Ann Radcliffe, Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley, Fairport Harbor Mayor Tim Manross, Lakeline Mayor Deborah L. Neale, Mentor-on-the-Lake Mayor David R. Eva, Wickliffe Mayor William A. Margalis, former Wickliffe Mayor Thomas Ruffner, former Willoughby Hills Councilman Kevin Malecek, Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Tom Tagliamonte, former state Rep. Mark Schneider, and Lake AFL-CIO, APC 5 AFSCME Power in Action, IBEW Local Union 673, and UFCW Local 880, and recommended by Lake County Bar Association.

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Brian C. Johnston, candidate for Geauga County commissioners, announced he’s received endorsements by Lake and Geauga Area Association of Realtors and Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association.

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Rick Walker, candidate for Ohio House of Representatives District 61, announced he’s received endorsements by UAW, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Mentor Teachers Association, Ohio Education Association, Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18, Ohio Association of Public School Employees/AFSCME Local 4 AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Power in Action, Ohio Civil Service Employees Association AFSCME Local 11, Ohio State Legislative Board LO 038 of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART), Lake County Democratic Party, Lake County Commissioners Daniel P.Troy and Robert Aufuldish.

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Lisa Klammer, a candidate for Lake County Probate Court, announces candidacy endorsements by Lake County Commissioners Judy Moran and Robert Aufuldish, Lake County Treasurer Lorraine Fende, former U.S. Rep. Dennis Eckart, former Lake Metroparks Commissioner Ellen Foley Kessler, former Lake County Commissioner Jack Platz, former Lake County Treasurer John Crocker, former 11th District Court of Appeals Judge Donald Ford, Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley, Eastlake councilmembers Joe DAmbrosio, Laura DePledge, Kim Evers, Ken Hoefle, Jeff Licht, Donna Vaughn, Mentor-on-the-Lake Mayor Dave Eva, Mentor on the Lake Councilman John Hawkins. Wickliffe Mayor Bill Margalis,  former Wickliffe mayors Julie Morales and Tom Ruffner, former Wickliffe Councilwoman Sandra Luther, Mentor Councilmen Ray Kirchner and Robert Shiner, Painesville Councilwoman Katie Jenkins and former Painesville Councilman Bill Horvath, Mentor School Board Members Mary Bryner and Virginia Jeschelnig, former Mentor Schools Superintendent Jackie Hoynes, Painesville Township Trustee Gabe Cicconetti, Willowick Mayor Richard Bonde, Willowick councilmembers Ann Turk, Tom Wells, Mike Vanni, Charlie Malta, retired Director of Lake County Human Services Ellen Cantor and Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Laborers International Local 310, Bob Schiebli, North Shore AFL-CIO Int’l Union of Operating Engineers Local 18, Painters & Allied Trades Dist. Council 6.

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Lake County Commissioner Daniel P. Troy announced he’s received candidacy endorsements by The Plain Dealer, West Lake County Fraternal Order of Police (#116), the Lake-Geauga Association of Realtors, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Pipefitters Local #120, Electrical Workers Local #673, Sheet Metal Workers Local #33, Bricklayers Local #16, Laborers Local #310, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, former Lake County Commissioner Ray Sines, Lake County Commissioners Judy Moran and Robert Aufuldish, Mayors Richard Bonde, Bill Margalis, Dennis Morley, Dave Eva, Ed Klco, Vicky Stevens, Deborah Neale, Robert Weger, Council Presidents David Krych, Jerome Ranally, Joe D’Ambrosio, Paul Hach, and township Trustees Paul Malchesky, Josh Pennock, Gabe Cicconneti, Rick Amos, Robert Dawson, Nancy Steele, Chuck Klco, Richard Van Pelt, Heather Shelton, Max Anderson, Peter Wayman, and Kenneth Gauntner.

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Michael Wager, candidate for U.S. Congress representing Ohio’s 14th Congresional District announced he’s received candidacy endorsements by the Akron Beacon Journal, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and former Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, and Ohio AFL- CIO, North Shore AFL-CIO, Tri-County AFL-CIO, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFSCME Power in Action, American Federation of Teachers, Communication Workers of America, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, UA Plumbers Local 55, Service Employees International Union, United Auto Workers, United Food and Commercial Workers, United Steel Workers, Summit County Deputies Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #139, Alliance for Retired Americans, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Summit County Progressive Democrats, Young Democrats of America LGBTQ Caucus.

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State Rep. John Rogers announced he’s received candidacy endorsements by Ohio Association of Professional Firefighters, Fraternal Order of Police, Western Lake County Lodge No. 116, Ohio Manufacturers’ Association, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio AFL-CIO, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, Ohio Education Association’s Fund for Children and Public Education, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 880, Ohio Association of Public School Employees, AFSCME Power In Action, Ohio Civil Services Employees Association, AFSCME Local 11, Ohio Right To Life, Ohio Buckeye Firearms, Ohio-Kentucky Administrative District Council of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, Local Union No. 33, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Sheet Metal, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART), Local 18 of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

And from state Sen. Nina Turner, Lake County Commissioners Robert E. Aufuldish, Judy Moran and Daniel P. Troy, Clerk of Courts Maureen G. Kelly, Recorder Ann M. Radcliffe, Treasurer Lorraine Fende, Eastlake Mayor Dennis Morley, Eastlake councilmembers Laura DePledge, Kimberly Evers, Ken Hoefle, Joe D’Ambrosio, Donna Vaughn, Jeffrey Licht, Mentor councilmembers Ray Kirchner, Robert M. Shiner, Matthew E. Donovan, Mentor-On-The-Lake Mayor David R. Eva and councilmembers Jennifer Bittner, John Hawkins, Jennifer L. Jakosh, Dale O. Langbehn, Desirea Thompson, Painesville councilmembers James Fodor, Andrew Flock, Katie Jenkins, Paul Hach II, Wickliffe Mayor Bill Margalis and councilmembers David Krych, Sherry Koski, Edward Matyja, Ronald P. Ely and Ed Levon, Willoughby Councilmembers Christopher W. Woodin, Steve Norris, Jerry Ranally and Bob Harold, Willoughby Hills Councilman Ray Somich, Willowick Mayor Richard J. Bonde and councilmembers Andrew J. Allan, Ann Turk, Thomas H. Wells, Charlie Malta, Fairport Harbor Mayor Timothy Manross and councilmembers Verne Horton and Frank Sarosy, Grand River Mayor Christopher Conley and councilmembers Ronald Balog, Deborah Dominish, Mario Eldridge, Robert A. Gildone, Jennifer C. Hood, Mary McKinney, Lakeline Mayor Deborah L. Neale and Painesville Township Trustee  Gabe Cicconetti.

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John O'Donnell, candidate for Lake County Common Pleas Court judge, announces endorsements by former U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette, Willoughby Mayor Dave Anderson, Waite Hill Mayor Bob Ranallo, Willoughby Hills Mayor Bob Weger, Lake County Sheriff Dan Dunlap, Lake County Auditor Ed Zupancic, Lake County Coroner Lynn Smith, Madison Township Trustee Ken Gauntner, Painesville Councilwoman Lori DiNallo, Concord Twp. Trustee Connie Luhta, Mentor Councilwoman Janet Dowling, former Lake County Commissioner Ray Sines, former Lake County Clerk of Courts Lynne Mazeika, Willowick Mayor Richard Bonde, Fairport Harbor Councilman Tony Bertone, Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 116, Lake County Bar Association Judicial poll (Highly Recommended, 91 percent Approval rating).

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Geauga County Commissioner Blake Rear announced he's received endorsements by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Chagrin Valley Times and Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz.

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George Phillips, candidate for Ohio House of Representatives District 60, announced he’s received endorsements by U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, National Federation of Independent Business, Lake & Geauga Area Association of REALTORS, Ohio Restaurant Association, Ohio Society of CPA’s, Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost, Ohio Sen. John Eklund, state Reps. Cliff Rosenberger, Ron Young, Nan Baker, John Adams, Jim Butler, and Rick Perales, Concord Township Trustee Chris Galloway, North Perry Village Councilman Dick Shreve, Eastlake Councilwoman Cindy Quinn-Hopkins, Mentor-on-the-Lake Council President Troy Elam, Mentor-on-the-Lake Councilman Preston Wolk, Painesville Township Trustee Josh Pennock, Painesville Township Trustee Chuck Hiller, Wickliffe Councilman Matt Jaworski, Willoughby Hills Councilman Dave Fiebig, Willoughby Hills Councilman John Plecnik, former state Rep. Casey Kozlowski, Lake County Republican Party Chairman Dale Fellows and Cuyahoga County Councilman Dave Greenspan.

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