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Former Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper speaks at a presidential primary debate at Otterbein University in Westerville. Pepper resigned from his party post at the end of 2020.
Rarely is there anything that happens in the Ohio Democratic Party that takes place as smooth as silk.
Take the choice of a new state party chair, which is scheduled to take place when the party s executive committee meets in Columbus Jan. 14.
The party needs a new leader with the resignation of Cincinnati s David Pepper. As this is written, there are five candidates to replace him.
I m told that the choice of a new party chair is getting mixed up in the 2022 gubernatorial race, as several potential candidates, including mayors John Cranley of Cincinnati and Nan Whaley of Dayton, jockey for position to possibly take on GOP incumbent Mike DeWine in 2022. No Democrat has formally announced a candidacy; several are sniffing the air to see if the time is right.
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This column is a look-ahead at politics in this corner of the world. It is not by any means a prediction of the future.
I am not Carnac the Magnificent
. (Younger readers, just Google it.)
Anyone who tells you that he or she predicted a year ago all the weird twists and turns the politics of 2020 would take is fibbing, to put it mildly.
So you ll get no predictions for 2021 here. If that s what you are looking for, buy an Ouija board.
What follows is all about what is likely to transpire in this neck of the woods in the eagerly awaited 2021.
Ohio lawmakers fail to address tainted House Bill 6: Capitol Letter
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6 feet under: The 133rd Ohio General Assembly will end its two-year session without passing any legislation that in any way addresses House Bill 6, the nuclear bailout law at the center of an enormous bribery scandal. As Jeremy Pelzer writes, the reason for such a stunning failure is that legislative Republicans, who dominate both the Ohio House and Senate, are split about whether to keep, repeal, or reform the law.
Sine die? The Ohio House won’t hold any more voting sessions this year, sources said, unless the Senate votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of Senate Bill 311, which would strip the governor of his power to issue statewide coronavirus orders. The Senate didn’t hold an override vote, though as Laura Hancock reports, it amended a tax bill to prohibit Ohio governors from closing stores during an infectious disease outbreak in a way that would hurt small businesses because big
Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory may run for mayor in 2021 Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory told the Cincinnati Enquirer he’s pulling petitions Tuesday to run for Cincinnati mayor. By Sharon Coolidge | December 22, 2020 at 12:46 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 12:46 PM
CINCINNATI (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER) - Former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory said he’s pulling petitions Tuesday to run for Cincinnati mayor.
He’s not 100% sure about a 2021 mayoral run, but he said he’s seriously considering running and wants to be in a position to do so.
Mallory, who was Cincinnati mayor from 2005 to 2013, is the son of William Mallory Sr., who was a longtime state lawmaker and the first Black to serve as Ohio House Majority Leader.