2012+General+Election

=2012 General Election Endorsements.=

There is more than the presidency of the United States up for election on November 6th. There are many other candidates running for different offices at the local, state, and national level. Additionally there are 2 state issues and 1 local issue that voters in Aurora will have an opportunity to decide.

Closer to the election, you will have a chance to vote in a mock election featuring all of these other races in addition to the U.S. presidency. This Sunday, the Plain Dealer has started endorsing different candidates and issues which it thinks best for North East Ohio and which it is recommending to its readers for their vote. What do you think? Who and/ or which of the following have you heard about? Which do you endorse and why? This discussion will remain open until our Mock Election, and will be the final discussion of 1st quarter unless there are other stories that we need time beyond class to discuss.

Here is a link to the Portage County Board of Elections: []
 * Don't forget about the League of Women Voters Candidates and Issues night at Harmon Middle School at 7pm on Wednesday, October 17th**.

__**Consider-**__

__For U.S. Senate__ Sherrod Brown (D) Josh Mandel (R) Scott Ruperty (I)

__For U.S. House of Representatives 14th District to replace Steven C. LaTourette who is not running for re-election-__ Dale Virgil Blanchard (D) Elaine Mastromatteo (Green) David Macko (Libertarian) David Joyce (R)

__For Ohio Senate 18th District__ Jim Mueller (D) John Eklund (R)

__For Ohio House of Representatives 76th District__ Tom Warren (D) Matt Lynch (R)

__Portage County Offices__: County Commissioner, County Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk of Court-Common Please, County Recorder, County Treasurer, County Engineer, County Coroner,

__State Offices__: State Board of Education, Ohio Supreme Court, 11th District Court of Appeals

__State Issue 1__- Constitutional Reforms __State Issue 2__- BiPartisan Committee to Draw Representative Districts

__Issue 36__- 5.9 Mill Aurora School Levy