Taylor Sappington

Taylor is Nelsonville’s City Auditor. When he took office, the city was in the red, teetering on the edge of financial disaster. Deficits were killing jobs and stopping the city from growing. On his first day in office, he found that financial records and emails had been illegally wiped. That began his investigation into what would […]

Scott Schertzer

Scott grew up in Marion, graduated from Ridgedale High School, and returned to his hometown after earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies Education at the University of Toledo. He worked as a classroom teacher for 13 years, served on the Marion City Council for 9 years, and was elected mayor of Marion in 2008. Now […]

Jeff Sites

Born and raised in Lima, Jeff served in the Army as a military policeman. After honorable discharge, he worked for DoD as a police officer. Later, he worked as a forklift driver and worked his way up to a supervisor position. After being out of work during the recession, he started over on the forklift. […]

Becky Slater

Becky is a candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives, District 60 (pending restructuring) That district currently encompasses the western part of Delaware County, similar to current OH House 67)

Heather Swiger

Born and raised in a small, blue-collar town by a union steel mill working father and stay at home mother, Heather attended Catholic school as a child where she was taught ALL people are created equal and that care and compassion should be shown to all. In 2022, she is running for the Ohio State […]

Vera Thornhill

Vera is running for Delaware County Auditor. She brings extensive experience in real estate and management of non-profit organizations. Link

Louise Valentine

A lifelong resident of Ohio, born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Louise came within 2.7% of flipping an “uncompetitive” State Senate district in 2018. This year she is running for the Ohio House of Representatives, District 61. Link Facebook Twitter

Nan Whaley and Cheryl Stephens

Nan grew up in a small town in Indiana. She attended the University of Dayton and became the first member of her family to graduate from college. She fell in love with Dayton and was elected mayor in 2013. Now she is running for Governor. Her running mate is Cheryl Stephens, a member of the […]

Tamie Wilson

Born and raised in Central Ohio, Tamie now lives in Delaware. She is a biracial entrepreneur and single mother, running for the United States House of Representatives, District 4. Tamie has family members who live in heavy Trump rural Ohio, family members who live in urban inner city Columbus, and family members who are doctors and […]

Marilyn Zayas

Judge Marilyn Zayas was born in Harlem and grew up in tough New York neighborhoods. Her dad worked in a printing shop, and her mom worked as a seamstress in a garment factory. Judge Zayas overcame numerous childhood obstacles through hard work, dedication, and persistence. She earned a college degree in computer science, and made […]