October 27, 2000

GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

ELECTION 2000

Stonewall Democrats endorse in Columbus races

Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio has endorsed candidates in Columbus area races.

Candidates were endorsed based on responses to the club's questionnaire, as well as their public record on gay issues.

Al Gore and Joe Lieberman President and Vice President of the U.S. Ted Celeste U.S. Senate Maryellen O'Shaughnessy U.S. Representative, 12th Congressional District Alice Robie Resnick Supreme Court of Ohio

Tim Black Supreme Court of Ohio Kim Marinello State Board of Education Cindy Lazarus 10th District Court of Appeals

Peggy Bryant 10th District Court of Appeals

Ohio Legislature

Joyce Beatty Ohio House 21st District Ray Miller Ohio House 22nd District Tom Drabick Ohio House 24th District

T.J. Johnson Ohio House 26th District Mark Hatch Ohio House 27th District Joe Lacey Ohio House 42nd District, Dayton Franklin County

Jennifer Brunner Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Blythe Melissa Bethel Franklin County Domestic Relations Court Mary Jo Kilroy Franklin County Commissioner

Joseph Thompson Commissioner

Franklin County

Lori Tyack Franklin County Recorder John O'Grady Franklin County Clerk of Courts

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Jim Karnes Franklin County Sheriff Paul Gutheil Franklin County Coroner James Carr Franklin County Prosecutor John Demmler Franklin County Trea-

surer

HIV coalition rates Cleveland area candidates

The Government Affairs Committee of the North Coast HIV/AIDS Coalition sent questionnaires to all candidates running in the Cleveland area for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Ohio Senate, Ohio House and Cuyahoga County Commissioner.

The questionnaires consisted of six questions relating to their views on HIV testing, AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding, housing, safer sex education, AIDS prevention, needle exchange and medical benefits.

Each response was given a numeric score. The results below are the total scores (out of a possible 100),earned by each of the responding candidates.

Incumbents are listed in italics. Candidate scores with an asterisk (*) responded, but did not complete the questionnaire. D is Democrat, L is Libertarian, R is Republican and I is Independent. Candidates had until October 20 to respond.

22

Ohio House 9th District Claudette Woodard (D). Alan Rapoport (I)....

84

Ohio House 16th District No response

84

Ohio House 17th District

Ohio House 10th District

Bryan Flannery (D)

92

No response

John Hartman (L)

76

U.S. Senate

U.S. House 19th District

Ohio House 11th District Peter Lawson Jones (D)..................................... Ohio House 12th District No response

Ohio House 18th District

88

Erin Sullivan (D)

64

Ohio House 19th District

Dale Miller (D)

84

Ted Celeste (D).

86

Sid Stone (L).

56

Mike Maleski (R).

76

John McAlister (L)

36

Ohio House 13th District

Ohio Senate 22nd District

U.S. House, 10th District

Mary Rose Oakar (D) ...........

4*

Ohio House 20th District

Cheryl Neufer (L)

68

Ron Petrie (L)

64

Randy Jotte (I)

4*

U.S. House 11th District

Ohio Senate 24th District

Ohio House 14th District Ed Jerse (D).

No response

64

Cuyahoga County Commission

Tim McCormack (D)

84

Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) ............ 100

Ed Boyle (D).

88

Ohio House 15th District

Laverne Jones Gore (R)

.60

James P. Trakas (R)

56

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U.S. House 13th District

Ohio House 8th District

...............

Sherrod Brown (D).

.96

Shirley Smith (D)

Rick Jeric (R)

.64

Ronnie Jones (1)

288

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