November 1, 2002 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE 11

2002ELECTION SSUE

Log Cabin Republicans of N.W. Ohio has new web site

by Dave Schulz

Toledo The Log Cabin Republicans of Northwestern Ohio have launched their new web site, www.lcrnwo.org.

The site features background information on Log Cabin, mission statement, endorsements, and recruitment information. An interesting feature is the Hall of Shame. It features political leaders from both major parties who have made intolerant or bigoted statements or acted hypocritically. It shows that both major parties have shameful segments and demonstrates the importance of having a voice in both major parties.

The endorsements of Judge Lanzinger,

Judge Pollex, and Tim Brown reflect the 2002 club goal of becoming a bigger presence in the Wood County Republican Party. Log Cabin membership in Wood County has steadily increased over the last few years and 2002 was the right time to begin our involvement in Wood County.

Over the last two years, Log Cabin has made a big difference in the Lucas County Party and gained the reputation as the hardest working grassroots Republican political club.

The club's 2001 successes included electing Gene Hagedorn, a Log Cabin member, to the Oregon City Council and was an important component in the Toledo Clerk of Court's race, Toledo Municipal Court race and in the

Stonewall Dems of Central Ohio give nod to 23 for office

Columbus-The Stonewall Democrats of Central Ohio have endorsed 23 candidates

for the November 5 election.

Ohio

Governor: Tim Hagan

Treasurer: Mary Boyle

Auditor: Helen Smith

Secretary of State: Bryan Flannery

Attorney General: Leigh Herrington

Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Supreme Court: Tim Black Ohio Supreme Court: Janet Burnside

Ohio Legislature

State Senator, District 3: Debra Payne State Senator, District 15: Hon Ray Miller

State Representative, District 20: Fran Dennis

State Representative, District 21: Lori Tyack

State Representative, District 25: Dan Stewart

State Representative, District 27: Hon. Joyce Beatty

Ohio District Court of Appeals

Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals: Gary Tyack

Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals: Mark Froehlich

Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals: Deborah O'Neil

Franklin County

County Commissioner: Maryellen O'Shaughnessy

County Treasurer: Richard Cordray Court of Common Pleas: Jennifer Brunner

Domestic Relations Court: Patsy Thomas Probate Court: Adam Miller Court of Common Pleas: Joe Mas Court of Common Pleas: John P. Johnson

defeat of Becky Berry for Toledo School Board.

The group has also purchased advertising in the Toledo Blade to further promote endorsed candidates.

The Log Cabin Republicans of Northwestern Ohio is one of over 50 chapters of the Log Cabin Republicans. Log Cabin is the home of gay and lesbian and straight supportive Republicans working within the party to promote education, tolerance and inclusion and to elect supportive Republican candidates.

Here are Log Cabin Republicans of Northwestern Ohio's endorsements for the 2002 elections:

Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals Judy Lanzinger Robert Pollex

State Representatives

Lynn Olman (Incumbent) Cathleen Voyles Baden Allen Roy

Wood County Commissioner Tim Brown (Incumbent) Lucas County Commissioner Maggie Thurber Lucas County Probate Court

Tim Kuhlman

David Schulz is the president of Log Cabin Republicans of Northwestern Ohio.

HRC rates incumbents' support of GLBT issues

The below chart shows the Human Rights Campaign's ratings for incu nbents running for re-election in 2002. The ratings are for the 107th Congress, which ends this December, and the 106th, in 1999 and 2000.

The ratings are from the group's Congressional scorecard, which is based on how members voted on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. Download full scorecards to find out how the candidates were ranked, at www.hrc.org/congress/ votrecrd.asp.

Members' cosponsorship of two key bills is also listed. The Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act (LLEEA) would give local law enforcement officials the resources they need to combat hate crimes based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender or disability.

All of these members are seeking re-election November 5, except Tony Hall, who received an ambassadorial appointment, and Thomas Sawyer, who lost in the May primary.

Member, Party-District

Non-partisan voter info

by Anthony Glassman

Endorsements issued by groups a voter trusts are well and good, but two people, no matter how similar their beliefs, seldom agree on everything.

There are issues on ballots that might not get much coverage; there are posts filled

at elections that might fall under the radar.

To ensure that every voter is familiar with all the candidates he or she can support, as well as all the issues on the ballot, the Ohio Secretary of State web site has full lists of all the issues and candidates.

The address for the site is www.state.oh.us/sos. For those without internet access, election questions can be taken to 614-466-2585.

Other non-partisan election sites include:

Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.org/campaigns/2002/states/ohio.asp

The Human Rights Campaign keeps careful track of the voting records of all members of Congress on a number of hot-button issues, and their web site gives easy access to the information.

Project Vote Smart

www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml

Project Vote Smart bills itself as "a voter's self-defense system." They are currently tracking over 42,000 candidates across the nation, and have a handy search feature on the left side of their web site's main page where a voter can enter his or her zip code and get information on everyone they'll see on a ballot,

DemocracyNet

www.dnet.org

A project of the League of Women Voters' Education Fund. A handy map of the United States on the right side of the main page enables users to click on a state and find election information quickly and easily.

Smart Voter

www.smartvoter.org/2002/11/05/oh

A co-production of the League of Women Voters chapters in California and Ohio, the site includes information on the state level, or users can click on their counties for more local selections.

107th

106th

ENDA LLEEA

John A. Boehner, R-8

0

10

No

No

Sherrod Brown, D-13

100

100

Yes

Yes

Steve Chabot, R-1

0

10

No

No

Paul E. Gillmor, R-5

17

20

No

No

Tony P. Hall, D-3

33

60

No

Yes

David L. Hobson, R-7

33

30

No

No

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-11

100

100

Yes

Yes

Marcy Kaptur, D-09

100

90

Yes

Yes

Dennis J. Kucinich, D-10

100

100

Yes

Yes

33

333

50

No

No

0.

0

No

No

0

10

No

No

17

10

No

No

83

67

Yes

Yes

Ralph Regula, R-16

33

50

No

No

Thomas C. Sawyer, D-14

100

100

Yes

Yes

Ted Strickland, D-6

100

80

Yes

Yes

Patrick J. Tiberi, R-12

17

n/a

No

No

James A. Traficant, D-17

33

40

Yes

No

Steve C. LaTourette, R-19 Bob Ney, R-18 Michael G. Oxley, R-4 Rob Portman, R-2 Deborah Pryce, R-15

HRC endorses six U.S. House candidates

The Human Rights Campaign, a Washington, D.C. GLBT lobby group, has endorsed six Ohio candidates for seats in the U.S. House of representatives. These candidates have been endorsed by HRC because they have demonstrated clear and consistent support for GLBT equality.

With the exception of Rick Carne, opposing former Dayton mayor Mike Turner in District 3, all are incumbents. US. House

District 3: Rick Carne (D) District 9: Marcy Kaptur (D)

District 10: Dennis J. Kucinich (D)

District 11: Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)

District 13: Sherrod Brown (D)

District 15: Deborah Pryce (R)

For more information on candidates for state and federal office, see www.hrc.org/ campaigns/2002.