Press Office November 7th, 2007

TIFFIN, OHIO- Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) made her official announcement today that she will run for Ohio’s 26th State Senate Seat. The seat, which Gillmor held previously for two terms, is being vacated by term-limited Senator Larry Mumper. In her announcement, Senator Gillmor gathered with friends and family at the Paul E. Gillmor Science Building at Heidelberg College. The building was named for Senator Gillmor’s late husband, Congressman Paul Gillmor, who passed away on September 5, 2007.

“With the full support of my family, and the encouragement of many throughout north central Ohio, I am announcing today that I will ask the voters of the 26th Senate District to return me to the Ohio Senate as their Senator,” Senator Gillmor said.

In her announcement, Senator Gillmor highlighted her many accomplishments during her two-terms in the Ohio Senate while looking toward the future and the challenges facing the State of Ohio.

“Too many of Ohio’s brightest are leaving our state. As your State Senator, I intend to work with my colleagues to improve opportunity right here in Ohio. I am troubled by the fact that while other areas of the country have enjoyed healthy economic expansion, Ohio has lagged behind,” Gillmor said. “Those in state government should not only be asking, why? They should be looking at growth elsewhere and asking, why not in Ohio? My record in the Ohio Senate clearly demonstrates I can do just that.”

Among the many issues Senator Gillmor addressed was the need to provide high quality education, reduce the cost of doing business in Ohio, address the rising cost of health care, reduce Ohio’s tax burden on its citizens, and update and maintain Ohio’s roads, bridges, water and sewer lines.

“I have been blessed with multiple titles in my life. My two favorite, of course, are ‘Mom’ and ‘Mrs. Paul Gillmor.’ With the support of my children, today I humbly ask the voters of the 26th District to once again give me the title of ‘Senator.’ I learned from Paul and from many of you that government at all levels must be about hope. As a parent, I feel the very real responsibility to leave our children an Ohio and a country that are in better shape than the ones we inherited from our parents. That’s what our parents did for us. We can do no less for our children,” Gillmor said. “With your vote, I will work with each of you to build an Ohio worthy of our parents’ legacy and worthy of our children’s future.”

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