Press Office November 9th, 2007

Karen Gillmor announces bid for return to Ohio Senate
Marion Star Staff Report

TIFFIN - Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin) made her official announcement on Wednesday 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 Sen. Larry Mumper (R-Marion). The 26th Senate District includes all of Crawford, Logan, Marion, Sandusky, Union and Wyandot Counties and parts of Seneca and Ottawa Counties.

Gillmor gathered with friends and family at the Paul E. Gillmor Science Building at Heidelberg College to announce her candidacy. The building was named for Gillmor’s late husband, Congressman Paul Gillmor, who passed away on Sept. 5.

In a news release announcing her candidacy, 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 stated. “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 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.

For more information on Senator Karen Gillmor, visit www.karengillmor.com.

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