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Training and Experience
I have been actively involved in local Democratic organizing for several years, serving as a precinct executive and working with groups like the Northeast Democratic Club and Democracy in Action. I currently serve as Vice President of Communications for the Northeast Democratic Club, helping improve outreach and communication. Through this work, I have spent time talking directly with voters, supporting local candidates, and strengthening grassroots engagement across the district.
Volunteer/Community Service
I have volunteered with local Democratic organizations including the Northeast Democratic Club and Democracy in Action, and have co-coached a middle school robotics team. Our children are our future!
Most people have never heard of the State Central Committee. And if I’m being honest, that’s part of the problem.
Because it actually matters.
This is where decisions get made about how the Democratic Party operates in Ohio. Who gets support. How resources are used. What gets prioritized. It’s not flashy, but it has a real impact on whether we’re building something strong or just going through the motions every election cycle.
At its best, this role connects what’s happening on the ground with what’s happening at the state level. At its worst, it turns into a small group making decisions without really hearing the people they represent.
If we want a party that grows and shows up locally, it has to be built from the ground up.
My priorities are pretty simple, and they all come back to staying connected to reality.
That means talking to voters consistently, not just during election season. Understanding what people actually care about and what’s getting missed.
It also means supporting the people doing the work locally. Volunteers, precinct leaders, first-time candidates. Those are the people who build a party, and they need support and a clear path to get involved.
I also think we can do a better job communicating. Not in a polished way, but in a way that actually makes sense. What does the party do? How do you get involved? Why should you care?
If we do those things well, everything else gets easier. When we do those well, our decisions start with the questions that matters most: "what do YOU want?"
A lot of people skip the bottom of the ballot. Not because they don’t care, but because no one ever explained what those races are or why they matter.
Ironically, those are often the ones that affect you the most.
So part of this is just making things clearer. What's this position? What does it do? Why should you vote on it? If we explain that better, more people will vote the whole ballot.
And some of it's just the basics. Reminding people when elections are, how to vote early, and simply asking them to show up. Day by day, door by door, person by person. While we do have to embrace this modern digital age, we should balance that with wisdom won through hard work and experience.
Turnout doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when someone takes the time to make it easy and worth it.
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Training and Experience
I have had leadership roles in campaigns for state legislature, Congress and now Ohio Secretary of State. I serve on the Democratic State Central Committee and as a Democratic Regional Team Leader in Warren County. I have held senior legal positions -- directing federal enforcement and litigation for airline deregulation, challenging price-fixing by major drug companies, and developing a team of attorneys to advise small business owners.
Volunteer/Community Service
For decades, my wife and I have been active in our local church, first in Illinois and now in Loveland., Ohio. We have helped more than 50 refugee families resettle in American through three different faith-based refugee resettlement agencies.
The first priority of the State Central Committee should be to win elections. To do that, the Democratic party has to develop an infrastructure to train and support volunteers in all 88 counties and to find, develop and support outstanding candidates for office at all levels.
My top priority as a Member of the Democratic State Central Committee is to develop local neighborhood and county teams in all Ohio counties, especially in the suburban and rural counties where the Democratic Party has been weak. We need teams of local people who talk to all voters – Democrats, Independents and Republicans – about what their needs are and how government at all levels (local, state and national) can better serve them. Government policies at all levels should be based, not on how to increase political power, but on how to better serve all Ohioans.
I believe that voter participation will only increase when people feel that they are being heard by leaders in our government and in our communities. As Democrats, we need to lead the way by opening up more avenues for one-to-one and local conversations and feedback between ordinary citizens and political and community leaders.
