Endorsements /tags/endorsements Endorsements en-US Copyright Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT Endorsement debate for Columbus City Council to reignite at Franklin County Democrats' meeting /politics-government/2025-07-22/endorsement-debate-for-columbus-city-council-to-reignite-at-franklin-county-democrats-meeting Tiara Ross is aiming for an endorsement from the Franklin County Democratic Party after consolidating support from all of Columbus City Council and Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther. Her opponent Jesse Vogel wants the party to sit out of the election for the District 7 seat. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-07-22/endorsement-debate-for-columbus-city-council-to-reignite-at-franklin-county-democrats-meeting George Shillcock Ohio FOP wants to put political pressure on elected officials after deadly May police incidents /politics-government/2025-06-06/ohio-fop-wants-to-put-political-pressure-on-elected-officials-after-deadly-may-police-incidents The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio is launching a "Protect Our Police" initiative. In their announcement, the organization says they want to shift towards more political engagement and "expose" politicians they say made decisions that have contributed to violence across the state. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:34:18 GMT /politics-government/2025-06-06/ohio-fop-wants-to-put-political-pressure-on-elected-officials-after-deadly-may-police-incidents George Shillcock Franklin Co. Democrats may not endorse a candidate in contested Columbus City Council primary /politics-government/2025-04-14/franklin-co-democrats-may-not-endorse-a-candidate-in-contested-columbus-city-council-primary The county’s Democratic chairman says they likely won’t weigh in on a tightly contested three-way race for Columbus City Council District 7. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-14/franklin-co-democrats-may-not-endorse-a-candidate-in-contested-columbus-city-council-primary George Shillcock Franklin Co. Democrats chair calls endorsing CCS board member Brandon Simmons 'a mistake' /politics-government/2025-04-09/franklin-co-democrats-chair-calls-endorsing-ccs-board-member-brandon-simmons-a-mistake Michael Sexton made the comments in an interview with ÍøÆØºÚÁÏ. Simmons apologized for his actions and said he respects Sexton's opinion. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:04:14 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-09/franklin-co-democrats-chair-calls-endorsing-ccs-board-member-brandon-simmons-a-mistake George Shillcock Ohio Right To Life Won't Endorse Candidates Who Support Abortion Exceptions /news/2017-07-21/ohio-right-to-life-wont-endorse-candidates-who-support-abortion-exceptions Candidates for political office in Ohio who want to be endorsed by the state’s largest organization opposing abortion will have to meet new… Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:14:05 GMT /news/2017-07-21/ohio-right-to-life-wont-endorse-candidates-who-support-abortion-exceptions Jo Ingles Ohio's U.S. Senate Race Features Unusual Endorsements /news/2016-09-20/ohios-u-s-senate-race-features-unusual-endorsements This year’s U.S. Senate race has brought the Republican incumbent an endorsement some see as unusual – the backing of the Teamsters Union. But the… Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:15:50 GMT /news/2016-09-20/ohios-u-s-senate-race-features-unusual-endorsements Jo Ingles