Gov. Strickland Supports Local Democratic Parties

Gov. stops in Valley
By Tribune Chronicle
WARREN — Gov. Ted Strickland made two stops in the Mahoning Valley Sunday, touting Ohio as once again the most important state in the election of a president in 2008.Strickland made appearances at fundraisers for the Mahoning County Democratic Women and the Trumbull County Democratic Party. He appeared earlier in the afternoon at the Maronite Center in Youngstown and then moved on to DiVieste’s in Warren.Strickland spoke to attendees at the fundraiser about the state of the economy and Ohio’s national influence. “I believe Ohio and Ohioans will determine who the next president will be, and so there’s going to be a lot of activity. Both parties will be hugely involved in Ohio,” Strickland told Tribune news partner WYTV 33 News. “There are 88 counties in Ohio, and he’s been in 70 of them already,” said Frances Carroll of Youngstown, representing her group, the Democratic Federated Women of Canfield. “I really think he’s going to be out and about and not stay in Columbus,” she said. After the 2 p.m. stop in Youngstown, Strickland appeared at a $100 to $500-a-plate dinner and cocktail hour sponsored by the Trumbull County Democratic Party at DiVieste’s on North River Road in Warren.

The Governors office also sidestepped the issue of domestic partner benefits by stating that his ruling that the State may not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation only included pay, not benefits.