I’d be shocked if Mark Wagoner wasn’t appointed too…
Now that the special election for Ohio’s Fifth Congressional seat has ended, the musical chairs begins and today’s Blade will have an article on this topic. The first seat expected to switch will be current Ohio Senator Randy Gardner who will be appointed to Bob Latta’s seat in the House of Representatives. Then, Mark Wagoner would be appointed to the then vacant seat that Randy Gardner held. As Mark Wagoner is quoted in the Blade:
“I’ve been endorsed by the Republican Senate Caucus, and I would be shocked if I wasn’t selected,” Mr. Wagoner said. “All indications are that is where they’re headed.”
As the title of this post points out, I’d be shocked if that didn’t happen as well, there have been no indications anyone else is even being considered as an appointment or to run for that seat on the Senate as a Republican. The decision as to who replaces Mark Wagoner is a little more murky, though it does appear Sylvania Councilwoman Barbara Sears could have the edge, if she is interested in the appointment. That would then lead to a vacancy on the Sylvania City Council or if it ends up being DeeDee Liedel, a new Sylvania Township Trustee would be needed.
Who will run against the Republicans who are appointed still remains to be seen, several have been mentioned as far as District 46, but not a lot of speculation has started as to who would run against Wagoner for the Ohio Senate. We know that Democrat Jeff Bretz is planning a run against Gardner for the House. Petitions are due January 4th, which means in the days to come we’ll have more of a hint as to who is going to run. The stakes are high on this election when it comes to the majority in the Ohio House, Democrats want a majority, Republicans want to keep the majority.
Why doesn’t State Rep. Chris Redfern step up and challenge Rep. Mark Wagoner in SD #2? Sure it is a sure win like HD 80, but Redfern with his Columbus connections could raise the money needed to seriously contest the district. The D’s are simply conceeding the seat if they put forth Dan McGookey (unknown outside of Erie County) or the other names that have been floated from Wood County.
December 13th, 2007 at 1:26 pmMonclova Mike makes a good point. The district is winnable only with the right candidate, adequately funded.
December 13th, 2007 at 6:04 pmJust Wondering too…Did you consider the possibliity that Mark Wagoner IS the right candidate?
December 14th, 2007 at 1:49 pmyes
December 14th, 2007 at 8:37 pm