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Ed FitzGerald Supports Marriage Equality

May 28, 2013

FitzGerald Would Be First Ohio Governor in Favor of Full LGBT Equality

In a May interview with Outlook Magazine, gubernatorial candidate Ed FitzGerald discussed his support for full equality, including marriage and ending housing and employment discrimination.  If elected, Ed FitzGerald would be the first governor in the history of the state to support full equality for all Ohioans.

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A closer look at Ed FitzGerald’s FBI career

May 26, 2013

Henry J. Gomez, Northeast Ohio Media Group 

Greater Clevelanders know Ed FitzGerald as the Cuyahoga County executive and former mayor of Lakewood.

But as he introduces himself to all Ohioans as a candidate for governor, FitzGerald gives at least equal billing to his past as an FBI special agent, a job he held for three years in the 1990s. When he invited supporters to his campaign kickoff last month, he emphasized his FBI past without even noting his current role as leader of the state’s most populous county.

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Analysis: FitzGerald was Democrats’ best bet to challenge Kasich

May 19, 2013

Henry J. Gomez | The Cleveland Plain Dealer 

Ed FitzGerald, the first-term Cuyahoga County executive, is unknown and untested outside Greater Cleveland. And higher-profile Democrats, including ex-Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, have passed on the race.

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Cuyahoga County Executive Readies Run Against Kasich

March 11, 2013

Today, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced the formation of an exploratory committee to run for Governor in 2014.

“Today, I’m announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to run for governor,” said FitzGerald in a video released on his web site. “But more than that, I’m beginning a conversation with you, the people of Ohio.”

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