63 Democratic Party County Chairs Endorse Ed FitzGerald For Governor

June 21, 2013

Early Endorsement By Institutional Democratic Party Leaders Shows Strong Support For Ed FitzGerald

Approaching the first Ohio Democratic Party state dinner since announcing his run for governor, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald today received the support of 63 of 88 Democratic County Party Chairs in Ohio.  With the general election over a year away, this early endorsement from these Democratic leaders shows monumental support from all corners of the state. The counties listed below, including 9 of the 10 largest counties by population, represent 73.2% of Democrats in Ohio.

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Ed FitzGerald Responds to GOP Tax Plan to Benefit the Wealthy

June 20, 2013

Middle Class Ohioans Will Likely See a Tax Increase Under This Plan

Today, Governor Kasich’s statehouse allies introduced their new tax plan to increase Ohio’s sales tax, lowering the commercial activities tax exemption and eliminating the property tax roll back on new levies that benefits Ohio’s homeowners, thereby increasing taxes on homeowners in order to benefit the wealthiest Ohioans with an income tax cut.

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Ed FitzGerald Denounces Attacks on Women’s Freedom to Make Health Decisions

June 13, 2013

Today, Ohio House Republicans introduced a bill placing new restrictions on women seeking abortions, requiring doctors to do ultrasounds, describe physical features of the fetus, make an image and sound of the heartbeat available to the woman, requiring the doctor to discuss whether the fetus can feel pain, among other new and extreme restrictions. In response, candidate for governor, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald released the following statement:

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Ed FitzGerald Calls for Progress on 50th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act

June 10, 2013

FitzGerald Says Wage Inequality Affects Ohio Families 

Today, Monday, June 10, 2013 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. At that time, women earned only 59 cents on the dollar compared to men. Today, the national average shows women making around 81 cents on the dollar compared to their male counterparts, and only 77 cents on the dollar in Ohio. In response, candidate for governor and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald released the following statement:

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How Ed FitzGerald Restored People’s Trust in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

June 3, 2013

The county executive has been key to helping it bounce back after a massive corruption scandal.  Now he’d like to lead the whole state.

Ed FitzGerald can’t help but laugh as he looks forward to this month’s ribbon-cutting for Cleveland’s new convention center. FitzGerald, the county executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, is proud that the $465 million project is opening on time and under budget, but he recalls that not long ago people harbored serious doubts about it. “How about that guy shouting out at the groundbreaking that this would never open?” FitzGerald says. “What took nerve was that he was working on the project.”

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