ONA-PCE Announces Candidate Endorsements for Ohio General Assembly

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ohio Nurses Association
Political Contributing Entity (ONA-PCE) has endorsed the following candidates
for the November 2008 General Election.

"These ONA-endorsed candidates for the Ohio General Assembly have demonstrated
support for nurses and their healthcare concerns for the public," said Aimee
Vance, RN, Chair of ONA-PCE. "We are pleased to be able to urge nurses and
others to vote for them on November 4th," Vance said.

Some legislators that also received the Ohio Nurses Association's endorsement
in the last election and are running for the same seat have been endorsed
again this year as they have demonstrated their commitment to nursing through
their support of ONA's legislative priorities.

HD 1Linda Bolan (D) East Palestine
HD 2Jan Lanier (D) Westerville
HD 3Ron Amstutz (R) Wooster
HD 4Matt Huffman (R) Lima
HD 5Gerald Stebelton (R) Lancaster
HD 6Randy Gardner (R) Bowling Green
HD 7Kenny Yuko (D) Richmond Heights
HD 8Armond Budish (D) Beachwood
HD 9Barbara Boyd (D) Cleveland Heights
HD 10Eugene Miller (D) Cleveland
HD 11Sandra Williams (D) Cleveland
HD 12Michael DeBose (D) Cleveland
HD 13Michael Skindell (D) Lakewood
HD 15Timothy DeGeeter (D) Parma
HD 17Josh Mandel (R) Lyndhurst
HD 18Bob Spada (R) Independence
HD 19Brad Lewis (R) Groveport
HD 20Jim McGregor (R) Gahanna
HD 21Kevin Bacon (R) Columbus
HD 22John Carney (D) Columbus
HD 24Ted Celeste (D) Columbus
HD 25Dan Stewart (D) Columbus
HD 26Tracy Heard (D) Columbus
HD 27Carlton Weddington (D) Columbus
HD 28Jim Raussen (R) Cincinnati
HD 31Denise Driehaus (D) Cincinnati
HD 33Tyrone Yates (D) Cincinnati
HD 36Seth Morgan (R) Huber Hts
HD 37Peggy Lehner (R) Kettering
HD 40Roland Winburn (D) Dayton
HD 41Brian Williams (D) Akron
HD 43Steven Dyer (D) Green
HD 44Vernon Sykes (D) Akron
HD 45John Otterman (D) Akron
HD 46Barbara Sears (R) Sylvania
HD 47Peter Ujvagi ((D) Toledo
HD 48Edna Brown (D) Toledo
HD 49Matt Szollosi (D) Oregon
HD 50Celeste DeHoff (D) Canton
HD 51 Scott Oeslager (R) North Canton
HD 52Stephen Slesnick (D) Canton
HD 53Tim Derickson (R) Hamilton
HD 54Courtney Combs (R) Fairfield
HD 59Ron Gerberry (D) Canfield
HD 60Robert Hagan (D) Youngstown
HD 61Mark Okey (D) Carrollton
HD 62Lorraine Fende (D) Willowick
HD 64Thomas Leston (R) Warren
HD 65Sandra Harwood (D) Niles
HD 66Joseph Uecker (R) Miami Township
HD 71Jay Hottinger (R) Newark
HD 72Ross McGregor (R) Springfield
HD 73Jay Goyal (D) Lexington
HD 74Bruce Goodwin (R) Defiance
HD 75Lynn Wachtmann (R) Napoleon
HD 76Clifford Hite (R) Findlay
HD 78John Adams (R) Sidney
HD 79Richard Adams (R) Troy
HD 81Jeff Wagner (R) Sycamore
HD 83David Burke (R) Marysville
HD 85John Schlichter (R) Washington Court House
HD 86David Daniels (R) Greenfield
HD 87Clyde Evans (R) Rio Grande
HD 89Todd Book (D) McDermott
HD 91Dan Dodd (D) Hebron
HD 95John Dominick (D) Smithfield
HD 98Matthew Dolan (R) Novelty
HD 99Deborah Newcomb (D) Conneaut

Ohio Senate
SD 2Mark Wagoner (R) Toledo
SD 4Gary Cates (R) West Chester
SD 6Jon Husted (R) Kettering
SD 8Bill Seitz (R) Cincinnati
SD 10Chris Widener (R) Springfield
SD 12Keith Faber (R) Celina
SD 14Tom Neihaus (R) New Richmond
SD 16Jim Hughes (R) Columbus
SD 18Timothy Grendell (R) Chesterland
SD 20Jimmy Stewart (R) Coolville
SD 22Bob Gibbs (R) Lakeview
SD 24Tom Patton (R) Strongsville
SD 28Tom Sawyer (D) Akron
SD 30Jason Wilson (D) Columbiana
SD 32 Capri Cafaro (D) Hubbard

About the Ohio Nurses Association
The Ohio Nurses Association is a multi-purpose professional association for
Registered Nurses in the state of Ohio that works for the improvement of
health standards and the availability of health care services for all people;
fosters high standards of nursing; and stimulates and promotes the
professional development of registered nurses and advance their economic and
general welfare. The Ohio Nurses Association is the recognized advocate for
nurses and nursing issues in the state representing the over 150,000
registered nurses in Ohio. As the 4th largest state association of its kind in
the country, ONA's mission is to enhance the nursing profession in the service
of quality health care to Ohioans.

SOURCE Ohio Nurses Association

Terry Tran, Director of Health Policy of the Ohio Nurses Association,
+1-614-448-1036, ttran@ohnurses.org