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The effort to restore Ohioan's self-defense rights came at a great price. While Ohio's new concealed carry law is already saving lives, it has also already proven to be faulty in several specific ways, and in many other areas as well.

Calls for making legislative improvements to this law started almost the day it was passed. But know this - efforts to "reform the reform" will only be as successful as are efforts to achieve victory in the elections listed below. We must protect our "veto-proof" majority in the Ohio House, and we must change the makeup of the Ohio Senate, if we are to make improvements to this law anytime before Bob Taft leaves office in 2006.

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In the 2004 elections, OFCC PAC ENDORSES the following candidates for Ohio House:

District	Rep Name	Party
01	Chuck Blasdel - WIN!	R
02	Jon Peterson - WIN!	R
03	Jim Carmichael - WIN!	R
04	John Willamowski - WIN!	R
05	Tim Schaffer - WIN!	R
06	Bob Latta - WIN!	R
07	Beverly Valencic	R
10	Freddie Moore	I
11	David Coe	R
12	Anthony Cefarrati	R
14	Michael Hoag	R
17	James Trakas - WIN!	R
18	Thomas Patton - WIN!	R
19	Larry Flowers - WIN!	R
20	Jim McGregor - WIN!	R
21	Linda Reidelbach - WIN!	R
22	Jim Hughes - WIN!	R
23	Larry Wolpert - WIN!	R
24	Geoffrey Smith - WIN!	R
28	Jim Raussen - WIN!	R
29	Lou Blessing Jr. - WIN!	R
30	Bill Seitz - WIN!	R
35	Michelle Schneider - WIN!	R
36	Arlene Setzer - WIN!	R
37	Jon Husted - WIN!	R
38	John White - WIN!	R
43	Mary Taylor - WIN!	R
45	Don Longshore	R
49	Chris Myers	R
50	John Hagan - WIN!	R
51	Scott Oelslager - WIN!	R
53	Shawn Webster - WIN!	R
56	Daniel Williamson	R
57	Earl Martin - WIN!	R
58	Kathleen Walcher - WIN!	R
59	Ken Carano - WIN!	D
61	John Boccieri - WIN!	D
62	Christopher Galloway	R
63	B. J. Kresnye	R
64	Daniel Sferra	D
65	Sandra Harwood - WIN!	D
66	Joseph Uecker - WIN!	R
67	Tom Raga - WIN!	R
68	Andrew Manning	R
69	Chuck Calvert - WIN!	R
70	Kevin DeWine - WIN!	R
71	David Evans - WIN!	R
72	Mearl Kearns - WIN!	R
73	William Hartnett - WIN!	D
74	Stephen Buehrer - WIN!	R
75	James Hoops - WIN!	R
76	Mike Gilb - WIN!	R
77	Keith Faber - WIN!	R
78	Derrick Seaver - WIN!	D
79	Diana Fessler - WIN!	R
80	Chris Redfern - WIN!	D
81	Jeff Wagner - WIN!	R
82	Steve Reinhard - WIN!	R
83	Anthony Core - WIN!	R
84	Chris Widener - WIN!	R
85	John Schlichter - WIN!	R
86	David Daniels - WIN!	R
87	Clyde Evans - WIN!	R
89	Todd Book - WIN!	D
90	Thom Collier - WIN!	R
91	Ron Hood - WIN!	R
92	Jimmy Stewart - WIN!	R
93	Nancy Hollister	R
94	Jim Aslanides - WIN!	R
95	Patrick Lanaghan	R
97	Bob Gibbs - WIN!	R
99	L. George Distel - WIN!	D

In the following Ohio House districts, two proven Conceal Carry Reform supporters face one another. Since either candidate would be a pro-CCW vote, we recommend voters base their decision on other matters which are also important to them.

District	Rep Name	Party
88	Cy Richardson	D
88	Danny Bubp - WIN!	R

The following candidates for Ohio House have exhibited some level of support for Concealed Carry Reform, and are considered by OFCC PAC to be the better choice in their district:

District	Rep Name	Party
25	Dan Stewart - WIN!	D
31	Steve Driehaus - WIN!	D
34	Tom Brinkman - WIN!	R
39	Dixie Allen - WIN!	D
47	Steve Goldman	R

The following candidates for Ohio House have consistently voted anti-CCW. Most of these candidates are unopposed by a major party in the upcoming election, or their opponent would offer no improvement as it pertains to Concealed Carry Reform. Unfortuntely, they will likely be returning to the Ohio House.

District	Rep Name	Party
08	Lance Mason	D
09	Claudette Woodard	D
13	Michael Skindell	D
32	Catherine Barrett	D
33	Tyrone Yates	D
44	Barbara Sykes	D
48	Edna Brown	D
60	Sylvester Patton	D

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