The
Becker Report
Volume
IV, Issue II
June 22, 2010
Published
by:
John Becker
Republican State Central Committeeman and Candidate for 2012 Ohio Legislature
Ohio's 14th Senate District
Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence Counties
513-753-6440
www.BeckerGOP.com
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John
Becker in the News
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Becker quoted in the print edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
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New
People at the Ohio GOP
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minutes)
The
2010 Statewide Races
US Senate Rob
Portman
Governor (Apportionment Board Office) John
Kasich and Mary
Taylor
Auditor of State (Apportionment Board Office) Dave
Yost
State Treasurer Josh Mandel
Secretary of State (Apportionment Board Office) Jon
Husted
Attorney General Mike
DeWine
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Conner
Ohio Supreme Court Judith Lanzinger and Paul Pfeifer
What is the Apportionment Board?
The Board consists of the Governor, Secretary of State, State
Auditor, and a Republican and Democrat selected from the Legislature.
Control is important because the Board redraws the State House and State Senate
districts based on the 2010 national census. The Party redrawing the district
lines will have a huge advantage in determining control of the legislature in
2012 and beyond. The 2010 legislature will redraw the US House districts.
Congress Jean Schmidt 2nd and Bill Johnson 6th
Congressional.
Clermont County Commissioner Archie
Wilson.
Clermont County Common Pleas Court Ric Ferenc and Tom Herman.
Clermont County Domestic Relations Court Kathleen Rodenberg.
12th District Court of Appeals Robin Piper and Rachel Hutzel.
7th State Senate District Shannon Jones.
Becker
for Ohio Legislature
The 2012 Primary Election is 21 months away. I’ve raised over $10,000 and expanded
my donor base to more than 130 people. Donation size has ranged from $20 to $125.
All contributions have been from individuals only. I’m Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Pro-Limited
Government and Lower Taxes. Please see the following brief videos regarding my candidacy:
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Introduction (38 seconds) |
Second Amendment (36 seconds) |
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Taxes (49 seconds) |
Energy (55 seconds) |
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Pro-Life (42 seconds) |
Gambling (40 seconds) |
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State Government Spending (45 seconds) |
Creation Science and Evolution (42 seconds) |
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State Government (37 seconds) |
Donate (50 seconds) |
Past
Events
June 19, 2010
Justice Stratton swore-in the 2010 membership of the State Central Committee.
Chairman DeWine was not up for re-election as some have speculated. (Officer
elections are held in the January following the reorganization meeting.) Committee
assignments were determined. Kay Ayres stated that the Endorsement Committee
(I’m a member) will examine the endorsement policies of many of our county
Parties and also other states to determine best practices. (The committee is
not scheduled to meet until after the general election.) A newly created
committee is exclusively for county GOP chairs. Chairman DeWine addressed the
Lucus County conflict and also reiterated the Leading Ohio 10-point plan. A
dozen other state Parties have adopted our plan as a framework for their own.
Additionally, our 16,000 Facebook fans are greater than that of any other
state. We unanimously endorsed the “Repeal the Estate Tax” initiative. Mike
Hartley, Deputy Campaign Manager for John Kasich, addressed the issue of the
Strickland attack ads: “Their attack ads are failing to move the polling
numbers and they are wasting their money.” Chairman DeWine concluded the
meeting by announcing that the 2012 national convention will be held in Tampa.
About 150 people attended a reception for George and Janet Voinovich at the Ohio
Republican Party Headquarters. This was the first time I’ve ever met Senator
Voinovich. I thanked him for his many years of service and told him how much I
appreciated his consistent voting record for the right to life. We spent
several minutes together chatting about that topic.
Nearly 700 people attended the second annual Ohio GOP State Dinner at the Hyatt
Regency in Columbus. The featured speaker was John
Boehner. All of our
statewide candidates spoke to the crowd and frequently generated standing
ovations.
June 16, 2010
More than 100 people attended the Clermont County GOP meeting in Batavia. A
“Nuts and Bolts” guide was handed out and potential speakers for the 2011
Lincoln Day Dinner were floated. Archie Wilson is coordinating volunteers for
the GOP booth at the fairgrounds. His number is 513-403-0405.
June 15, 2010
About 35 people attended the first regular business meeting (after
reorganization) of the Union Twp (Clermont County) GOP. Seven open precincts
were filled. Three of those went to new people. Special welcome to Mel
Behrmann, Barry Cole, and Scott Nichols.
June 12, 2010
Nearly 80 people attended the Anderson Township Tea Party meeting to hear
multiple speakers. The crowd learned how to be model precinct representatives,
learned best practices, and how to keep the fire burning. Kudos to Sue
Hardenbergh for organizing the event.
June 9, 2010
The Clermont County GOP met to reorganize. 114 voting members re-elected Tim
Rudd and David Bednar to chair the executive committee and central committee
respectively. Ted Stevenot won the executive vice chair and Joe Braun won the
central committee vice chair. Additionally, Kathy Freudenberger was re-elected
to secretary and Dave Uible to treasurer. It was great to see the room packed
full of new and energetic people.
June 7, 2010
A new attendance record was set when nearly 40 people attended the reorganization
meeting for the Union Twp (Clermont County) GOP. It is exciting to have a large
number of new people involved. We also have a new leadership team: Ted
Stevenot, Exec; Jim Lewis, Vice Exec; Magda Dawson, Treasurer; and Nick Macke,
Secretary. Jo Ann Beamer was awarded the title of Secretary Emeritus. She
earned that honor due to her many years of diligence as our secretary.
June 4, 2010
About 60 people attended the “First Friday” luncheon sponsored by the Government
Strategies Group. Congressman
Steve
Driehaus was the
featured speaker. Part of his presentation included the health care
legislation. While he was explaining how everybody is entitled to affordable
healthcare insurance, his eyes caught mine and I simply shook my head no. I sat
there thinking about why he was wrong: Nobody has the “right” to affordable
health care insurance, affordable auto insurance, affordable housing, affordable
clothing, or even affordable food. Our Constitution guarantees that we the
people have the right to pursue all of these things and much more. It is wrong
for the government to require that a group of people, or an industry, provide
affordable anything for anybody. As of January 1, 2010, Ohio implemented a
law placing caps on how much health insurance companies can charge people with
preexisting conditions. That makes insurance more affordable for some people.
Unfortunately, the result was that my personal health insurance policy
increased 30 percent making it much less affordable. But these things are to be
expected when our legislators believe in equal outcomes rather than equal
opportunities. “From each according to his abilities,
to each according to his needs.” I’d
rather see the government concentrate on lowering costs. Here’s an idea: Have
one central location in every city for indigents to get whatever care they need.
All of the personnel would have immunity from malpractice litigation. The
staff would be mostly volunteers, interns, and students. Regardless of
location, any provider performing indigent care (charity) would get immunity
from malpractice litigation. This would be a win-win. Everybody would
continue to get the care that they need. And hospital emergency rooms would no
longer provide non-emergency treatment to non-paying customers.
June 3, 2010
The Ohio GOP held a regional leadership meeting, in Mason, for SCC members and
county chairmen. It was great to meet a few new people. Chairman DeWine brought
his senior staff and presented the current status and future plans for our
candidates and the Ohio GOP. It was a great meeting. I always enjoy the periods
of open discussion and the consensus to work as a team to get our candidates
elected in November. Additionally, some tough questions were asked. The answers
that followed were satisfactory to the attendees. During one discussion, I
commented that, “I’m sure that you all are getting tired of hearing from me.” I
found Chairman DeWine’s response to be interesting: “John, we do hear from you
more than anybody else, but we have not tired of it.” I think that the Chairman
was just trying to be kind. Maybe that’s why I like him.
June 2, 2010
The Adams County GOP held their reorganization meeting in West Union. There was
only one change in leadership. The ever popular Stephen Caraway is now the
Secretary/Treasurer. About a dozen people attended.
June 1, 2010
About 160 people attended the Pierce/Union Twp Tea Party meeting at the
Eastgate Holiday Inn. Matt Mayer, of the Buckeye Institute, presented
"Getting Ohio Back on Its Feet." Scott Nichols presented "Rules
for Radicals" by Saul Alinsky. And Brian Willis discussed petitions and
other issues.
Event
Calendar
June 24, 2010
Reception for Justice Maureen O'Conner for $250 at the Taft Center, 425
Walnut St. Cincinnati
June 26, 2010
Clermont County GOP Pig Roast at Elks Run Golf Course in Batavia from 6pm to 9pm for $25 or
$50 per family. Contact Dave Uible (513) 260-0296.
June 27, 2010
DeWine
Family Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social
from 1pm to 5pm for $5
June 30, 2010
Application deadline for the Jo
Ann Davidson Leadership Institute
July 6, 2010
Union Twp (Clermont County) Tea Party at the Eastgate Holiday Inn at 7pm
featuring Chris Littleton
July 10th – July 17th
Lawrence County Fair
July 13, 2010
Scioto County Central Committee at 7:00 pm in New Boston
July 18th – July 24th
Adams County Fair
July 25th – July 31st
Clermont County Fair
August 2, 2010
Union Twp (Clermont County) Central Committee meeting at 7pm at the Civic
Center. Our featured speaker may be Jason Mauk, Ohio GOP Executive Director, or
a statewide candidate.
August 3, 2010
National Night Out from 6pm to 9pm at Veterans Park in Union Twp (Clermont
County)
August 3, 2010
Union Twp (Clermont County) Tea Party at the Eastgate Holiday Inn at 7pm
featuring Peter Wolf
August 9th – August 14th
Scioto County Fair
August 10, 2010
Scioto County Central Committee at 7:00 pm in New Boston
August 20, 2010
Anderson Twp GOP Club party in the park featuring Dave Yost from 5pm to 8pm at Veterans
Park for $5. Contact Russ Jackson at 235-4054 or russelljackson@fuse.net.
September 7, 2010
CCV Community Cup Golf Classic at
Glenview Golf Course at 1 pm
September 10, 2010
State Central Committee meeting in Columbus
September 10, 2010
ORP Leadership Summit
September 15, 2010
Clermont County Central Committee meeting in Batavia at 7 pm
September 27th – October 2nd
Brown County Fair
September 28, 2010
Early voting begins
October 4, 2010
Voter Registration deadline
October 20, 2010
Clermont County Central Committee meeting in Batavia at 7 pm
October 21, 2010
Evening for Life featuring Abby Johnson
November 2, 2010
Election Day
March 4, 2011
Clermont County Lincoln Day Dinner at the Eastgate Holiday Inn
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