Posted on 08/16/2005 11:01:44 AM PDT by Patriot814
Former AK Steel Corp. President John Hritz plans to challenge U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, for the Senate seat he has held for a decade. Hritz said he has formed an exploratory committee to look into the feasibility of running against DeWine, who is from Cedarville, for the Republican nomination in the primary election in May 2006, according to a press release Tuesday.
Hritz had resigned as AK Steel president along with then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Wardrop Jr. Both men resigned by mutual agreement with the Middletown-based steelmaker's board of directors. After suing AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) seeking payment for his retirement and severance packages, Hritz and the company settled the lawsuit in March 2004.
Hritz is now president and CEO of Nashville-based Sentrinex Ltd., a firm that helps corporations develop safety measures.
"The United States, like Ohio, needs leaders who share the same concerns and values as their constituents," Hritz said in
DeWine will quit like the loser he is.
Finally!
About time we started to see some action in re: to challenging DeWine.
Ok. Where does he stand on the issues? I'm very inclined to support a challenger to DeWine.
I'm intrigued by Hritz's candidacy. If Hritz is not only pro-life and pro-gun but an opponent of free trade ripoffs (NAFTA, CAFTA, GATT) and outsourcing, he has my support.
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