Posted on 08/07/2006 1:00:15 AM PDT by RWR8189
U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, dogged by an influence peddling probe in Washington, will not seek re-election, state Sen. Joy Padgett said early Monday.
Ney called Padgett on Saturday and asked the fellow Republican to run in his place, saying that defending himself has been a strain on his family, she said.
"It's a very sad time," Padgett said of Ney's decision, first reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on its Web site.
She said Ney told her, "that there's only so much he can take. He said, 'I have to do this.'"
Padgett told The Associated Press she would run for Ney's seat.
Calls to Ney's office and staff were not immediately returned. He has not been charged and has denied wrongdoing.
NeoCaveman:
"Do you know where Ted Strickland lives?"
What's the buzz??
From what I've read he lives in Columbus - that's where his howeowners exemption is, but voted in Columbiana county - registered at his Lisbon office apparently.
This puts Ken in a tight place, does he really want to be the first candidate for gov in Ohio to disqualify his oppenent?
"From what I've read he lives in Columbus - that's where his howeowners exemption is, but voted in Columbiana county - registered at his Lisbon office apparently."
You are brilliant! I knew disqualifying him would be toxic, but tax fraud or voter fraud, could be big.
http://lincolnlogsblog.com/2006/08/04/friday-night-strickland-reset/
This blogger is pretty comfortable with the conclusion that Ted lives in Columbus.
If Ney drops out in-between 79 and 76 days before the primary, the Republican party can essentially pick his replacement as long as it is done before the 76th day before the elections.
After 76 days before the election, the law is not clear, though there is nothing in the Code forbidding a candidate from withdrawing, however there is no mechanism for the party to nominate a candidate for the seat. Chances are that it would go to the courts.
Zack "Lost in" Space needs to drop out in order for Democrats to win this race.
"Zack "Lost in" Space needs to drop out in order for Democrats to win this race."
"If Ney drops out in-between 79 and 76 days before the primary, the Republican party can essentially pick his replacement as long as it is done before the 76th day before the elections."
Nobody. This Republican state senator is a female and running in a Republican-leaning district.
Probably, and I would predict that the candidate would already be selected by the GOP and ready to go.
"Probably, and I would predict that the candidate would already be selected by the GOP and ready to go."
"Nobody. This Republican state senator is a female and running in a Republican-leaning district."
Joy Padgett was selected by Jim Petro in part to help him appeal to social conservatives (unsuccessfully, it turned out).
Senator Padgett is socially conservative and pro-military, although she will probably support Democrats on some economic issues, like labor, trade, and workplace issues.
August 07, 2006 In OH-18, "Sore Loser" Rule Complicates
Washington Wire reports that an obscure Ohio law known as the "sore loser rule" may derail Rep. Bob Ney's (R-OH) desire to have State Sen. Joy Padgett (R) replace him on the ballot in November.
The rule prevents a candidate who loses one primary to run again in the same election cycle. Padgett was the running mate of gubernatorial candidate James Petro (R), who lost to Ken Blackwell (R) in the primary earlier this year.
However, the statute then prevents a person from filing for an office in the general election as a write-in candidate or with a "nominating petition". If Joy is appointed to the seat by party leaders, then this provision clearly does not apply. The only question is what exactly is a nominating petition.
Under well established Ohio law, a nominating petition is a petition filed by an independent candidate for office. If Joy would run in a special primary, she would instead file a declaration of candidacy.
This issue is ripe for litigation but, in my opinion, will likely break in Joy's favor.
It seems to me that being appointed as the nominee would fall outside the scope of the statute. I would also posit that "sore loser" statutes are meant to avoid, for example, Lieberman running as an independent after losing the Democrat primary (obviously CT doesn't have such a statute), and thus that Padgett would only be prevented of running as an independent for Lt. Gov. (although I must admit that I have not read the text of the OH statute). I recall that a similar issue came up in FL in 2004 when the Democrat nominee in the 22nd CD, Jim Stork, dropped out of his race against Clay Shaw for health reasons; some Democrats propose that outgoing Congressman Peter Deutsch, who had lost the gubernatorial primary, replace Stork on the ballot, but others suggested that the sore loser statute would prevent that, and in any event Deutsch wasn't interested.
The ORP seems to be under the understanding that there will be a primary vote and that Padgett will be eligible.
http://lincolnlogsblog.com/2006/08/07/oh-18-dispeling-a-blogger-induced-myth/
And yes the statute (I haven't read) seems to prevent two things: a Liberman run in '06 as an independent and a Liberman 2000 run for Senate and V.P.
that is flat out weird.
Which election statute exactly is said to apply here?
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