February has been a busy and productive month for Portman for U.S. Senate. We hit the ground running after our 6 city announcement tour on January 14th and now we are moving full speed ahead. We are reaching out to as many Ohioans as we can with our positive message on how to bring back jobs and the economy and address issues like healthcare and home foreclosures.
I continue to be encouraged by the outpouring of support we are receiving from folks across the state. 80% of our Republican State Senators, 95% of Ohio House Members, 75% of Republican County Chairs and nearly 75% of the members of the Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee have endorsed my U.S. Senate candidacy.
As you may know, February and March is historically GOP Lincoln Day dinner time in communities throughout Ohio. To date, I've spoken at Lincoln Day dinners in Warren County (2/12), Hamilton County (2/13), Montgomery County (2/18), Fairfield County (2/19) and Wayne County (2/20).
In the coming weeks, I'll hit the road to speak at many more, including Butler, Franklin, Wood and Belmont counties, to name a few. Jane addressed the audience at the Clermont Lincoln Day dinner (2/20), and did such a great job that we'll be sending her out often in the weeks and months to come as my number one surrogate!
And for those Lincoln Day dinners that neither Jane nor I can attend personally, we have Portman for Senate volunteers who have graciously stepped up to represent us and share our message.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Portman Update
From the WMD Mailbag:
