Thursday, January 26, 2012

Ohio House 66th District-Owens Gets FOP Lodge 112 Endorsement

Nick Owens, one of four Republicans running for the Ohio General Assembly House district 66 seat, received an important endorsement. From the release:
January 26, 2012

Batavia Township – Last evening, the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Valley Lodge 112 held a special meeting of their general membership to vote on political endorsements for the upcoming March 6th primary election. The Ohio Valley Lodge 112 endorsed candidate Nick Owens for the 66th district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Nick Owens was the only candidate the Ohio Valley Lodge 112 chose to endorse for the Republican primary election for the 66th district of the Ohio House of Representatives.

“I am honored and humbled to receive the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Valley Lodge 112 endorsement in my race for the Ohio House of Representatives. It is essential the Ohio General Assembly have members that respect the voice of our Nation’s sworn law enforcement officers,” stated Republican candidate Nick Owens.

“Everyday our personal liberties and freedoms are protected by the selfless actions of law enforcement officers who preserve the rule of law in our local communities, state, and Nation. If elected as a member of the Ohio Legislature, I will always fight to protect the due process and equal protection rights of our sworn law enforcement officers,” concluded Nick Owens in his FOP endorsement announcement.

The Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 325,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges. The Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Valley Lodge 112 serves eastern Hamilton County, all of Clermont County, and western Brown County.