By Theresa L. Herron

Editor

therron@communitypress.com

In a mixed bags of decisions, Clermont County Republican Party Executive Committee members voted Jan. 14 to recommend endorsements in some contested races on the March 2 primary ballot - and not in others.

The entire Republican Central Committee is set to meet Wednesday, Jan. 21, to vote on the recommendations of the executive committee, said Tim Rudd, party chair. The central committee will make the final decision on whether to endorse and then who to endorse, if necessary.

In the race for the 66th District Ohio House of Representatives seat, executive committee members voted 5-1 to endorse in the race and 5-1 to recommend Joe Uecker, Rudd said. The other candidates are Donovan Donohoo, Carl Dorsch, Jeff Hardin and Mark Daniels.

In the race for the 88th District Ohio House of Representatives seat, the executive committee voted 6-4 not to endorse any candidate, Rudd said. The candidates are Harry Cooper Snyder, Curt Hartman and Danny Bubp.

In the state senate race, the committee members voted 11-5 to recommend endorsement, Rudd said. Then, members voted 12-4 to recommend the endorsement go to Schmidt. Thomas Niehaus is the other candidate in this race. He is the representative from the 88th District.

For county coroner, executive committee members voted unanimously to endorse and recommended Dr. Brian Treon, Rudd said. The other candidate is Dr. Raymond Davidson.

A majority of the executive committee also voted unanimously to recommend incumbent Carolyn Green in the county recorder's race.

Committee members voted to endorse in those county office races where the incumbent candidates are running unopposed: Prosecutor Donald White, Commissioner Bob Proud, Commissioner Mary Walker, Treasurer Robert True, Sheriff A. J. "Tim" Rodenberg, Judge Michael Voris, Rudd said.

Barb Wiedenbein, who is running unopposed in the race for Common Pleas Clerk of Courts, also received a recommendation for endorsement, Rudd said.

Twelfth District Court of Appeals Judge William Young received a similar nod, Rudd said, as did national candidates, like George W. Bush for president.

Committee members chose to recommendation not to endorse in the race for state central committee man, he said. The candidates are Danny Bare, John Becker, Willie Herdman, Robert Ruggles and Kay Reynolds.

Published Jan. 21, 2004.