Ohio Valley Politics

Sorry about the lack of primary coverage, I’ve been fighting off a cold for the last few days.

Candidate Zack Space has released a statement (included below) on his overwhelming primary victory today.

The big story today though, is that we finally know who he’ll be running against. It looks like it’s going to be Fred Dailey. It’s definitely not who I would have thought, but I’ll have more on it in the coming days.

SPACE WELCOMES OVERWHELMING VICTORY IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

-Calls This Year’s Election an “Historic Election,” An Opportunity to Advocate for Better Benefits and Health Care for Veterans, Better Health Care, Tougher Immigration Laws —  

New Philadelphia, OH – Affirming Congressman Zack Space’s efforts to change Washington and change the daily lives of his constituents, the Democratic voters of the 18^th Congressional District provided Space an overwhelming victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election.

 

“I am truly overwhelmed by the response of the people of the 18^th Congressional District to my efforts to bring change to Washington and change in the lives on the people of my district,” said Space.  “Since Day One in office, I’ve fought with every ounce of my being to restore the trust of the people in their elected officials.  I’ve led the charge to clean up the House of Representatives and make sure that special interests’ lock on legislation is a thing of the past.  There is still much more to do, but I believe that we have made real progress in providing the transparency necessary to make sure that regular people are heard and that their government responds to them.”

 

“Changing Washington isn’t just symbolic – it’s absolutely critical. Unless we greatly diminish the influence of special interests, we cannot reorder the horrible priorities of past years that have cheated our veterans of the health care they deserve, undercut the efforts of senior citizens to get the health care they deserve, and robbed our students of their ability to get an affordable education without mortgaging their future.  And we must make sure that we have tough immigration policies that do not undercut American workers’ efforts to get jobs.

 

The horrible trade policies of the past have also devastated our working families. These policies have not only taken our workers’ jobs away – they have compromised families’ health care, they have led to a traumatic home mortgage crisis, and, as I’ve seen time and time again sadly, they have deprived these families of the absolute basic necessities such as food.”

 

“The policies of the past must give way to the foresight and vision that will change these people’s lives on a daily basis. A nation’s budget is a blueprint of our priorities, and that’s why we must invest more heavily in our towns and communities, our infrastructure, and our people.  We must prepare our children for the future that lies before them, and we must work with every fiber of our being to bring in new industries and new jobs because nothing changes the fabric of a community like the promise that comes with new opportunities.”

 

“That’s why I’ve worked so hard to improve our economy. When my office receives word of any company even contemplating a move to Ohio, we spring into action, working tirelessly to bring that plant to our communities. I’ve also begun my RENEW OHIO-18 to look, longer-term, at how our region must be prepared to benefit from the new technologies of tomorrow, such as broadband or alternative energy.”

 

“This year is going to be an historic election.  We’re at a crossroads where we’re going to have to determine whether we are going to meet these tough challenges head-on or whether we’re going to fall back on the old tired debates of the past.  I stand ready to have a vigorous debate about how, working together regardless of party, we can produce that future.”