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Steve Myers
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Candidate for
Ohio House of Representatives District 65
PartyDemocratic
Prior offices
Clermont County Grand Jury Foreman
2000-2001
Education
High schoolMilford High School
Bachelor'sUniversity of Cincinnati, 1981
Associate'sClermont College, 1979
Master'sUniversity of Cincinnati, 1987
Personal
BirthdayJanuary 25, 1957
Place of birthCincinnati
ProfessionConsultant
ReligionProtestant
Websites
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Steve Myers was the 2012 Democratic nominee for District 65 of the Ohio House of Representatives.

Biography

Steve Myers was born in Cincinnati and is a lifelong resident of District 65. Myers graduated from Milford Exempted Village Schools in 1975. He earned an Associate's degree in Behavioral Science and Liberal Arts/Pre-Law in 1979. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Organizational Leadership with national honors in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati in 1981. Myers later earned a MA in Human Resources and Employee Relations (M.A.H.R.) with national honors in Economics from the same university in 1987.[1] Myers has held human resource positions with General Motors Corporation, General Electric Corporation, Cintas Corporation, and other Fortune-500 companies.[1]

Issues

Campaign Themes

2012

Myers campaigned on the following issues:

  • Jobs and environment

Myers supported jobs programs that encourage renewable energy generation, environmental restoration and "green-collar" manufacturing jobs.[2]

  • Schools

Myers supported a constitutional method for funding public schools.[1]

  • Bargaining rights

Myers supported collective bargaining rights.[1]

Elections

2012

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2012

Steve Myers ran as the Democratic nominee in the 2012 election for Ohio House, district 65. Myers announced his candidacy to a citizens at Veterans Memorial Park in Union Township on December 10, 2011. Myers was unopposed in the March 6 Democratic primary election and was challenged by John Becker in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3] Myers marched in four parades with volunteers, and Kids by MGMT was played as his campaign song.[4]

Ohio House of Representatives, District 65, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark.jpgJohn Becker 68.7% 38,985
     Democratic Steve Myers 31.3% 17,763
Total Votes 56,748

Committees

2012

Myers' committee was known as Myers For Families. The organization comprised volunteers and regional co-chairs for Milford, Miami Township, Owensville, and Union Township. The group Women For Myers formed and became a large grassroots coalition supportive of Steve Myers.[5]

Endorsements

2012

In 2012, Myers was endorsed by the following:[6]

  • Barack Obama and Joe Biden
  • Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator for Ohio
  • AFL-CIO Cincinnati Labor Council
  • AFL-CIO Ohio
  • AFSCME Ohio Power in Action Ohio Council 8 and 1184
  • AFSCME Ohio Association of Public School Employees Local 4
  • AFSCME Ohio Civil Service Employees Association Local 11
  • Alicia Reece, Ohio's 33rd State House district
  • Beth Goldenfield, Warren County Democratic Party chair
  • Clermont County Democratic Party
  • Connie Pillich, Ohio's 28th State House district
  • Dallas Hurt, Brown County Democratic Party chair
  • Dave Lane, Clermont County Democratic Party chair
  • David Krikorian, three-time congressional candidate
  • Denise Driehaus, Ohio's 31st State House district
  • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18
  • Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinnati
  • Ohio Education Association
  • Ohio Federation of Teachers
  • Ohio House Democratic Caucus
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio
  • Rich Jordan, President of the West Clermont Democratic Club
  • Ohio Nurses Association
  • Southwestern Ohio Education Association
  • Ted Strickland, Former Governor of Ohio
  • Tim Burk, Hamilton County Democratic Party chair
  • UAW-CAP Greater Cincinnati Community Action Program Council
  • United Food and Commerical Workers Union - Local 75
  • United Transportation Union Local 38 Ohio State Legislature Board, railroads

Personal

Myers resides in Milford, Ohio. He has worked with the Leaders' Environmental Actions Foundation as a volunteer.

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Community Press, "Myers seeks 65th district seat," March 25, 2012
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Jobs
  3. ↑ Ohio Chamber of Commerce, "2012 General Assembly Primary Candidates," January 17, 2012
  4. ↑ Twitter, Women For Myers
  5. ↑ Myers For Families, Women
  6. ↑ Myers For Families, Endorsements
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