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Press Release: Steve Christopher files to contend for Republican nomination for Ohio Attorney General office
February 19, 2010 — buckeyerinoSteve Christopher filed yesterday with the State of Ohio to challenge Mike DeWine in the May Republican primary election for Ohio Attorney General.
“I made the decision to run against Mr. DeWine in order to give Ohio voters a conservative choice, after Dave Yost was asked by the Ohio Republican Party to run for Ohio State Auditor instead of Attorney General.”
Through a statewide grassroots effort, Christopher was able to garner nearly three times as many signatures as were needed over the past week in order to meet the quota necessary to file for candidacy.
“I am grateful for the efforts of so many who have stepped up to the plate to help in this endeavor. People were literally hand-delivering petitions to my offices from as far away as Cincinnati and Medina. These folks are the real heroes.”
Christopher is an attorney with offices in Findlay and Kenton. He has been in the practice of law for 26 years, as well as serving as acting judge in Hardin County and as a Blanchard Township trustee. He teaches part-time at Ohio Northern University. He has lived in Hardin County most of his life, and is married with three grown children.
Tea Party names candidate to battle DeWine for GOP nomination
By William Hershey, Columbus Bureau
COLUMBUS — The Tea Party movement has produced a candidate to oppose former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine as the Republican candidate for attorney general.
Attorney Steve Christopher, a founding member of the Hardin County Tea Party, on Monday, Feb. 8, announced that he would take on De- Wine for the GOP nomination to run against Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray.
“To be honest, I feel like the moderates and conservatives need to have at least one candidate for attorney general who’s not a professional politician and a liberal, which De-Wine and Cordray both are,” said Christopher, 51.
He resides in Hardin County where he is a township trustee and has law offices in Kenton in Hardin County and Findlay in Hancock County.
The theme of his campaign, said Christopher, will be “we need a conservative on the ballot, someone who understands the constitution.” He said he objected to positions DeWine had taken on guns and other issues.
DeWine, who has come under attack from Tea Party backers as not conservative enough, said he expected primary opposition. He said he has a conservative record, including help for small businesses to create jobs.
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