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Lancaster Mayor Q & A event
Hear from all 3 of our candidates for Lancaster Mayor, Wednesday night, September 27 - LIVE on the IVP Facebook page, as well as LIVE on LSN Channel 9!
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Senator Rob Portman
(R)
Washington, DC: Phone: 202-224-3353.
Columbus Office: Phone:
614-469-6774
Email: https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact-form
Senator Sherrod Brown (D)
Washington, DC:
(202) 224-2315
Columbus Office: (614) 469-2083
Email: https://www.brown.senate.gov/contact/email
Rep. Steve
Stivers, (R)
Washington, DC Office: 202-225-2015
Lancaster Office:
(740) 654-2654
123 South Broad Street Suite 235 Lancaster, OH 43130
Email: http://stivers.house.gov/contact/
Below are the Democrat candidates for local office. For more details, click on
the link in the upper left menu.
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Candidate |
Office |
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Gregory Russell |
Lancaster City Mayor |
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Bruce McAtee |
Lancaster President of City Council |
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Amber Bobbitt |
Lancaster City Council at Large |
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Rudy A. Touvell |
Lancaster City Council at Large |
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Jerry Woodgeard |
Lancaster City Council at Large |
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Melody Arent Bobbitt |
Lancaster City Council Ward 1 |
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Harry E. Hiles |
Lancaster City Council Ward 5 |
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Tony Barletta |
Pickerington City Council at Large |
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Melissa Wilde |
Violet Township Trustee |
Events
Lancaster Mayor Q & A event
Hear from all 3 of our candidates for Lancaster Mayor, Wednesday night, September 27 - LIVE on the IVP Facebook page, as well as LIVE on LSN Channel 9!
Event Details · Sep 27, 2017
Executive Committee Meeting
Our next meeting of the executive committee of the Fairfield County Democrats is Thursday October 19 at 7PM. Meeting is at Headquarters, 118N. Columbus st. in Lancaster.
Event Details · Oct 19, 2017
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