Ohio Daily Blog - OH House-46: Help Darlene Dunn Kick-Start Her Campaign
Submitted by Jeff on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 8:14am.

Today is the cut-off for the Post-Primary Election Campaign Finance Report for Ohio House candidates, and I have written previously about the importance of making donations to Democratic challengers and open seat candidates in key targeted races before midnight tonight. These candidates need to report positive numbers in order to generate momentum and set a benchmark for fundraising and other support as their campaigns go forward. And remember, you can take a credit of $50.00 ($100.00 for married couples filing jointly) on next year's state income tax return for donations that you make now, so it basically costs you nothing.
Attorney Darlene Dunn (D-Sylvania Twp) is another promising candidates in a key swing district who deserves our support. I published an introductory interview with Ms. Dunn in January after meeting her at RootsCamp, and recently described her race against newly appointed State Rep. Barbara Sears (R-Sylvania) in my roundup of top races. She now has an online donation link and I encourage readers to join me in supporting her.
Ms. Dunn ran a competitive race for this seat previously and is committed to winning and helping to get the district's economy back on track, as she indicates in this message today:
It is imperative that we revitalize Ohio's economy. Our region traditionally had a primary concentration in manufacturing especially in automobile assembly and parts production. We have been hit hard with layoffs and plant closings. In Northwest Ohio we are attempting to reinvent our area as an emerging market for solar energy. Our area includes First Solar which is the world's largest producer of thin film solar panels and the University of Toledo's Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator. This is a start but I will work to bring jobs to our area by promoting wind power, specifically by manufacturing wind turbines in our area. The auto industry has left us a skilled workforce who with some retraining are able and wanting to work. We also have many closed plants and facilities ripe to reopen as "clean energy" plants.

Ms. Dunn is painfully aware of the exodus of younger people from Ohio and is determined to reverse it:
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OH HR-46: Meet Darlene Dunn (D)

Submitted by Jeff on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 12:53pm.

A few weeks ago at RootsCamp I had the opportunity to meet attorney Darlene Dunn (D-Sylvania Twp), running in the 46th Ohio House District against recently appointed State Rep. Barbara Sears (R-Sylvania). (This is the seat vacated by State Rep. Mark Wagoner (R-Ottawa Hills) so he could be appointed to the Ohio Senate to replace Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green), who in turn replaced newly-elected Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) in the 6th Ohio House District.) Ohio Democratic Party Chair Chris Redfern (D-Catawba Island) has indicated that this is a high priority race, so I was very interested to get to know the candidate.
Dunn is an engaging and energetic person with an infectious smile. She was accompanied by her husband, Cary Dunne, DDS, a Toledo dentist. The first thing I learned about her is that she ran for the Ohio House in 1978, because that is how she met her spouse -- by knocking on his door to ask for his vote.
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Darlene Dunn District 46 candidate on Primary Day…
This in via email from the Dunn for State Representative campaign:
Dunn Meets and Greets on Primary Election Day
Candidate for 46th House District braves the ice and cold to speak with constituents at six polling locations

Darlene Dunn, candidate for the 46th District, western Lucas County, Ohio’s House of Representatives, worked to earn votes one handshake at a time from 7:30 a.m. until late into the night this past Tuesday. Despite the blistering windchill and sleet throughout the day she traveled to six polling stations introducing voters to her fresh perspective on issues of concern in her district. Read more ...