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To the editor:
Nearly 14 years ago and seven terms in Congress, a Republican candidate promised many things to help the average resident of Eastern Ohio. All these years later, this congressman recently quit Congress to take a lucrative job in a Northeast Ohio college before his term expired at the end of this year.
What did we get for his almost 14 years of electing this Republican candidate? What did we get for his many years of empty promises? Well, he sponsored only a handful pieces of legislation in 14 years while earning nearly $3 million in Congressional wages and benefits. Doing the math, that means we taxpayers paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars for each piece of legislation. Did this Republican congressman deliver for us Eastern Ohioans? Did he better our health care options and reduce the price of prescription drugs we pay? Did he bring good-paying jobs for our young residents, or any resident for that matter? Did he even conduct public meetings with residents or did he always only speak to people and groups he knew he would be his blind supporters? The answers to all these questions are he didn't represent or help his Eastern Ohio residents in his nearly 14 years in office. Let's not repeat this trend and send another "do-nothing" Republican candidate to Congress.
This election the choice is clear. Vote for Michael Kripchak for Congress in Ohio's 6th Congressional District. Kripchak is the only military veteran running for office in this district, as he served in the Air Force. Kripchak is supported by our friends and neighbors, the average working family or retired resident of the district. He will fight to make sure Social Security and Medicare are protected. He will fight to lower prescription drug prices. He will support our law enforcement and first responders and work to pass legislation to protect our borders.
As a retired Air Force veteran, Kripchak understands the need for safe communities and protected borders. And Kripchak is the only candidate in this race willing to debate all these issues.
He's willing to look forward to future issues we will face and not be like the past 14 years of Republican representation in this district.
All while his opponent is hiding behind Washington lobbyist campaign funds to keep the seat in corporate America's hands. This election, please vote for Michael Kripchak for Congress in the 6th Congressional District -- he's the only candidate who is on our side.
Maureen Howard
Toronto