P’co:
Rep. Zack Space (D-Ohio) endorsed Ohio lieutenant governor Lee Fisher in the contested Democratic primary for the state’s Senate seat.
Space said he backed Fisher over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner because he was persuaded that Fisher was best qualified to help bring economic development to his rural, eastern Ohio district.
“I have a high degree of respect and admiration for Jennifer. My endorsement of Lee is meant to be no reflection on her whatsoever,” Space said. “But Lee has simply proven his commitment to people of southeast Ohio.”
Space, as you are probably aware, was considering running for Senate himself earlier in the year. With this news, we can now conclusively remove him from our Open Seat Watch.
have the establishment backing and the fundraising advantage and he’s well established among state democrats as a figure for several years. I really see him winning, thankfully, because I think he’s the strongest candidate and he really deserves his chance to move up after all the decades of service and the many times he has carried the banner for the OH-DP
“Space said he backed Fisher over Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner because he was persuaded that Fisher was best qualified to help bring economic development to his rural, eastern Ohio district.”
And how so exactly???