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Betsy Sheets, Chairman
PO Box 1257
Wooster, OH 44691
330-264-VOTE (8683)
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When: Sunday, May 20
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Where: Christmas Run Park, Wooster, Ohio
Come join us to learn more about Congresswoman Betty Sutton and her campaign. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions and learn how to get involved. After discussing the campaign we will launch into a door knock to start spreading the word about the Congresswoman.
From PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter:
Republicans moved quickly to politicize what federal agents have described as a failed bomb plot cooked up by anarchists connected to the Occupy Cleveland organization.
The group, an offshoot of last fall’s anti-Wall Street demonstrations in New York, is not under investigation, officials stressed May 1, 2012, when announcing the arrests of five suspects.
But that did little to stop the GOP from buzzing about the movement’s support among Democrats.
The most direct attack came May 2, 2012, from the National Republican Congressional Committee. The group is working to unseat Rep. Betty Sutton, a Democrat from Copley Township near Akron. Redistricting put her into battle this fall against fellow Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth.
In an email, the NRCC blasted Sutton for not immediately denouncing the accused anarchists and noted that the congresswoman attended an Occupy rally last October in New York.
The email, sent by NRCC Deputy Communications Director Andrea Bozek, accuses Sutton of missing votes to protest with Occupy Wall Street and being slow to criticize the “plot by Occupy members to blow up an Ohio bridge.”
Bozek then delivered the punchy email’s parting shot.
“Sutton’s cowardly silence shows she would rather riot with Occupy than stand up for Ohio families.”
When it comes to Occupy, it’s no secret Sutton has been a supporter. But a rioter?
PolitiFact Ohio decided to check that accusation.
And what did PolitiFact find? That the NRCC weren’t just wrong, but they were lying through their teeth:
But the rhetorical flourish is where the NRCC’s claim departs from truthfulness. The NRCC email said that Sutton’s “cowardly silence shows she would rather riot with Occupy than stand up for Ohio families.”
Did Sutton stand with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in October? Yes.
Did she engage in rioting? No.
Was there even rioting at the rally Sutton attended? News coverage indicates violent behavior was the exception and that protests at the event were generally peaceful. Meanwhile, the material provided by the NRCC fails to support the notion that Sutton would support rioting.
The NRCC claim is beyond False. On the Truth-O-Meter, the claim rates Pants on Fire.
This is good news, considering how much outside money Jim Renacci will receive to help his campaign, along with his vast personal wealth:
U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, raised more in campaign contributions than U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, R-Wadsworth, between Feb. 16 and March 31.
But she remains several hundred thousand dollars behind him in cash on hand in the 16th District congressional race, according to her latest campaign finance filing on Sunday (April 15) with the Federal Election Commission. (Source)
WOOSTER — “This is an amazing place,” said U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, a Copley Township Democrat, during her tour of the OARDC campus on Thursday morning.
“It’s the potential that makes me excited,” Sutton told Steve Slack, the director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
Even in the tornado-ravaged panorama of Secrest Arboretum, where some of the trees “taken out … were over 100 years old,” Slack said, new horizons exist.
“There is always an opportunity when something happens,” Slack said, telling Sutton “societal needs … have changed,” and the restoration and regeneration of the arboretum will reflect that evolution in the new plants and features being developed.
On Sunday, February 12th Susan and I are pleased, and honored, to host an afternoon fundraiser for Congresswoman Betty Sutton. We invite all Wayne County Democrats to come to our home to meet and provide support for Ms. Sutton. She is a talented and thoughtful supporter of all levels of the middle class in Ohio and in America. She is an advocate for women’s rights, fair wages, solid education and economic policies that will lift our state and America toward better times. Please join us to help underwrite Ms. Sutton’s campaign in these critical times. Details for the event are included on the accompanying invitation.
Susan and I look forward to seeing you at our house.
Erwin Riedner
Secretary
Wayne County Democratic Party
Congresswoman Betty Sutton
Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources
Member of the House Committee on Armed Services
And special guest
John Maglio, local Democratic candidate for Ohio House District 1
Sunday, February 12th
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
At the home of
Erwin and Susan Riedner
904 Forest Drive, Wooster, OH 44691
For directions, please visit http://g.co/maps/j3yfe
All contributions will be gratefully accepted. Please consider a contribution at one of the following levels:
$250 $100 $50 $25
If you are unable to attend, please consider mailing a contribution.
Please RSVP to Lindsay at 330-319-5172 or lindsay@bettysutton.com or to Erwin and Susan Riedner at 330-263-0990 or ears@sssnet.com
Please make checks payable to Betty Sutton for Congress
P.O. Box 14693, Copley, OH 44321
or contribute online at www.bettysutton.com/contribute
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Copley Township Democratic Rep. Betty Sutton said this morning that she plans to seek election to a newly reconfigured congressional seat drawn to favor freshman Republican Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth.