Thanks to a wonderful reader, I was emailed the official press release that was made in advance of Joe's announcement to run for Toledo City Council. As with most press releases, not all of the information contained ends up being included in the media. So, some parts of the Press Release that you might find interesting that is not listed in the Toledo Blade article:
Toledo, OH – Democrat Joe McNamara will officially announce his candidacy for the open At-Large seat on Toledo City Council on Tuesday, June 13, at 11 a.m. from the Civic Plaza on the roof of the Main Branch Toledo Public Library.
The campaign’s honorary chairman, Keith Wilkowski, will introduce the candidate. Wilkowski is a former Lucas County Commissioner, Democratic Party Chairman, and City of Toledo Law Director. In 2005 he ran for Mayor of Toledo.
His announcement at the library is congruent with his message of public service.
“Serving my community is a lesson I learned from my parents," noted McNamara. Joe’s father Dan McNamara served on Toledo City Council and as Lucas County Auditor while his mother Jill Kelly is a former Assistant Lucas County Prosecutor.
As a trustee of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, McNamara will begin his campaign at Main Library, the crown jewel of the system.
McNamara says his campaign will emphasize job creation, reversing population losses and curbing the “brain drain.”
McNamara himself is an example of “reverse brain drain.” A graduate of the University of Michigan and New York University School of Law, McNamara returned after his education to practice law and serve his community.
Given Keith Wilkowski's support, and the number of Democrats who are running questions come to mind. Will this divide the Democratic vote? The Lucas County Democratic party already has Lourdes Santiago listed as their endorsed candidate. What does this mean for Bob Vasquez? Or Dave Schulz? That of course is too early to tell, these next few months are going to be worth watching closely. We still don't have much information on the other two candidates who have announced their intent to run, David Davison and Stephen Ward. If you guys are out there? Love to hear from you.
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If Keith's backing him, McNamara is my early favorite. I'm really liking this movement of young, highly educated professionals running for office. Maybe there is hope for Toledo.
Who's Ben Konop going to back? We know he refused to sign Vasquez petition to even allow him the opportunity to get on the ballot. That's what I want to know...is he supporting a young lawyer concerned about brain drain or is he beholden to Carty and supporting the B team candidate. Would love to hear who Ben is supporting as that will say a lot about his intentions.
We don't actually know that is why Ben refused to sign the Vasquez petition. At least not that I am aware of. Nor do we know why Anita Lopez didn't sign the petition.
I haven't heard anything yet about who he would support or if he is going to take a position on any of the candidates. With Joe being in the race it could change many things when it comes to those who initially said they supported Lourdes but now? Things could change. Not as a dis to Lourdes, but Joe appears to be very well liked within the party.
" but Joe appears to be very well liked within the party."
If he is so 'liked' then why was he not chosen to replace McCloskey? Is it all about Carty and his hate for the A team? If so, then the 'endorsed Democrat' might end up in 3rd place.
Ben and Joe look like a team.
LD, just because the Screening Committee didn't select Joe doesn't mean that he doesn't have Democratic support. I can't answer why he wasn't the one they picked, I still don't understand the whole Lourdes selection. Even if she wants to make another run for judge you'd think that being in the law department would be a better spot to run from. I still feel that Bob should have been the one selected but that didn't happen. To be honest I was surprised that Joe announced he was going to run, obviously this must be something he feels strongly about because it probably will cost him as far as support from the Carty/Irish faction.
All I do know is that I have talked to other Democrats who think highly of Joe, some of them are in office or have tried to be elected into office.
I don't disagree with what Waterville Dem said about Dave, I've never hidden how I feel about Dave and I think he would be a great City Councilperson. While in a way it's great to see that many candidates who I like and respect, it's going to be interesting to see what happens during this campaign.
I have a feeling that Ben and Joe might be good friends. But then again, I'm just speculating.
Ben Konop is a smart pol and will do exactly what he ought to: stay the hell out of a contentious council race and keep his sights trained on George Sarantou.
Schulz is a weak fundraiser and is unpopular with the Republican establishment. While the latter's probably to his credit as a person, it doesn't help him as a candidate.
I think this race is wide open.
Methinks Progressive Toledo will take an early stand tomorrow, from an editorial standpoint. But it might have to wait until Friday or Saturday.
And we certainly don't endorse all endorsed democrats. In fact, you will see soon that I'm all about many of the republicans running for certain races. For me, it's about what's best for the area, not what the democrats or republicans think.
There are 3 credible candidates for the council chair. As yet, none has 'endorsed' on their yard signs.
Sounds like the ol' DIRT is back.
DIRT being an acronym for:
Democrats,
Independents, and
Republicans
Together.
This should to be the most interesting race this November.
My money's on Dave Schulz, because of a three way split of the democrat faithful.
I find it interesting that everyone here is more concerned about who is "in" with who rather than the ISSUES that the candidate stands for. Typical of why Toledo is such a mess and continues to struggle.
Does it occur to you that just because a candidate seems to be around the same age as someone else doesn't mean that they are friends or in collusion.
Get a grip people. And try just ONCE to actually listen to what a person stands for rather than who they hang out with. He decided to run after the two factions picked their candiates, so of course he isn't "backed"...and he chose NOT to be directly because of the ridiculous infighting that's been breaking apart Toledo for years.
Joe's a great guy, believes in Toledo, and wants to help the PEOPLE, not the stupid bickering that seems to be all that anyone cares about.
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