The Ohio State Team is pleased to host a Meet the Candidates event for Ohio Auditor and Treasurer. This event will allow you to learn more about the Democratic candidates, share their backgrounds, discuss key issues, and their vision. They will also explain what the auditor and treasurer do and how these roles are key to governing the state. There will also be time for a Q&A session with an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.

The event is co-sponsored by the Democrats Abroad Global LGBTQ+ Caucus and the Global Youth Caucus.

RSVP to receive the Zoom link.

Candidate Bios:

Taylor Sappington, a 30-year-old openly gay man from Nelsonville, a small city in Southeast Ohio, is the youngest person running for state office in Ohio.  Despite his youth, Sappington has experience as an elected official.  After graduating from Ohio University, he was elected to a seat on the Nelsonville City Council. His first legislative accomplishment as a council member was to propose a balanced budget ordinance that mandated balanced budget proposals from the city administration. After serving one term on the City Council, Sappington ran for the office of City Auditor, to which he was subsequently elected.  Once he took office, he began an investigation that uncovered the largest theft and fraud scheme in city history. As city auditor, he has also made the city’s finances more transparent, publishing them online for all to see.  Under Sappington’s leadership, the city coffers show a surplus, and the books are regularly audited. It is said that Sappington has created an environment in the auditor’s office where one can expect honesty and transparency.

In May of this year, Sappington announced his candidacy for State Auditor, taking on Republican Incumbent Keith Faber.  If elected, Sappington hopes to bring his work experience and ethics to Columbus to transform the State Auditor’s Office into an institution to be trusted. Not only is Sappington willing to investigate the FirstEnergy scandal involving former House Speaker Larry Householder, something he accuses Faber of not doing, but he will also become a member of the seven-member redistricting commission.

Taylor Sappington is a man who is committed to balancing the books and taking on the crooks.

Scott Schertzer is the Democratic Candidate for State Treasurer.  Schertzer is currently mayor of Marion, the city from which he hails. After graduating from the University of Toledo with a BA in Social Studies, he went to work in the Secretary of State’s Office under Sherrod Brown and subsequently in the Treasurer’s Office under Mary Ellen Withrow. He worked in education as a classroom teacher for 13 years, after which he decided to run for and was elected to a seat on the Marion City Council. Having served on City Council for nine years, in 2008, Schertzer was elected mayor, a position he was elected to four additional times.  During his time as mayor, Schertzer led Marion through the Covid epidemic and the opioid crisis. In 2018 he was elected President of the Ohio Municipal League, where he has had the opportunity to interact with Ohio mayors from all over the state to discuss challenges Ohio cities are facing today and solutions to overcome those challenges.

Schertzer says his time in public office has been focused on “small-town values,” such as being invested in the community and understanding the needs of people who want opportunities to get ahead.  These are the values he will bring to Columbus if elected in November. He believes that Ohioans have suffered from a culture of corruption found in Columbus. He is committed to rooting out that corruption and changing Ohio for the better.

Schertzer is running against the Republican incumbent Robert Sprague.

It's all hand on deck to turn Ohio BLUE! Write to [email protected] with any questions.

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Remember to request your absentee ballot at https://www.votefromabroad.org/.

The Midterms matter, and so does every vote. We can WIN Ohio!

Join the DA Californians Abroad State Team to map out our outreach for 2022 heading into the Midterms and crucial Federal, State and Local elections. Everyone is welcome! It's all hands on deck as we gear up for final weeks before the election!

Date: Monday, August 29th

Time: 1pm Eastern / 7pm CEST

Zoom info provided on RSVP

For more info, write to [email protected]. 

Who's running this year?

Study Abroad Outreach for Battleground States

It is estimated that ONE MILLION students will be studying outside the U.S. this year and each of them is eligible to VOTE from ABROAD!

Did you go to college in the U.S. or study overseas? You can help us reach students who will be studying abroad this fall by contacting your alma mater or your study abroad program with information on how to vote from abroad.

Click HERE for a message you can use as a template to reach out to your alma mater!

Please let us know that you've contacted and heard back from your alma mater by filling out this FORM!

Here’s how it works:

Please participate in our alumni outreach campaign to help encourage democratic participation by students studying abroad. Our goal is to have members reach out to their alma mater(s) and make sure they’re providing accurate and current information about registering to vote while studying abroad.

1.       Find your Alma Mater's Study Abroad Office: 

The easiest way to do this is simply search “[name of university] + Study Abroad Office” – there will be a contact person or email listed on the website; this will be your target! 

1.       Personalize the Email Template (see below):

We encourage participants to personalize the introductory portion of the email template. It is important that we show the universities that it is personally important to their alumni that students studying abroad exercise their democratic rights. The more personal, the more likely a response!

1.       Send the Email: From a personal email account, send the email and wait for a response!

Should you receive any questions that you don’t feel comfortable answering, please forward them to [email protected] and a voter assistance volunteer will help.

1. Let us know what happens next!. 

Please record whatever you hear back on this form. If you don’t hear anything after a week has passed, please reach out to the contact again. If you still do not receive a reply, let us know that, too!

MEET CALIFORNIA SWING DISTRICT CANDIDATES!

The road to victory in 2022 runs through CA thanks to these competitive but winnable districts!

California needs your help!  

Our mostly blue state still has many purple and red districts that we must flip. In 2020, we lost one district by 333 votes. We are not going to let that happen again! All roads to victory in the House of Representatives go through California, and we are determined to win them all! Your vote, as a Californian, has never been so important.

The Golden State is leading the way in expanded abortion access, common sense gun laws, cleaner environment, combating wildfires, and much more. These big tent districts with diverse communities demonstrate that, together, we can make our dreams for California, and the United States, a reality.

For the first in our California Dreaming series, we are proud to feature:

• Candidate Christy Smith - District 27
• Candidate Dr. Asif Mahmood - District 40
• Incumbent Rep. Mike Levin - District 49
• Incumbent Rep. Josh Harder - New to District 9

Join the DA Californians Abroad State Team for our Congressional District Series:

1st Event: Wednesday, August 24th at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT/ 7pm CEST

RSVP for the Zoom link!

Save the date for our 2nd Event - October 8th! More details to come!

You can also join our CA team to help pave the way to the Midterms!

• Write to [email protected] with any questions
• Join the Californians Abroad Facebook Group
• Come to DA Phonebanking Training - We’ll be calling again starting Aug. 17th!
• Help CA voters living abroad - sign up for Voter Assistance Training

Missed our Kick-Off Event? Watch anytime! 

• Maine Secretary of State, Shenna Bellows

• Maine Democratic Party Chair, Drew Gattine and

• Portland Press Herald columnist, Bill Nemitz

MAINE VOTING INFORMATION

Be sure to cast your vote in this year's crucial Midterm elections!

• Keep Janet Mills in the Governor's seat
• Send more Dems to the US House
• Help win elections up and down the ballot!
  

  The Göttingen-Hannover Chapter is pleased to announce the formation of the Kassel Precinct, with Richard Sentinella taking on the role of Precinct Captain. We are also excited to welcome three more new volunteers to our leadership team, Dr. Katie Von Holzen as our Get Out The Vote Coordinator, Verena Wilkening as our Media Contact and Karla Schmidt organizing our University Outreach. There are more volunteer opportunities if you're interested - please read on for more information.

    Richie Sentinella, Kassel Precinct Captain                                  Katie Von Holzen, GOTV Coordinator 

            Verena Wilkening, Media Contact                                             Karla Schmidt, University Outreach

We are proud to announce that the chapter name has been changed to the Göttingen-Hannover Chapter!