Politics & Government
Rep. Renacci Opts to Stay out of Local Strikes
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci has not taken public stance on a local teachers strike while Sen. Sherrod Brown has.
It seems "unusual" may be the best word to describe U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown's appearance at a rally for striking Strongsville teachers last week, according to a recent article in The Plain Dealer.
Thomas Sutton, chairman of the political science department at Baldwin-Wallace College, told The Plain Dealer that it is uncommon for "Brown to show this level of solidarity at such a local level, at a local school district strike."
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On the other side, U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci, a Republican who represents Strongsville and Brecksville, has opted to stay out of the strike for a reason.
One of Renacci's aides told The Plain Dealer, "he believes it is neither helpful nor productive for a federal representative to insert themselves into a local educational issue.”
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