Thursday, April 11, 2013
If approved, assaulting an Ohio transit worker could mean felony charges, a fine and transportation ban.
State Senator Tom Patton, who represents Brecksville, introduced legislation Wednesday to increase penalties for anyone who assaults an Ohio transit system employee. The legislation, Senate Bill 107, is jointly sponsored with State Senator Nina Turner, representing Cleveland, according to a press release. “Unprovoked attacks on Ohio’s transportation service personnel must not be tolerated,” Patton in a letter to his colleagues, pushing for support of the bill. “All workers deserve to feel safe on the job, specifically those responsible for the safety of others. This legislation protects transit workers during the performance of their duties and will increase the safety for everyone on the road, including passengers.” Patton felt this bill …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Incumbent faces challenge from Democrat Nov. 6
Name : Mr. Tom F. Patton Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: State office Running for position: Ohio Senate District 24 Chamber/district: Ohio Senate District 24 Incumbent: Yes Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA Address 211 South Fifth Street Columbus, OH 43215 Website : http://patton4senate.com/ Twitter : www.http://twitter.com/TomPattonOH Facebook : www.facebook.com/TCPatton
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
No independent candidates file to run against Patton, Brady
Republican incumbent State Sen. Tom Patton will face a challenge from Democrat Jennifer Brady this November. Both advanced unopposed in Tuesday's primary. Unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections show Patton received 25,302 votes in the 24th Senate District. Brady, a write-in candidate, garnered 4,645 votes. Because she received more than 50 write-in votes, her name will appear on the November general election ballot. No independent candidates filed to run for the four-year seat. Filing deadline for independents was Monday. Patton, 58, of Strongsville, is seeking his second term as 24th District representative to the Ohio Senate. Before that, he represented District 18 in the Ohio House of Representatives for six …
Monday, February 13, 2012
Only one Republican, one Democrat running in 24th District
The March 6 primary for the 24th District Ohio Senate seat will be a quiet one, with no opposition on the ballot. Incumbent Republican Tom Patton will advance unopposed to the November general election. Likewise for Democratic challenger Jennifer Brady, who filed as a write-in candidate. Independent candidates have until March 5 -- the day before the primary -- to file to run for the post. Patton, 58, of Strongsville, is seeking his second term as 24th District representative to the Ohio Senate. Before that, he represented District 18 in the Ohio House of Representatives for six years, from 2003 to 2008. Brady, 56, of Westlake, served one term in the Ohio House of Representatives, representing District 16 from 2007-2008. She was defeated …
Rob Hawkins
6:39 pm on Monday, October 1, 2012
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