Ohio 3rd Candidates Profiled

The Dayton Daily has a profile today of the three candidates running in the March 4 primary to take on Mike Turner in November.

Two of the three candidates, Jane Mitakides and David Esrati, have been profiled here (see "recent interviews" in the left sidebar).

Unfortunately the piece today makes no mention of the fact that wealthy Dayton businessmen funneled a $1.5 million contract to Turner's wife. However, in a response, Turner does brag about the federal business he's brought to Dayton.

In a written statement, Turner said he had "worked hard to bring jobs to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, protect Medicare benefits for seniors and secure over $20 million in economic development funds for downtown Dayton."

Excerpt below from the DDN profiles.

The candidates criticize Turner, of Centerville, as a "rubber-stamp" for the Bush administration and say he is out of touch with his constituents.

"I'm not sure his voting record reflects what would be best for the people in this district," said Jane Mitakides, a Washington Twp. businesswoman who lost to Turner in 2004.

Dayton businessman and activist David Esrati and former Waynesville Mayor Charles Sanders agree.

The candidates criticize Turner, of Centerville, as a "rubber-stamp" for the Bush administration and say he is out of touch with his constituents.

"Let's look at the big important issues. Our economy is going to hell. We're in a war that we shouldn't be in," Esrati said. "Is Mike Turner doing anything? Is he saying anything? No."