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Ohio Individual Race: OH-6

Open race
Candidate(s):	Charlie Wilson (D)
	Go to Charlie Wilson’s campaign website.
	Chuck Blasdel (R)
	OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile

Endorsed Candidate: Charlie Wilson

Straight Facts About Our Candidates

U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio, District 6

CHARLIE WILSON FIGHTS  FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Preserved Our Retirement Security.
Charlie Wilson opposes privatizing Social Security. He knows “Social Security has never been an investment account.” Its intention was “to raise…people over 65 out of poverty.” (Martins Ferry Times Leader, 5/31/05)

Fought for Workers.
Charlie Wilson was the primary sponsor of a bill to help workers who had lost their jobs due to outsourcing enroll in education programs. He voted against a bill that would have blocked workers from getting workers’ compensation payments. (S.B. 7, 6/1/05; S.B. 57, 126th Ohio General Assembly)

Invested in Education.
Charlie Wilson co-sponsored a bill to improve Ohio’s education system from preschool through college to ensure Ohio maintains a high-quality workforce. (S.B. 6, 1/24/05)

CHUCK BLASDEL THREATENS WORKERS' RIGHTS

Chuck Blasdel mandated investment quotas for Ohio’s fi ve public employee retirement systems, costing them as much as $150 million a year in increased costs and investment losses. He voted to deny collective bargaining rights to employees of the Ohio School Facilities Commission. (Associated Press, 4/28/04; Plain Dealer, 11/19/03; S.B. 56, 3/15/05)

VOTE Nov. 7

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