State Overview

The Ohio Democratic Party showed in 2006 that with good leadership at the top, it could deliver the money, message and mobilization necessary to help win key elections. In fact, Democrats won five of the six state-level offices, including Governor Ted Strickland and Secretary State Jennifer Brunner. Equally impressive, Ohioans elected Sherrod Brown to the U.S., Senate and added three new members to the U.S. House of Representatives (for a net gain of one) all while posting net gains in both chambers of the state legislature.

This 2006 success has set the stage for meaningful progress in the future and has put the Party on the Ohio State Party is making clear strides in strengthening the operational capability of the organization as well as in building a strategic vision that will lead an effective campaign in 2008. The key aspect of this transformation: a new Chair and ED who are responding to skeptics with quantifiable goals and targeted action. And, with Ohio Governor Ted Strickland fully engaged in making the Party a stronger and more effective organization, there are strong indicators that the State Party will be very useful to its campaigns for the 2008 elections.