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       BETTY SUTTON                                        for   OHIO

       BUILDING A BETTER OHIO




Allison Green ★ Aviv Halpern ★ Evan Currie ★ John Stefos ★ Miriam Diemer ★ Vitali Shkliarou

	
                                           	
  
TABLE of CONTENTS




Executive Summary                             4

Political Environment                         6

Strategic Assumptions                         9

Candidate Research                           13

Opposition Research                          17

Polling                                      32

Campaign Structure                           37

Messaging                                    43

Targeting                                    53

Field                                        69

Communications                               81

Finance                                      95

Budget                                      108

Scheduling                                  112

Appendix                                    117




	
                              3	
  
Executive Summary                                                                                                                           1

C
               ongresswoman	
   Betty	
   Sutton	
   (D	
   -­‐	
   Ohio)	
   is	
   running	
   for	
   reelection	
   to	
   the	
   U.S.	
  	
  

               House	
  of	
  Representatives	
  in	
  2012.	
  	
  As	
  a	
  result	
  of	
  the	
  2010	
  Census	
  Ohio’s	
  con-­‐

gressional	
   districts	
   were	
   reapportioned.	
   	
   Congresswoman	
   Sutton	
   currently	
   serves	
   the	
  

13th	
   Congressional	
   District	
   of	
   Ohio,	
   but	
   in	
   2012	
   she	
   will	
   be	
   running	
   in	
   the	
   new	
   16th	
  

Congressional	
  District	
  against	
  incumbent	
  Congressman	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  (R	
  -­‐	
  Ohio).	
  	
  	
  


Though	
  the	
  new	
  16th	
  Congressional	
  District	
  includes	
  pieces	
  of	
  both	
  the	
  old	
  13th	
  and	
  old	
  

16th,	
  the	
  district	
  lines	
  exclude	
  Congresswoman	
  Sutton’s	
  base	
  in	
  Akron,	
  Summit	
  County,	
  

and	
  Lorain	
  County.	
  	
  The	
  new	
  16th	
  Congressional	
  District	
  maintains	
  all	
  of	
  Congressman	
  

Renacci’s	
   supporters	
   in	
   Wayne	
   County	
   and	
   Medina	
   County.	
   	
   It	
   also	
   maintains	
  

Wadsworth,	
  where	
  Congressman	
  Renacci	
  was	
  Mayor	
  prior	
  to	
  serving	
  in	
  Congress.	
  


The	
  race	
  is	
  considered	
  a	
  toss-­‐up	
  by	
  The	
  Cook	
  Political	
  Report.	
  	
  The	
  voting	
  history,	
  geo-­‐

graphic	
  lines,	
  and	
  economic	
  indicators	
  of	
  Ohio’s	
  16th	
  Congressional	
  District	
  signify	
  that	
  

Betty	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  outrun	
  expected	
  Democratic	
  performance.	
  	
  	
  	
  


The	
  goal	
  of	
  this	
  plan	
  is	
  to	
  outline	
  the	
  path	
  to	
  victory	
  for	
  Betty	
  Sutton.	
  	
  Our	
  targeting	
  indi-­‐

cates	
  an	
  expected	
  election	
  turnout	
  of	
  352,402	
  voters.	
  	
  Our	
  vote	
  goal	
  is	
  183,249	
  voters,	
  

and	
   we	
   expect	
   a	
   persuasion	
   universe	
   of	
   87,936	
   voters.	
   	
   The	
   major	
   geographic	
   GOTV	
   tar-­‐

get	
   will	
   be	
   Cuyahoga	
   County	
   and	
   our	
   major	
   geographic	
   persuasion	
   target	
   is	
   Medina	
  

County.	
  	
  We	
  will	
  work	
  to	
  introduce	
  Betty	
  to	
  voters	
  in	
  Portage	
  County	
  and	
  will	
  mitigate	
  




	
                                                                        4	
  
loss	
   as	
   much	
   as	
   possible	
   in	
   Wayne	
   and	
   Stark	
   Counties,	
   which	
   are	
   areas	
   of	
   strong	
   Repub-­‐

lican	
  support.	
  	
  	
  


Our	
  message	
  for	
  voters	
  is	
  that	
  Betty	
  has	
  a	
  record	
  of	
  voting	
  to	
  “Build	
  a	
  Better	
  Ohio.”	
  We	
  

will	
  emphasize	
  her	
  votes	
  that	
  promoted	
  job	
  growth,	
  worked	
  towards	
  economic	
  stability,	
  

and	
   provided	
   for	
   those	
   in	
   need.	
   	
   We	
   will	
   contrast	
   that	
   record	
   to	
   that	
   of	
   Jim	
   Renacci	
   who	
  

supports	
  the	
  “Ryan-­‐Renacci	
  budget	
  plan,”	
  which	
  will	
  cost	
  American	
  jobs	
  and	
  leave	
  elder-­‐

ly	
  Americans	
  without	
  sufficient	
  healthcare.	
  	
  	
  


We	
  will	
  use	
  coalitions	
  of	
  supporters	
  in	
  Unions	
  and	
  Women’s	
  organizations	
  to	
  assist	
  with	
  

fundraising	
   and	
   field	
   efforts.	
   	
   The	
   campaign	
   will	
   purchase	
   online,	
   television	
   and	
   radio	
  

media	
  and	
  send	
  multiple	
  direct	
  mail	
  pieces	
  with	
  the	
  aim	
  of	
  reaching	
  targeted	
  base	
  and	
  

undecided	
  voters.	
  	
  Specific	
  micro-­‐targets	
  will	
  be	
  determined	
  as	
  the	
  campaign	
  progresses	
  

after	
  polling	
  and	
  ID	
  calls.	
  	
  	
  


This	
  plan	
  will	
  also	
  outline	
  the	
  organization	
  of	
  the	
  Sutton	
  campaign,	
  the	
  current	
  political	
  

environment,	
   research	
   on	
   both	
   Betty	
   Sutton	
   and	
   Jim	
   Renacci,	
   the	
   targeting	
   universe,	
  

communication	
  strategies,	
  and	
  the	
  campaign	
  calendar.	
  




	
                                                                            5	
  
Political Environment                                                                                                                              2

O
                 hio	
  will	
  once	
  again	
  be	
  a	
  battleground	
  state	
  in	
  the	
  2012	
  presidential	
  election.	
  	
  

                 In	
   2000,	
   George	
   W.	
   	
  Bush	
   carried	
   the	
   state	
   by	
   only	
   3	
   percentage	
   points	
   and	
   by	
  

only	
  2	
  points	
  in	
  his	
  2004	
  reelection	
  campaign.	
  	
  	
  In	
  2008,	
  Barack	
  Obama	
  won	
  the	
  state	
  by	
  

4	
  points	
  over	
  John	
  McCain.	
  	
  	
  Ohio	
  is	
  clearly	
  a	
  swing	
  state	
  that	
  is	
  typically	
  won	
  by	
  just	
  a	
  

few	
  percentage	
  points,	
  and	
  the	
  result	
  in	
  the	
  2012	
  presidential	
  race	
  will	
  be	
  similar.	
  	
  	
  Be-­‐

cause	
  of	
  this,	
  both	
  the	
  Romney	
  and	
  Obama	
  campaigns	
  will	
  be	
  very	
  active	
  in	
  Ohio,	
  a	
  factor	
  

which	
  will	
  greatly	
  affect	
  down	
  ballot	
  races.	
  


Betty	
  Sutton’s	
  record	
  makes	
  it	
  difficult	
  for	
  her	
  to	
  run	
  away	
  from	
  President	
  Obama,	
  and	
  

her	
  opponents	
  will	
  gladly	
  try	
  to	
  tie	
  her	
  to	
  his	
  record.	
  	
  	
  In	
  some	
  parts	
  of	
  the	
  district,	
  Betty	
  

can	
  run	
  closer	
  to	
  the	
  President,	
  but	
   the	
  overall	
  message	
  will	
  have	
  to	
  center	
  on	
  what	
  she	
  

has	
   done	
   for	
   Ohio.	
   	
   However,	
   as	
   of	
   the	
   writing	
   of	
   this	
   plan	
   (May	
   2012),	
   the	
   Real	
   Clear	
  

Politics	
   polling	
   average	
   has	
   Obama	
   at	
   47	
   percent,	
   up	
   by	
   4.6	
   points	
   over	
   Romney.	
   	
   Im-­‐

proving	
  popularity	
  of	
  the	
  President	
  will	
  be	
  a	
  benefit	
  for	
  Sutton.	
  	
  However,	
  given	
  Ohio’s	
  

history,	
  we	
  can	
  expect	
  that	
  President	
  Obama	
  will	
  continue	
  to	
  poll	
  very	
  close	
  to	
  Romney	
  

statewide	
  over	
  the	
  coming	
  months.	
  	
  	
  	
  


Romney’s	
  choice	
  for	
  his	
  Vice	
  Presidential	
  nominee	
  could	
  also	
  have	
  an	
  impact	
  on	
  the	
  Sut-­‐

ton	
   race.	
   	
   	
   Republican	
   Ohio	
   Senator	
   Rob	
   Portman	
   has	
   been	
   mentioned	
   as	
   a	
   potential	
  

running	
  mate	
  for	
  Romney.	
  	
  	
  In	
  a	
  May	
  2012	
  Public	
  Policy	
  Polling	
  survey,	
  Portman’s	
  ap-­‐

proval	
  was	
  low	
  with	
  31	
  percent	
  approving	
  and	
  33	
  percent	
  disapproving.	
  	
  	
  A	
  full	
  36	
  per-­‐

cent	
  surveyed	
  had	
  no	
  opinion	
  on	
  his	
  job	
  performance	
  which	
  means	
  that	
  there	
  are	
  poten-­‐
	
                                                                           6	
  
tial	
   voters	
  to	
  win	
  over.	
   	
   The	
   same	
   poll	
  tested	
  how	
  it	
  would	
  affect	
  the	
  Republican	
  ticket	
   if	
  

Portman	
   were	
   selected,	
   and	
   found	
   that	
   he	
   helped	
   narrow	
   Romney’s	
   gap	
   in	
   Ohio.	
   	
   	
   If	
  

Portman	
  is	
  selected	
  for	
  the	
  ticket,	
  we	
  should	
  expect	
  that	
  this	
  will	
  pull	
  media	
  and	
  voter	
  

attention	
  away	
  from	
  our	
  race	
  to	
  the	
  presidential	
  race.	
  	
  	
  It	
  could	
  also	
  end	
  up	
  driving	
  Re-­‐

publican	
   turnout	
  in	
  the	
  state,	
  which	
  could	
  end	
  up	
  creating	
  more	
  down	
  ballot	
  votes	
  for	
  

Republican	
   candidates.	
   	
   	
   The	
   Sutton	
   campaign	
   needs	
   to	
   be	
   prepared	
   to	
   address	
   these	
  

potential	
  effects	
  if	
  Portman	
  is	
  selected.	
  


Democratic	
  incumbent	
  Sherrod	
  Brown’s	
  Senate	
  race	
  will	
  also	
  impact	
  down	
  ballot	
  races.	
  	
  	
  

Brown	
  is	
  being	
  challenged	
  by	
  State	
  Treasurer	
  Josh	
  Mandel,	
  who	
  is	
  less	
  well	
  known	
  and	
  

is	
  trailing	
  in	
  recent	
  public	
  polling.	
  	
  	
  However,	
  Brown’s	
  approval	
  rating	
  has	
  hovered	
  in	
  the	
  

low	
   40s,	
   a	
   sign	
   that	
   his	
   reelection	
   could	
   be	
   tough	
   race.	
   	
   	
   With	
   Republicans	
   looking	
   for	
  

every	
  opportunity	
  to	
  take	
  control	
  of	
  the	
  Senate,	
  Brown	
  will	
  be	
  a	
  target.	
  


On	
   the	
   positive	
   side,	
   the	
   Obama	
   and	
   Brown	
   campaigns	
   will	
   be	
   registering	
   voters	
   and	
  

driving	
   turnout,	
   which	
   will	
   benefit	
   down	
   ticket	
   races	
   like	
   the	
   16th	
   Congressional	
   Dis-­‐

trict.	
   	
   But	
   those	
   campaigns	
   will	
   also	
   be	
   a	
   drain	
   on	
   resources	
   for	
   the	
   Sutton	
   campaign.	
  	
  	
  	
  

As	
   higher	
   profile	
   races,	
   the	
   Obama	
   and	
   Brown	
   campaigns	
   will	
   pull	
   resources	
   such	
   as	
  

volunteers	
  and	
  support	
  from	
  affiliated	
  groups	
  like	
  labor	
  unions.	
  	
  The	
  cost	
  of	
  media	
  re-­‐

sources	
  will	
  be	
  affected	
  by	
  the	
  increased	
  demand	
  for	
  advertising	
  slots	
  caused	
  by	
  up	
  tick-­‐

et	
  races.	
  	
  	
  


Within	
  state	
  government,	
  Republican	
  Governor	
  John	
  Kasich’s	
  approval	
  rating	
  is	
  around	
  

44	
  percent	
  as	
  of	
  March	
  2012,	
  and	
  has	
  been	
  rising	
  from	
  lows	
  in	
  the	
  30s.	
  	
  Low	
  approval	
  

ratings	
   are	
   largely	
   the	
   result	
   of	
   the	
   Scott	
   Walker/Wisconsin-­‐style	
   policies	
   his	
   admin-­‐

istration	
  has	
  pursued.	
  	
  	
  The	
  most	
  well	
  known	
  of	
  these	
  policies	
  was	
  an	
  effort	
  to	
  restrict	
  

collective	
  bargaining	
  by	
  public	
  sector	
  unions,	
  which	
  was	
  overwhelmingly	
  defeated	
  with	
  

	
                                                                            7	
  
more	
  than	
  60	
  percent	
  voting	
  “no”	
  on	
  the	
  ballot	
  issue	
  in	
  2011.	
  	
  	
  Betty	
  Sutton’s	
  record	
  with	
  

labor	
   and	
   the	
   massive	
   organization	
   effort	
   undertaken	
   by	
   Ohio	
   labor	
   organizations	
   to	
  

defeat	
  the	
  ballot	
  measure	
  will	
  be	
  important	
  assets	
  in	
  her	
  reelection	
  campaign.	
  


The	
   political	
   environment	
   within	
   the	
   16th	
   Congressional	
   District	
   is	
   very	
   similar	
   to	
   the	
  

environment	
   of	
   the	
   entire	
   state.	
   	
  Ohio	
   lost	
   two	
   seats	
   after	
   reapportionment	
   in	
   2010,	
   and	
  

the	
   Republican-­‐controlled	
   state	
   legislature	
   collapsed	
   two	
   Democratic-­‐held	
   seats	
   when	
  

they	
   drew	
   the	
   new	
   districts.	
   	
   As	
   a	
   result,	
   two	
   Democratic	
   Ohio	
   Representatives	
   ran	
  

against	
  each	
  other	
  in	
  a	
  primary,	
  and	
  incumbent	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  is	
  now	
  facing	
  fellow	
  incum-­‐

bent,	
  Republican	
  Jim	
  Renacci.	
  	
  Like	
  the	
  state	
  as	
  a	
  whole,	
  many	
  of	
  northeast	
  Ohio’s	
  con-­‐

gressional	
  districts	
  are	
  swing	
  seats	
  that	
  regularly	
  switch	
  between	
  both	
  parties.	
  	
  	
  Howev-­‐

er,	
   during	
   redistricting,	
   the	
   new	
   16th	
   district	
   appears	
   to	
   have	
   been	
   drawn	
   to	
   lean	
   Re-­‐

publican.	
  	
  Many	
  of	
  the	
  major	
  cities	
  that	
  were	
  in	
  Betty’s	
  former	
  13th	
  district	
  have	
  been	
  

cut	
  out,	
  leaving	
  a	
  more	
  suburban	
  district.	
  	
  	
  As	
  a	
  result,	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  will	
  face	
  a	
  tough	
  and	
  

likely	
  very	
  close	
  race	
  to	
  defeat	
  Renacci.	
  


Though	
   it	
   will	
   be	
   a	
   close	
   race,	
   there	
   is	
   still	
   a	
   clear	
   roadmap	
   to	
   victory	
   for	
   the	
   Sutton	
  

Campaign.	
  	
  The	
  following	
  strategic	
  assumptions	
  set	
  the	
  framework	
  for	
  the	
  campaign	
  and	
  

help	
  to	
  establish	
  the	
  context	
  for	
  the	
  race.	
  


	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  




	
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Strategic Assumptions                                                                                                                              3

O
                 hio	
  will	
  be	
  a	
  battleground	
  state	
  for	
  the	
  Presidential	
  Election.	
  	
  Because	
  of	
  this,	
  

                 we	
   know	
   that	
   media	
   time	
   will	
   be	
   expensive	
   and	
   difficult	
   to	
   get.	
   	
   We	
   know	
   this	
  

will	
  drive	
  turn-­‐out	
  and	
  we	
  can	
  expect	
  votes	
  cast	
  to	
  be	
  closer	
  in	
  number	
  to	
  2008	
  rather	
  

than	
   2010.	
   	
   We	
   also	
   assume	
   that	
   both	
   Parties	
   will	
   likely	
   begin	
   organizing	
   coordinated	
  

campaigning	
  in	
  Ohio.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


       o Based	
  on	
  recent	
  polls	
  in	
  OH,	
  we	
  know	
  that	
  Obama	
  is	
  running	
  a	
  close	
  race	
  to	
  Rom-­‐

           ney.	
   	
   Obama	
   has	
   a	
   slight	
   lead.	
   	
   We	
   expect	
   this	
   trend	
   to	
   continue	
   and	
   to	
   benefit	
  

           Betty	
  Sutton	
  as	
  she	
  uses	
  Obama’s	
  popularity	
  to	
  her	
  advantage.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 We	
   expect	
   the	
   Senate	
   race	
   in	
   Ohio	
   to	
   be	
   very	
   competitive.	
   	
   We	
   will	
   expect	
   to	
   coordi-­‐

       nate	
  with	
  Senator	
  Brown	
  during	
  the	
  campaign;	
  we	
  also	
  expect	
  that	
  this	
  race	
  and	
  the	
  

       Presidential	
  race	
  will	
  affect	
  our	
  campaign	
  by	
  way	
  of	
  driving	
  turn	
  out.	
  

	
  


       o We	
  recognize	
  there	
  could	
  be	
  some	
  negative	
  effects	
  of	
  the	
  Senate	
  race	
  on	
  our	
  cam-­‐

           paign	
  as	
  well,	
  including	
  fewer	
  volunteers	
  in	
  some	
  areas	
  as	
  they	
  may	
  be	
  dedicated	
  

           to	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  other	
  Democratic	
  campaigns.	
  

	
  


       o In	
  spite	
  of	
  the	
  other	
  campaigns	
  operating	
  in	
  the	
  same	
  area,	
  donations	
  to	
  the	
  Betty	
  

           Sutton	
  campaign	
  have,	
  so	
  far,	
  been	
  in	
  excess	
  of	
  what	
  was	
  raised	
  in	
  either	
  2010	
  or	
  
	
                                                                           9	
  
2008.	
  	
  Because	
  of	
  the	
  importance	
  of	
  this	
  house	
  race	
  for	
  both	
  Democrats	
  and	
  Re-­‐

            publicans,	
  we	
  expect	
  this	
  trend	
  to	
  continue.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 Rob	
   Portman	
   is	
   on	
   the	
   short	
   list	
   for	
   Vice	
   President.	
   	
   This	
   could	
   affect	
   the	
   election	
   by	
  

       increasing	
  turnout	
  for	
  the	
  Republican	
  Candidate.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 We	
  assume	
  that	
  our	
  opponent	
  will	
  attempt	
  to	
  demonize	
  us	
  by	
  tying	
  us	
  to	
  a	
  “failed	
  

       administration”,	
  an	
  “economy	
  in	
  shambles”,	
  and	
  a	
  health	
  care	
  plan	
  that	
  will	
  “bank-­‐

       rupt”	
  the	
  nation	
  and	
  strip	
  money	
  from	
  Medicare.	
  

	
  


 We	
   know	
   that	
   the	
   district	
   was	
   apportioned	
   to	
   be	
   a	
   Republican	
   leaning	
   district.	
  	
  

       Though	
   party	
   registration	
   isn’t	
   required	
   for	
   primary	
   voting	
   in	
   Ohio,	
   this	
   lean	
   can	
   be	
  

       studied	
   through	
   historical	
   voter	
   performance	
   numbers.	
   	
   Based	
   on	
   voter	
   histories	
  

       and	
  the	
  redistricting	
  lines,	
  we	
  assume	
  that	
  if	
  we	
  turn	
  out	
  only	
  “Democratic”	
  voters,	
  

       we	
  will	
  lose	
  this	
  election.	
  

	
  


 We	
  know	
  that	
  the	
  new	
  district	
  contains	
  large	
  portions	
  of	
  Renacci’s	
  old	
  congressional	
  

       district	
  including	
  all	
  of	
  Wayne	
  county	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  the	
  town	
  of	
  Wadsworth	
  in	
  Medina	
  

       county	
  where	
  he	
  was	
  Mayor.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 Wayne	
  county	
  had	
  a	
  DPI	
  of	
  ~40%	
  in	
  2008,	
  and	
  ~30%	
  in	
  2010.	
  	
  We	
  expect,	
  due	
  to	
  

       Renacci’s	
  ties	
  to	
  the	
  county,	
  that	
  we	
  can	
  expect	
  a	
  DPI	
  closer	
  to	
  2010.	
  	
  Because	
  of	
  this,	
  

       we	
  will	
  not	
  spend	
  a	
  large	
  portion	
  of	
  time	
  or	
  resources	
  on	
  this	
  county.	
  	
  	
  


	
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 Portage	
   county	
   has	
   never	
   voted	
   for	
   Sutton	
   or	
   Renacci.	
   	
   Both	
   name	
   IDs	
   will	
   be	
   low	
   in	
  

       this	
   area.	
   	
   It	
   will	
   be	
   more	
   important	
   here	
   than	
   anywhere	
   that	
   we	
   define	
   ourselves	
  

       before	
  Renacci	
  has	
  a	
  chance	
  to	
  define	
  us.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 Medina	
   county	
   will	
   be	
   our	
   second	
   largest	
   voting	
   block	
   of	
   expected	
   voters	
   within	
   the	
  

       district.	
  	
  Medina	
  is	
  also	
  the	
  only	
  county	
  that	
  has	
  voted	
  for	
  both	
  Sutton	
  and	
  Renacci	
  

       (Sutton	
  in	
  the	
  North,	
  Renacci	
  in	
  the	
  South).	
  	
  We	
  believe	
  this	
  will	
  be	
  our	
  best	
  oppor-­‐

       tunity	
   to	
   compare	
   ourselves	
   to	
   Renacci.	
   	
   We	
   will	
   target	
   this	
   county	
   for	
   persuasion	
  

       votes.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 Though	
  CD16	
  does	
  include	
  portions	
  of	
  Cuyahoga	
  county,	
  it	
  does	
  not	
  include	
  any	
  part	
  

       of	
   the	
   city	
   of	
   Cleveland.	
   	
   We	
   adjusted	
   DPI	
   to	
   reflect	
   performance	
   in	
   the	
   precincts	
   in-­‐

       cluded	
  in	
  CD16.	
  	
  We	
  expect	
  to	
  find	
  voters	
  who	
  commute	
  into	
  the	
  city	
  for	
  work,	
  but	
  

       live	
  in	
  the	
  suburbs.	
  	
  This	
  will	
  include	
  moms,	
  families,	
  people	
  with	
  slightly	
  larger	
  in-­‐

       comes,	
  and	
  less	
  racial	
  diversity	
  than	
  the	
  county	
  numbers	
  as	
  a	
  whole.	
  	
  We	
  still	
  expect,	
  

       based	
   on	
   these	
   numbers,	
   that	
   this	
   will	
   be	
   our	
   largest	
   “base”	
   vote,	
   our	
   most	
   progres-­‐

       sive	
   voters,	
   and	
   the	
   most	
   important	
   area	
   to	
   coordinate	
   our	
   campaign	
   with	
   the	
   Party	
  

       and	
  with	
  the	
  President.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 Job,	
   Healthcare,	
   and	
   the	
   Economy	
   will	
   be	
   major	
   themes	
   in	
   both	
   our	
   campaign	
   and	
  

       Recacci’s.	
  	
  	
  

	
  



	
                                                                         11	
  
 We	
  expect	
  that	
  the	
  unemployment	
  rate	
  will	
  hover	
  around	
  the	
  current	
  7.5%	
  for	
  Ohio	
  

       through	
  the	
  remainder	
  of	
  the	
  campaign.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


 We	
   can	
   assume	
   that	
   there	
   will	
   be	
   large	
   amounts	
   of	
   outside	
   spending	
   in	
   this	
   race,	
   on	
  

       both	
  sides.	
  



We	
  expect	
  that	
  both	
  candidates	
  in	
  this	
  race	
  will	
  spend	
  about	
  $3	
  million	
  in	
  their	
  

campaigns	
  for	
  this	
  seat.




	
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Candidate Research                                                                                                                      4

Betty	
  Sutton	
  Bio/Background	
  



      B             orn	
   and	
   raised	
   in	
   Barberton,	
   Sum-­‐



       mit	
  County,	
  Ohio	
  

 Birth	
  Date	
  July	
  31,	
  1963	
  

 The	
  youngest	
  of	
  six	
  children	
  	
  

 Her	
  mother	
  was	
  a	
  clerk	
  for	
  the	
  local	
  library	
  
       and	
   her	
   father,	
   a	
   veteran	
   of	
   World	
   War	
   II,	
  
       worked	
  at	
  the	
  local	
  boilermaker	
  factory.	
  	
  	
  

 Attended	
  public	
  schools	
  in	
  Barberton	
  

 Graduated	
  from	
  Kent	
  State	
  University	
  in	
  1985	
  having	
  majored	
  in	
  Political	
  Science	
  

 Received	
  her	
  J.D.	
  	
  from	
  University	
  of	
  Akron	
  in	
  1990	
  

 Worked	
   as	
   a	
   labor	
   lawyer	
   and	
   held	
   a	
   private	
   practice	
   before	
   she	
   moved	
   into	
   her	
   po-­‐
       litical	
  career	
  at	
  Attorney,	
  Faulkner,	
  Muskovitz	
  and	
  Phillips,	
  LLP	
  

 Married	
  to	
  Doug	
  Corwon	
  

 Religion:	
  Methodist	
  

	
  

	
  
	
                                                                        13	
  
Political	
  Experience	
  

           Barberton	
  Ohio	
  City	
  Council	
  1991-­‐1992	
  

           Member	
  of	
  the	
  Ohio	
  House	
  of	
  Representatives	
  1993-­‐2001	
  

           Member	
  of	
  the	
  House	
  of	
  Representatives	
  (2006-­‐present)	
  


Congressional	
  Committees	
  

           Member,	
  House	
  Armed	
  Services	
  Committee	
  

           Member,	
  House	
  Natural	
  Resources	
  Committee	
  

           Member,	
  Congressional	
  Task	
  Force	
  on	
  Seniors	
  

           Vice-­‐Chair,	
  Congressional	
  Automotive	
  Caucus	
  

           Member,	
  Congressional	
  Career	
  and	
  Technical	
  Education	
  Caucus	
  

           Member,	
  Congressional	
  Labor	
  and	
  Working	
  Families	
  Caucus	
  

           Member,	
  Congressional	
  Task	
  Force	
  on	
  Competitiveness	
  

           Co-­‐Chair,	
  Congressional	
  Task	
  Force	
  on	
  Job	
  Creation	
  

           Member,	
  Friends	
  of	
  Job	
  Corps	
  Congressional	
  Caucus	
  

**For	
  full	
  list	
  of	
  Caucuses	
  and	
  Committees	
  please	
  refer	
  to	
  Appendix	
  A	
  
	
  

Awards	
  

           Distinguished	
  Service	
  Award,	
  Ohio	
  Automobile	
  Dealers	
  Association	
  (2010)	
  

           Automotive	
  News	
  All-­‐Star	
  (2010)	
  

           Fighting	
  Freshman	
  Award	
  from	
  the	
  U.S.	
  	
  Business	
  and	
  Industry	
  Council	
  

           Legislator	
  of	
  the	
  Year	
  Award,	
  Ohio	
  American	
  Veterans	
  Association	
  (2009)	
  

           Graded	
  A+	
  from	
  The	
  Iraq	
  and	
  Afghanistan	
  Veterans	
  of	
  America	
  (2008)	
  

           100%	
  Score	
  by	
  the	
  Alliance	
  for	
  Retired	
  Americans	
  

           Champion	
  of	
  Health	
  Care	
  Innovation	
  Award,	
  Health	
  Care	
  Leadership	
  Council	
  	
  

           Defender	
  Award,	
  National	
  Association	
  of	
  Community	
  Health	
  Centers	
  (2009)	
  

	
                                                               14	
  
 Elected	
  President	
  of	
  the	
  Freshman	
  Class	
  of	
  Democrats	
  (2006)	
  

**For	
  full	
  list	
  of	
  AWARDs	
  please	
  refer	
  to	
  Appendix	
  B	
  

          	
  


Election	
  Endorsements	
  

**For	
  full	
  list	
  of	
  Election	
  Endorsements	
  please	
  refer	
  to	
  Appendix	
  C	
  

          	
  


Organizations	
  

           Member,	
  Akron	
  Child	
  Guidance	
  Advisory	
  Council	
  
           Member,	
  American	
  Bar	
  Association	
  
           Member,	
  Associates	
  of	
  Trial	
  Lawyers	
  of	
  America	
  
           Member,	
  Barberton	
  Democratic	
  Party	
  
           Member,	
  Barberton	
  Women's	
  Democratic	
  Party	
  
           Member,	
  Federated	
  Democratic	
  Women	
  
           Member,	
  Ohio	
  Academy	
  of	
  Trial	
  Lawyers	
  
           Member,	
  Summit	
  County	
  Democratic	
  Party	
  
           Member,	
  Summit	
  County	
  Trial	
  Lawyers	
  Association	
  
          	
  


Strengths	
  

           Has	
  a	
  record	
  of	
  voting	
  against	
  the	
  Democratic	
  party	
  if	
  it	
  will	
  benefit	
  Ohio	
  (H.R.	
  	
  

                 9,	
  other	
  bills	
  protecting	
  the	
  Auto	
  industry)	
  

           Introduced	
   Cash	
   for	
   Clunkers	
   which	
   was	
   very	
   popular	
   with	
   Ohioans	
   and	
  

                 spiked	
  auto	
  sales	
  in	
  the	
  area	
  

           Sponsored	
   a	
   bill	
   that	
   would	
   require	
   public	
   works	
   to	
   use	
   materials	
   made	
   in	
  

                 America,	
  which	
  would	
  give	
  a	
  boost	
  to	
  the	
  Ohio	
  steel	
  industry	
  and	
  other	
  manu-­‐

                 facturing	
  plants	
  in	
  the	
  area.	
  



	
                                                                  15	
  
 Voted	
  in	
  support	
  of	
  the	
  NLRB	
  so	
  it	
  could	
  keep	
  its	
  authority	
  and	
  power	
  to	
  re-­‐

              strict	
  or	
  hinder	
  businesses	
  from	
  outsourcing	
  their	
  manufacturing	
  thus	
  keep-­‐

              ing	
  jobs	
  in	
  Ohio	
  

        Did	
   not	
   support	
   the	
   Ryan	
   Plan	
   which	
   would	
   have	
   several	
   terrible	
   effects	
   on	
  

              Ohio’s	
  seniors	
  and	
  budget	
  

        Supported	
  the	
  payroll	
  tax	
  cut	
  

        Extended	
  unemployment	
  benefits	
  and	
  fought	
  to	
  keep	
  foreclosure	
  prevention	
  

              and	
  relief	
  programs	
  

       	
  


Vulnerability	
  

        Rep.	
   	
   Sutton	
   has	
   one	
   of	
   the	
   lowest	
   staff	
   retention	
   rates	
   in	
   the	
   House	
   of	
   Repre-­‐

              sentatives	
  at	
  19.2%,	
  which	
  can	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  portray	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sutton’s	
  personality	
  

              or	
  paint	
  the	
  image	
  that	
  there	
  is	
  something	
  wrong	
  with	
  the	
  way	
  she	
  runs	
  her	
  

              office.	
  	
  	
  

         (http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_91/Study-­‐Tracks-­‐Staff-­‐Turnover-­‐on-­‐Hill-­‐
         212156-­‐1.html)	
  
         	
  
        Ohio	
   passed	
   Issue	
   3,	
   which	
   is	
   a	
   proposal	
   that	
   prevents	
   Ohioans	
   from	
   being	
  

              forced	
   to	
   participate	
   in	
   the	
   health	
   care	
   system.	
   	
   This	
   poses	
   an	
   issue	
   for	
   the	
  

              campaign	
  because	
  it	
  shows	
  that	
  Ohioans	
  don’t	
  necessarily	
  want	
  the	
  Afforda-­‐

              ble	
   Care	
   Act,	
   which	
   Sutton	
   supported.	
   	
   However,	
   Issue	
   3	
   was	
   an	
   Ohio-­‐wide	
  

              proposal	
  and	
  does	
  not	
  necessarily	
  reflect	
  the	
  views	
  of	
  the	
  constituents	
  of	
  the	
  

              16th	
  district.	
  	
  	
  

              (http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/early_results_in_on_ohio
              _issue.html)	
  




	
                                                                    16	
  
Opposition Research                                                                                                           5

Jim	
  Renacci	
  Bio/Background	
  



      B              orn	
   on	
   Dec.	
  	
  3,	
  1958	
  in	
  Monongahe-­‐



       la,	
  Pennsylvania,	
  a	
  suburb	
  of	
  Pittsburgh	
  

 Father	
  was	
  a	
  railroad	
  worker	
  and	
  his	
  moth-­‐
       er	
  was	
  a	
  nurse	
  

 Earned	
  a	
  Degree	
  in	
  Business	
  Administration	
  
       from	
  Indiana	
  University	
  of	
  Pennsylvania	
  and	
  
       became	
  a	
  Certified	
  Public	
  Accountant	
  (CPA)	
  
       and	
  financial	
  advisor	
  

 In	
   2003,	
   Renacci	
   formed	
   the	
   LTC	
   Companies	
  
       group,	
   a	
   financial	
   consulting	
   service	
   which	
   included	
   a	
   partial	
   ownership	
   of	
   three	
  
       Harley-­‐Davidson	
  dealerships	
  in	
  Columbus,	
  the	
  Lifestyle	
  Communities	
  Pavilion	
  in	
  Co-­‐
       lumbus,	
  and	
  Renacci-­‐Doraty	
  Chevrolet	
  in	
  Wadsworth	
  

 Renacci	
  became	
  a	
  partner	
  and	
  managing	
  board	
  member	
  of	
  the	
  former	
  Arena	
  Foot-­‐
       ball	
  League’s	
  Columbus	
  Destroyers	
  

 Renacci	
  has	
  a	
  wife,	
  Tina	
  and	
  three	
  kids:	
  Drew,	
  Ryan,	
  Rhiannon	
  

 Renacci	
  also	
  worked	
  as	
  a	
  volunteer	
  firefighter	
  

	
  


	
                                                                     17	
  
Political	
  Experience	
  

           Freshman	
  Congressman,	
  elected	
  in	
  2010	
  

           1993-­‐1994	
  Wadsworth	
  Board	
  of	
  Zoning	
  Appeals	
  

           1999	
  President	
  of	
  Wadsworth’s	
  City	
  Council	
  

           2004	
  Mayor	
  of	
  Wadsworth	
  

	
  


Congressional	
  Committees	
  

           United	
  States	
  House	
  Committee	
  on	
  Financial	
  Services	
  

           Vice-­‐Chair	
   on	
   the	
   Subcommittee	
   on	
   Financial	
   Institutions	
   and	
   Consumer	
  

                 Credit	
  

           Subcommittee	
  on	
  Oversight	
  and	
  Investigations	
  

           Republican	
  Study	
  Committee	
  

           Republican	
  Main	
  Street	
  Partnership	
  

	
  


Election	
  Endorsements	
  

**For	
  full	
  list	
  of	
  Election	
  Endorsements	
  please	
  refer	
  to	
  Appendix	
  D	
  

          	
  


Organizations	
  

           Sharon	
  Golf	
  Club	
  in	
  Medina	
  County	
  (all-­‐male)	
  

           National	
  Board	
  of	
  Accountants	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  


	
                                                              18	
  
Strengths	
  

        Has	
  received	
  several	
  big	
  Republican	
  endorsements	
  

        Has	
  voted	
  to	
  lower	
  corporate	
  tax	
  

        Voted	
   against	
   “Obamacare”	
  which	
  Ohio	
  as	
  a	
  whole	
  was	
  not	
  supportive	
  of.	
   	
  Ev-­‐

              idence	
   can	
   be	
   found	
   in	
   the	
   ballot	
   Issue	
   3	
   which	
   passed	
   in	
   Ohio	
   stating	
   that	
  

              Ohio	
  would	
  eliminate	
  the	
  mandatory	
  aspect	
  of	
  the	
  law.	
  

        Was	
  a	
  small	
  business	
  owner	
  for	
  27	
  years	
  and	
  created	
  jobs	
  in	
  Ohio	
  (self-­‐made	
  

              millionaire)	
  

        Extended	
  the	
  payroll	
  tax	
  cut	
  


       	
  


Vulnerability	
  

        Voted	
   in	
   Favor	
   of	
   the	
   Ryan	
   Plan	
   (the	
   Republican	
   Budget	
   on	
   Medicare).	
   	
   Ac-­‐

              cording	
  to	
  the	
  Congressional	
  Committee	
  on	
  Energy	
  and	
  Commerce,	
  the	
  Ryan	
  

              Plan	
  will	
  affect	
  OH16	
  in	
  the	
  following	
  ways:	
  

              o Increase	
  prescription	
  drug	
  costs	
  for	
  9,000	
  Medicare	
  beneficiaries	
  in	
  the	
  
                    district	
   who	
   enter	
   the	
   Part	
  D	
  donut	
  hole,	
  forcing	
  them	
  to	
  pay	
  an	
  extra	
   $88	
  
                    million	
  for	
  drugs	
  over	
  the	
  next	
  decade.	
  	
  	
  
              o Eliminate	
   new	
   preventive	
   care	
   benefits	
   for	
   111,000	
   Medicare	
   benefi-­‐
                    ciaries	
  in	
  the	
  district.	
  	
  	
  
              o Deny	
  470,000	
  individuals	
  age	
  54	
  and	
  younger	
   in	
  the	
  district	
  access	
  to	
  
                    Medicare’s	
  guaranteed	
  benefits.	
  	
  	
  
              o Increase	
   the	
   out-­‐of-­‐pocket	
   costs	
   of	
   health	
   coverage	
   by	
   over	
   $6,000	
   per	
  
                    year	
  in	
  2022	
  and	
  by	
  almost	
  $12,000	
  per	
  year	
  in	
  2032	
  for	
  the	
  110,000	
  
                    individuals	
  in	
  the	
  district	
  who	
  are	
  between	
  the	
  ages	
  of	
  44	
  and	
  54.	
  	
  	
  
              o Require	
   the	
   110,000	
   individuals	
   in	
   the	
   district	
   between	
   the	
   ages	
   of	
   44	
   and	
  
                    54	
  to	
  save	
  an	
  additional	
  $25.7	
  billion	
   for	
  their	
  retirement	
  –	
  an	
  average	
  of	
  
                    $182,000	
  to	
  $287,000	
  per	
  individual	
  –	
  to	
  pay	
  for	
  the	
  increased	
  cost	
  of	
  

	
                                                                    19	
  
health	
   coverage	
   over	
   their	
   lifetimes.	
   	
   Younger	
   residents	
   of	
   the	
   district	
   will	
  
                 have	
  to	
  save	
  even	
  higher	
  amounts	
  to	
  cover	
  their	
  additional	
  medical	
  costs.	
  	
  	
  
                        Raise	
  the	
  Medicare	
  eligibility	
  age	
  by	
  at	
  least	
  one	
  year	
  to	
  age	
  66	
  or	
  
                             more	
  for	
  59,000	
  individuals	
   in	
  the	
  district	
  who	
  are	
  age	
  44	
  to	
  49	
  
                             and	
  by	
  two	
  years	
  to	
  age	
  67	
  for	
  363,000	
  individuals	
  in	
  the	
  district	
  
                             who	
  are	
  age	
  43	
  or	
  younger.	
  
                             	
  
        Renacci	
   accepted	
   large	
   campaign	
   contributions	
   from	
   a	
   Northern	
   Ohio	
   busi-­‐

            nessman	
   whose	
   employees	
   are	
   currently	
   under	
   federal	
   investigation.	
   	
   More	
  

            than	
   $200,000	
   in	
   campaign	
   contributions	
   from	
   the	
   employees	
   at	
   the	
   Suarez	
  

            Corporation	
   were	
   given	
   to	
   Renacci	
   and	
   U.S.	
   	
   Senate	
   candidate	
   Josh	
   Mandel.	
  	
  

            Many	
  of	
  the	
  employees	
  and	
  their	
  spouses	
  that	
  have	
  never	
  given	
  contributions	
  

            before	
  and	
  lived	
  in	
  modest	
  homes	
  with	
  job	
  titles	
  such	
  as	
  “copywriter”	
  donated	
  

            $5,000	
  to	
  one	
  or	
  both	
  campaigns.	
  	
  	
  

         (http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/05/report-­‐fbi-­‐prob.php,	
  	
  
         	
  
         CantonRep:	
  http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x358789616/FBI-­‐probes-­‐Suarez-­‐
         employees-­‐campaign-­‐contributions	
  	
  
         	
  
         Associated	
  Press:	
  
         http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpiLILeA58tBUftO39NGL
         QTKeE4w?docId=acd6bcec512348bfb2834e6966047307)	
  
         	
  
        In	
   February	
   2011,	
   Renacci	
   said	
   that	
   he	
   would	
   support	
   cutting	
   the	
   defense	
  

            budget.	
  	
  He	
  said	
  “Those	
  in	
  the	
  military	
  have	
  to	
  be	
  accountable	
  like	
  every	
  other	
  

            department.	
  

         (http://www.the-­‐daily-­‐record.com/local%20news/2011/02/07/renacci-­‐s-­‐
         business-­‐experience-­‐guides-­‐decisions)	
  
         	
  
        Voted	
  for	
  Cuts	
  to	
  Local	
  Child	
  Support	
  Enforcement	
  Agency.	
  	
  A	
  spokeswoman	
  

            for	
   Renacci	
   said	
   that	
   while	
   he	
   appreciates	
   the	
   program	
   and	
   the	
   support	
   it	
  

            provides,	
   he	
   must	
   support	
   legislation	
   that	
   provides	
   an	
   offset	
   to	
   guarantee	
   the	
  



	
                                                                 20	
  
bill	
  will	
  not	
  spend	
  more	
  taxpayer	
  money.	
  	
  The	
  spokeswoman	
  said	
  Renacci	
  will	
  

            keep	
  an	
  eye	
  on	
  the	
  bill	
  “will	
  act	
  accordingly”	
  	
  

         (http://www.the-­‐daily-­‐record.com/local%20news/2011/03/05/csea-­‐braces-­‐for-­‐
         fallout-­‐from-­‐loss-­‐of-­‐federal-­‐funds)	
  
         	
  
        In	
  March	
  2011,	
  the	
  Center	
  for	
  Responsive	
  Politics	
  published	
  a	
  study	
  of	
  the	
  fi-­‐

            nances	
  of	
  several	
  congressional	
  freshman	
  and	
  it	
  was	
  determined	
  that	
  Renacci	
  

            was	
  the	
  6th	
  richest	
  freshman	
  with	
  $28.4	
  million	
  in	
  possible	
  net	
  worth.	
  	
  This	
  

            helps	
  spread	
  the	
  image	
  that	
  he	
  is	
  out	
  of	
  touch	
  with	
  the	
  everyday	
  Ohioan	
  	
  

         (Washington	
  Post:	
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-­‐
         dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030902631.html)	
  
         	
  
        Renacci	
  has	
  stated	
  that	
  one	
  thing	
  he	
  learned	
  was	
  that	
  he	
  must	
  constantly	
  be	
  in	
  

            campaign	
  mode.	
  	
  He	
  said	
  “Guess	
  what	
  happens	
  after	
  you	
  get	
  elected?	
  You’ve	
  

            got	
   to	
   start	
   running	
   again.”	
  This	
  helps	
  paint	
  the	
  image	
  that	
  he	
  is	
  a	
  career	
  poli-­‐

            tician.	
  	
  	
  

         (Canton	
  Republic:	
  http://www.cantonrep.com/stark/x337039533/Jackson-­‐
         students-­‐get-­‐answers-­‐from-­‐Renacci)	
  
         	
  
        Rep.	
   	
   Renacci	
   has	
   received	
   36%	
   of	
   his	
   Campaign	
   Cash	
   from	
   industries	
   that	
   he	
  

            regulates	
  in	
  the	
  first	
  quarter	
  of	
  2011.	
  	
  In	
  April	
  2011,	
  the	
  Sunlight	
  Foundation	
  

            reported	
   Renacci	
   received	
   36%	
   of	
   his	
   political	
   donations	
   from	
   the	
   banking,	
  

            insurance,	
   and	
   real	
   estate	
   industries.	
   	
   He	
   regulates	
   those	
   same	
   industries	
   in	
  

            his	
  role	
  as	
  a	
  legislator	
  on	
  the	
  House	
  Financial	
  Services	
  Committee.	
  	
  This	
  vul-­‐

            nerability	
  greatly	
  helps	
  with	
  the	
  image	
  of	
  Renacci	
  as	
  an	
  out	
  of	
  touch	
  Washing-­‐

            ton	
  insider.	
  	
  	
  

         (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/jim_renacci_gets_help_fro
         m_vis.html)	
  
         	
  
        Renacci	
  is	
  a	
  member	
  of	
  an	
  All-­‐Male	
  Golf	
  Club	
  called	
  the	
  Sharon	
  Golf	
  Club	
  	
  

            (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/ohio_democrats_criticize_r
            ep_j.html)	
  
	
                                                                  21	
  
On the Issues                                                                                                                    5a
                                                                           	
  
                                                     Betty	
  Sutton	
  on	
  Jobs	
  
	
  



B
                  etty	
   Sutton	
   has	
   repeatedly	
   supported	
   legislation	
   aimed	
   at	
   keeping	
   jobs	
   in	
  

                  America	
  rather	
  than	
  allowing	
  them	
  to	
  be	
  outsourced	
  overseas.	
  	
  She	
  has	
  stat-­‐

ed,	
   “I	
   know	
   that	
   in	
   these	
   tough	
   times,	
   my	
   most	
   important	
   job	
   is	
   getting	
   Ohio	
   back	
   to	
  

work…it	
   is	
  time	
  to	
  put	
  working	
  Americans	
  first	
  to	
  ensure	
  Northeast	
  Ohio’s	
  small	
  busi-­‐

nesses,	
  job	
  seekers,	
  and	
  manufacturers	
  get	
  a	
  fair	
  shake.”	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sutton	
  has	
  voted	
  in	
  favor	
  

of	
   increasing	
   regulations	
   on	
   Wall	
   Street	
   to	
   prevent	
   another	
   bailout,	
   and	
   voted	
   against	
  

free	
   trade	
   agreements	
   with	
   other	
   countries	
   such	
   as	
   Korea,	
   Colombia,	
   and	
   Panama	
   that	
  

threaten	
   Ohio	
   jobs.	
   	
   Rep.	
   	
   Sutton	
   has	
   also	
   sponsored	
   legislation	
   focusing	
   on	
   “buying	
  

American”	
  and	
  requiring	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  American	
  made	
  materials	
  in	
  construction.	
  	
  Further-­‐

more,	
  Representative	
  Sutton	
  voted	
  against	
  a	
  bill	
  that	
  would	
  eliminate	
  the	
  ability	
  of	
  the	
  

National	
   Labor	
   Relations	
   Board	
   (NLRB)	
   to	
   restrict	
   outsourcing	
   or	
   change	
   the	
   location	
   of	
  

manufacturing	
   plants.	
   	
   Representative	
   Sutton’s	
   position	
   appeals	
   to	
   the	
   many	
   labor	
   un-­‐

ions,	
  and	
  manufacturing	
  workers	
  in	
  Ohio.	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

             Sponsored	
  H.R.	
  	
  1684	
  the	
  Keep	
  American	
  Jobs	
  from	
  Going	
  Down	
  the	
  Drain	
  Act	
  

                  which	
  would	
  require	
  the	
  use	
  of	
  American	
  iron,	
  steel,	
  and	
  manufactured	
  goods	
  

                  in	
  construction	
  and	
  repair	
  of	
  public	
  infrastructure.	
  




	
                                                                       22	
  
 Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  3078,	
  H.R.	
  	
  3079,	
  H.R.	
  	
  3080	
  which	
  are	
  trade	
  agreements	
  

                   with	
  Panama	
  and	
  Colombia,	
  and	
  a	
  free	
  trade	
  agreement	
  with	
  Korea.	
  

              Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  3094	
  the	
  Workforce,	
  Democracy	
  and	
  Fairness	
  Act	
  	
  which	
  

                   would	
  limit	
  the	
  authority	
  of	
  the	
  NLRB	
  to	
  facilitate	
  the	
  unionization	
  of	
  work-­‐

                   ers,	
  restricting	
  the	
  number	
  and	
  composition	
  of	
  collective	
  bargaining	
  units	
  

              Voted	
   against	
   H.R.	
   	
   2587	
   which	
   would	
   deny	
   the	
   NLRB	
   the	
   ability	
   to	
   restrict	
  

                   outsourcing	
  or	
  change	
  in	
  location	
  in	
  business	
  and	
  production	
  

              Voted	
  against	
  the	
  Democratic	
  Party	
  in	
  order	
  to	
  support	
  H.R.	
  	
  9	
  which	
  would	
  

                   provide	
  tax	
  cuts	
  to	
  Businesses	
  with	
  500	
  employees	
  or	
  less.	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  4851	
  the	
  Unemployment	
  Benefits	
  Extension	
  

	
  


                                                     Jim	
  Renacci	
  on	
  Jobs	
  

Representative	
  Renacci	
  is	
  an	
  avid	
  businessman.	
  	
  He	
  has	
  voted	
  primarily	
  with	
  the	
  Repub-­‐

lican	
   Party	
   as	
   can	
   be	
   seen	
   through	
   his	
   voting	
   record	
   supporting	
   small	
   businesses	
   and	
  

supporting	
   secret	
   ballots	
   for	
   unions.	
   	
   In	
   supporting	
   small	
   businesses,	
   Representative	
  

Renacci	
  stated	
  that	
  his	
  goal	
  is	
  to	
  keep	
  America	
  competitive.	
  	
  Rep.	
  	
  Renacci	
  firmly	
  believes	
  

that	
  “we	
  cannot	
  tax,	
  spend	
  or	
  regulate	
  ourselves	
  into	
  prosperity,”	
  (Renacci’s	
  Campaign	
  

Website).	
  	
  	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3835	
  which	
  extends	
  the	
  pay	
  freeze	
  for	
  Congress	
  and	
  

                   Non-­‐military	
  federal	
  workers	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3094	
  the	
  Workforce,	
  Democracy	
  and	
  Fairness	
  Act	
  




	
                                                                     23	
  
 Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  2587	
  the	
  Protecting	
  Jobs	
  from	
  Government	
  Interfer-­‐

                 ence	
  Act,	
  which	
  denies	
  the	
  NLRB	
  the	
  authority	
  or	
  power	
  to	
  restrict	
  a	
  business	
  

                 from	
  outsourcing	
  or	
  changing	
  location	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  9	
  which	
  provides	
  tax	
  cuts	
  for	
  businesses	
  with	
  fewer	
  

                 than	
  500	
  employees	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3079,	
  H.R.	
  	
  3078	
  and	
  H.R.	
  	
  3080	
  which	
  are	
  two	
  free	
  

                 trade	
  promotions	
  and	
  one	
  free	
  trade	
  agreement	
  with	
  Panama,	
  Colombia	
  and	
  

                 Korea	
  respectively.	
  


	
  


                                            Betty	
  Sutton	
  on	
  Health	
  Care	
  

Rep.	
   Sutton	
   has	
   made	
   health	
   concerns	
   one	
   of	
   her	
   top	
   priorities.	
   	
   She	
   has	
   promised	
   to	
  

improve	
  access	
  to	
  quality	
  and	
  affordable	
  care,	
  curb	
  skyrocketing	
  health	
  care	
  costs,	
  and	
  

end	
  the	
  discriminatory	
  practices	
  of	
  the	
  insurance	
  industry.	
  	
  With	
  her	
  support,	
  the	
  gov-­‐

ernment	
  passed	
  the	
  Patient	
  Protection	
  and	
  Affordable	
  Care	
  Act	
  which	
  provides	
  stability	
  

for	
   Americans	
   who	
   currently	
   do	
   not	
   have	
   insurance,	
   expands	
   access	
   to	
   affordable	
   insur-­‐

ance	
  for	
  those	
  who	
  do	
  not	
  currently	
  have	
  insurance,	
  and,	
  ultimately,	
  reigns	
  in	
  the	
  cost	
  of	
  

health	
  care	
  for	
  Ohio	
  families.	
  


Furthermore,	
   Rep.	
   	
   Sutton	
   voted	
   in	
   favor	
   of	
   SCHIP	
   the	
   State	
   Children’s	
   Health	
   Insurance	
  

Program	
   which	
   would	
   provide	
   cost-­‐effective	
   health	
   coverage	
   for	
   millions	
   of	
   children	
  

whose	
  parents	
  cannot	
  provide	
  their	
  own	
  insurance.	
  	
  In	
  addition,	
  during	
  her	
  time	
  in	
  Con-­‐

gress,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sutton	
  sponsored	
  and	
  passed	
  the	
  Josh	
  Miller	
  HEARTS	
  Act	
  to	
  ensure	
  that	
  eve-­‐

ry	
  elementary	
  and	
  secondary	
  school	
  across	
  the	
  country	
  can	
  obtain	
  an	
  automated	
  exter-­‐

nal	
  defibrillator	
  which	
  is	
  the	
  most	
  effective	
  treatment	
  for	
  someone	
  who	
  is	
  experiencing	
  



	
                                                                      24	
  
cardiac	
  arrest.	
  	
  This	
  action	
  earned	
  her	
  the	
  2010	
  Sudden	
  Cardiac	
  Arrest	
  Coalition’s	
  Legis-­‐

lative	
  Award.	
  


Regarding	
   Medicare	
   and	
   Medicaid,	
   Rep.	
   	
   Sutton	
   has	
   consistently	
   supported	
   seniors	
   in	
  

Ohio.	
  	
  She	
  voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  2576	
  which	
  would	
  require	
  the	
  inclusion	
  of	
  Social	
  Security	
  

benefits	
  in	
  the	
  calculation	
  of	
  modified	
  adjusted	
  gross	
  income	
  and	
  significantly	
  hurt	
  sen-­‐

iors	
  attempting	
  to	
  utilize	
  the	
  benefits	
  that	
  they	
  have	
  earned.	
  	
  Furthermore,	
  she	
  is	
  public-­‐

ly	
  against	
  the	
  Ryan	
  plan	
  because	
  its	
  negative	
  effects	
  to	
  seniors	
  in	
  Ohio	
  are	
  too	
  great.	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  2576	
  which	
  requires	
  the	
  inclusion	
  of	
  Social	
  Security	
  bene-­‐

                 fits	
  in	
  calculation	
  of	
  modified	
  adjusted	
  gross	
  income	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  358	
  which	
  amends	
  patient	
  protection	
  and	
  Affordable	
  Care	
  

                 Act	
  to	
  prohibit	
  abortion	
  coverage	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  847	
  in	
  2010,	
  the	
  9/11	
  Health	
  and	
  Compensation	
  Act	
  	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  2007	
  for	
  H.R.4	
  the	
  Medicare	
  Prescription	
  Drug	
  Price	
  Negotiation	
  Act	
  	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  6331	
  the	
  Medicare	
  Bill	
  and	
  also	
  voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  over-­‐

                 riding	
  the	
  subsequent	
  veto.	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  


	
                                                                    25	
  
Jim	
  Renacci	
  on	
  Health	
  Care	
  

Representative	
  Renacci	
  believes	
  that	
  America	
  must	
  take	
  measures	
  to	
  reduce	
  costs	
  and	
  

make	
  access	
  to	
  health	
  insurance	
  more	
  affordable	
  for	
  everyone,	
  yet	
  he	
  believes	
  that	
  the	
  

2010	
   health	
   care	
   reform	
   law	
   failed	
   to	
   address	
   the	
   fundamental	
   causes	
   of	
   high	
   health	
  

care	
  costs.	
  	
  Representative	
  Renacci	
  is	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  repealing	
  the	
  Affordable	
  Care	
  Act	
  and	
  

believes	
   that	
   the	
   key	
   to	
   making	
   health	
   care	
   more	
   affordable	
   is	
   increasing	
   competition.	
  	
  

In	
  order	
  to	
  increase	
  competition,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Renacci	
  supports	
  a	
  plan	
  that	
  allows	
  purchasing	
  

health	
  care	
  across	
  state	
  lines.	
  	
  Furthermore,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Renacci	
  believes	
  that	
  legislating	
  tort	
  

reform	
   would	
   help	
   stop	
   defensive	
   medicine	
   in	
   which	
   doctors	
   prescribe	
   unnecessary	
  

tests.	
  


On	
  the	
  issue	
  of	
  Social	
  Security	
  and	
  Medicare,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Renacci	
  believes	
  that	
  the	
  path	
  to	
  pro-­‐

tecting	
  benefits	
  for	
  seniors	
  is	
  aligned	
  with	
  reducing	
  spending	
  because	
  such	
  a	
  path	
  would	
  

support	
   seniors	
   without	
   additional	
   taxes.	
   	
   Renacci	
   also	
   supports	
   the	
   Ryan	
   Plan	
   which	
  

has	
  several	
  negative	
  effects	
  on	
  seniors.	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  2576	
  which	
  requires	
  inclusion	
  of	
  Social	
  Security	
  bene-­‐

                  fits	
  in	
  the	
  calculation	
  of	
  modified	
  adjusted	
  gross	
  income	
  which	
  would	
  have	
  a	
  

                  negative	
  effect	
  on	
  seniors	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  if	
  H.R.	
  	
  1214	
  which	
  would	
  repeal	
  funding	
  for	
  school-­‐based	
  

                  health	
  center	
  construction	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  1213	
  which	
  would	
  repeal	
  funding	
  for	
  state	
  health	
  bene-­‐

                  fit	
  exchanges	
  

              Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  2	
  which	
  would	
  repeal	
  the	
  health	
  care	
  bill	
  




	
                                                                      26	
  
Betty	
  Sutton	
  on	
  Economy	
  and	
  Budget	
  

Representative	
   Sutton	
   voted	
   for	
   the	
   bailout	
   of	
   General	
   Motors	
   and	
   Chrysler.	
   	
   She	
   also	
  

supported	
  the	
  TARP	
  stimulus	
  package	
  in	
  an	
  effort	
  to	
  simulate	
  the	
  economy.	
  	
  She	
  voted	
  to	
  

modify	
   bankruptcy	
   rules	
   to	
   reduce	
   mortgage	
   foreclosures	
   and	
   against	
   terminating	
   the	
  

Home	
  Affordable	
  Modification	
  Program.	
  	
  In	
  addition,	
  she	
  voted	
  for	
  the	
  Credit	
  Card	
  Hold-­‐

er’s	
   Bill	
   of	
   Rights	
   and	
   supported	
   a	
   usury	
   limit	
   on	
   credit	
   card	
   interest	
   and	
   protections	
  

against	
   hidden	
   fees.	
   	
   Furthermore	
   Representative	
   Sutton	
   voted	
   against	
   a	
   Balanced	
  

Budget	
  Amendment	
  to	
  the	
  Constitution.	
  	
  	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.J.	
  	
  Res	
  2	
  which	
  proposes	
  a	
  balanced	
  budget	
  amendment	
  to	
  the	
  

                 U.S.	
  	
  Constitution	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  4348	
  which	
  would	
  provide	
  an	
  extension	
  of	
  Surface	
  Trans-­‐

                 portation	
  funding	
  and	
  approval	
  of	
  the	
  Keystone	
  XL	
  Pipeline	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3835	
  extending	
  the	
  pay	
  freeze	
  for	
  Congress	
  and	
  non-­‐

                 military	
  federal	
  workers	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  1217	
  which	
  would	
  repeal	
  the	
  prevention	
  and	
  public	
  health	
  

                 fund	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  861	
  which	
  would	
  terminate	
  the	
  neighborhood	
  stabiliza-­‐

                 tion	
  program	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  836	
  which	
  would	
  terminate	
  the	
  Emergency	
  Mortgage	
  Re-­‐

                 lief	
  program	
  

	
  

	
  

	
  


	
                                                                     27	
  
Jim	
  Renacci	
  on	
  Economy	
  and	
  Budget	
  

Representative	
  Renacci	
  believes	
  that	
  Americans	
  do	
  not	
  need	
  higher	
  taxes.	
  	
  Rep.	
  	
  Renacci	
  

stated	
   that	
   his	
   goals	
   are	
   to	
   simplify	
   the	
   system	
   by	
   reducing	
   taxes,	
   broadening	
   the	
   tax	
  

base,	
  permanently	
  repealing	
  the	
  estate	
  tax,	
  reducing	
  the	
  corporate	
  tax,	
  and	
  repealing	
  the	
  

President’s	
  health	
  care	
  bill.	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  4348	
  which	
  would	
  extend	
  the	
  Surface	
  Transportation	
  

                 funding	
  and	
  approve	
  of	
  the	
  Keystone	
  XL	
  Pipeline	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3630	
  which	
  reduces	
  payroll	
  taxes	
  and	
  unemployment	
  

                 benefits	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.	
  	
  J.	
  	
  Res.	
  	
  2	
  	
  which	
  proposes	
  a	
  balanced	
  budget	
  amendment	
  

                 to	
  the	
  U.S.	
  	
  Constitution	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  S.	
  	
  627	
  on	
  increasing	
  the	
  Debt	
  Ceiling	
  (Boehner	
  Bill)	
  

	
  


                                         Betty	
  Sutton	
  on	
  Energy	
  and	
  Oil	
  

Representative	
  Sutton	
  has	
  a	
  history	
  that	
  reflects	
  a	
  belief	
  in	
  green	
  energy	
  and	
  a	
  focus	
  on	
  

the	
  reduction	
  of	
  greenhouse	
  gases.	
  	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sutton	
  has	
  consistently	
  voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  sup-­‐

porting	
  renewable	
  energy	
  and	
  providing	
  incentives	
  for	
  energy	
  production	
  and	
  conserva-­‐

tion.	
  	
  Despite	
  this	
  belief	
  however,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sutton	
  has	
  supported	
  the	
  President	
  in	
  legislation	
  

that	
  would	
  require	
  oil	
  companies	
  to	
  drill	
  on	
  land	
  they	
  have	
  already	
  leased	
  as	
  many	
  oil	
  

companies	
  lease	
  land	
  but	
  do	
  not	
  drill	
  there.	
  	
  Representative	
  Sutton	
  is	
  not	
  supportive	
  of	
  

“fracking”	
  or	
  other	
  oil	
  collection	
  methods	
  that	
  are	
  a	
  danger	
  to	
  the	
  environment	
  or	
  that	
  

would	
  not,	
  in	
  her	
  opinion,	
  solve	
  the	
  problem	
  they	
  are	
  attempting	
  to	
  fix,	
  higher	
  gas	
  prices.	
  	
  

Representative	
  Sutton	
  does	
  encourage	
  reducing	
  dependence	
  on	
  foreign	
  oil.	
  

	
                                                                    28	
  
Furthermore,	
   Representative	
   Sutton	
   has	
   championed	
   legislation,	
   such	
   as	
   Cash	
   for	
  

Clunkers,	
  or	
  even	
  providing	
  trade-­‐in	
  vouchers	
  for	
  Fuel	
  Efficient	
  Cars	
  in	
  2009.	
  


Voting	
  History	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  4348	
  the	
  Approval	
  of	
  the	
  Keystone	
  Pipeline	
  

            Supported	
  H.R.	
  	
  2751	
  which	
  would	
  provide	
  trade-­‐in	
  vouchers	
  for	
  Fuel	
  Effi-­‐

                cient	
  Cars	
  (in	
  2009)	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.R.	
  	
  1230	
  the	
  Offshore	
  Leasing	
  Act	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.4785	
  which	
  would	
  authorize	
  loans	
  for	
  energy	
  efficient	
  

                purposes	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  2008	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  6251	
  which	
  	
  is	
  legislation	
  to	
  require	
  oil	
  compa-­‐

                nies	
  to	
  drill	
  on	
  land	
  they	
  have	
  already	
  leased	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3221	
  the	
  Renewable	
  Energy	
  and	
  Energy	
  Conservation	
  

                Tax	
  Act	
  of	
  2007	
  which	
  would	
  provide	
  tax	
  incentives	
  for	
  energy	
  production	
  

                and	
  conservation	
  

	
  	
  


                                         Jim	
  Renacci	
  on	
  Energy	
  and	
  Oil	
  

Representative	
   Jim	
   Renacci	
   strongly	
   opposes	
   the	
   “Cap	
   &	
   Trade”	
   energy	
   tax.	
   	
   Rep.	
   	
   Re-­‐

nacci	
   supports	
   offshore	
   drilling	
   and	
   other	
   extraction	
   methods	
   such	
   as	
   “fracking,”	
   a	
  

method	
   to	
   extract	
   natural	
   gas	
   and	
   gasoline	
   domestically.	
   	
   Renacci	
   supports	
   initiatives	
  

that	
  he	
  believes	
  will	
  reduce	
  oil	
  prices,	
  such	
  as	
  the	
  Keystone	
  pipeline.	
  


	
  


	
  


	
  

	
                                                                    29	
  
Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  4348	
  the	
  extension	
  of	
  Surface	
  Transportation	
  funding	
  

                 and	
  Approval	
  of	
  the	
  Keystone	
  XL	
  Pipeline	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3408	
  which	
  authorizes	
  the	
  development	
  of	
  Oil	
  Shale	
  

                 Resources	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  1230	
  the	
  Offshore	
  Leasing	
  Act	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  910	
  the	
  Energy	
  Tax	
  Prevention	
  

	
  


                           Betty	
  Sutton	
  on	
  Homeland	
  Security/Military	
  

Representative	
  Sutton	
  has	
  stated	
  that	
  she	
  is	
  committed	
  to	
  the	
  security	
  of	
  America.	
  	
  She	
  

has	
  passed	
  legislation	
  to	
  support	
  the	
  Border	
  Patrol,	
  security	
  fencing	
  and	
  is	
  even	
  a	
  part	
  of	
  

the	
  Law	
  Enforcement	
  Caucus	
  (See	
  Caucus	
  List	
  in	
  Appendix	
  A).	
  	
  Furthermore,	
  Rep.	
  	
  Sut-­‐

ton	
  is	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  removing	
  troops	
  in	
  Afghanistan	
  with	
  an	
  appropriate	
  timeline	
  (H.	
  	
  Con.	
  	
  

Res	
  28	
  was	
  not	
  a	
  realistic	
  timeline).	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.	
  	
  Con.	
  	
  Res.	
  	
  28	
  on	
  Removing	
  Troops	
  from	
  Afghanistan	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.	
  	
  Amdt.	
  	
  16	
  on	
  Reducing	
  Navy	
  and	
  Air	
  Force	
  Appropriations	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3082	
  Continuing	
  Appropriations	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  2965	
  the	
  Don’t	
  Ask,	
  Don’t	
  Tell	
  Repeal	
  Act	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.R.	
  	
  3159	
  on	
  Mandatory	
  Troop	
  Rest	
  Periods	
  between	
  De-­‐

                 ployments	
  to	
  Iraq	
  

            Co-­‐Sponsored	
  H.R.	
  	
  2194	
  to	
  toughen	
  sanctions	
  on	
  Iran	
  and	
  to	
  promote	
  re-­‐

                 gional	
  stability	
  and	
  ensure	
  security	
  for	
  the	
  U.S.	
  	
  and	
  its	
  allies	
  

	
  

	
                                                                      30	
  
Jim	
  Renacci	
  on	
  Homeland	
  Security/Military	
  

Rep.	
  Renacci	
  believes	
  that	
  Washington	
  needs	
  to	
  rely	
  heavily	
  on	
  the	
  advice	
  of	
  the	
  Gener-­‐

als	
   on	
   the	
   ground	
   in	
   Afghanistan.	
   	
   He	
   has	
   also	
   committed	
   to	
   ensuring	
   that	
   the	
   troops	
  

have	
   the	
   equipment	
   and	
   support	
   that	
   they	
   need.	
   	
   Furthermore,	
   Renacci	
   believes	
   that	
  

Washington	
   must	
   stay	
   on	
   the	
   offense	
   in	
   the	
   “Global	
   War	
   on	
   Terror.”	
   Rep.	
   	
   Renacci	
  

strongly	
  opposes	
  the	
  transfer	
  of	
  current	
  terrorist	
  detainees	
  to	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  as	
  well	
  

as	
  access	
  to	
  the	
  United	
  States	
  judicial	
  system.	
  	
  He	
  believes	
  that	
  Guantanamo	
  Bay	
  is	
  the	
  

only	
   prison	
   that	
   can	
   safely	
   detain	
   individuals	
   who	
   pose	
   a	
   high-­‐level	
   security	
   risk,	
   and	
  

that	
  they	
  must	
  be	
  kept	
  there	
  until	
  there	
  is	
  another	
  viable	
  off-­‐shore	
  alternative.	
  


Voting	
  Record	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.	
  	
  Amdt.	
  	
  16	
  on	
  reducing	
  Navy	
  and	
  Air	
  Force	
  appropriations	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.	
  	
  Con	
  Res	
  28	
  regarding	
  removing	
  troops	
  from	
  Afghanistan	
  

            Voted	
  against	
  H.	
  	
  Con	
  Res	
  51	
  on	
  removing	
  armed	
  forces	
  from	
  Libya	
  

            Voted	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  H.	
  	
  Res.	
  	
  292	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  keeping	
  Ground	
  Forces	
  in	
  Libya	
  

	
  


                                                                         	
  


                                                                         	
  


                                                                         	
  


                                                                         	
  


                                                                         	
  


                                                                         	
  


	
                                                                     31	
  
Polling                                         	
          	
          	
              	
      	
          	
          	
          	
          6	
  
	
  
Benchmark	
  



W
                      e	
  plan	
  to	
  send	
  out	
  an	
  initial	
  Benchmark	
  poll	
  at	
  the	
  beginning	
  of	
  May.	
  	
  In	
  this	
  

                      poll	
  we	
  will	
  ask	
  questions	
  to	
  gauge	
  interest	
  in	
  this	
  race,	
  general	
  sentiment	
  

towards	
   the	
   President,	
   views	
   about	
   the	
   economy,	
   feelings	
   about	
   the	
   direction	
   of	
   the	
  

country,	
  and	
  initial	
  preference	
  in	
  the	
  Presidential	
  race	
  between	
  Barack	
  Obama	
  and	
  Mitt	
  

Romney.	
  	
  	
  


The	
  Benchmark	
  poll	
  will	
  also	
  stand	
  as	
  our	
  early	
  indication	
  of	
  basic	
  name	
  ID	
  for	
  both	
  Bet-­‐

ty	
  Sutton	
  and	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  in	
  the	
  new	
  seat.	
  	
  On	
  its	
  own,	
  the	
  benchmark	
  poll	
  will	
  provide	
  a	
  

good	
  marker	
  of	
  the	
  work	
  ahead	
  for	
  the	
  Sutton	
  Campaign	
  in	
  terms	
  of	
  basic	
  introduction	
  

to	
  the	
  new	
  district.	
  


We	
  will	
  also	
  use	
  this	
  time	
  to	
  test	
  messages.	
  	
  As	
  shown	
  on	
  our	
  message	
  wheel,	
  we	
  want	
  to	
  

direct	
  the	
  campaign	
  message	
  toward	
  “building	
  jobs”,	
  “supporting	
  Ohio	
  workers’,	
  “a	
  bal-­‐

anced	
   approach	
   to	
   debt	
   reduction”,	
   and	
   “quality,	
   affordable	
   access	
   to	
   health	
   care	
   for	
  

Ohio.”	
   In	
   the	
   benchmark	
   poll,	
   we	
   will	
   test	
   the	
   saliency	
   of	
   these	
   issues	
   as	
   well	
   as	
   some	
  

specific	
  approaches	
  to	
  delivering	
  these	
  messages.	
  


Sutton	
   has	
   several	
   potential	
   weak	
   points	
   and	
   we	
   expect	
   to	
   be	
   hit	
   by	
   charges	
   of	
   “reckless	
  

spending”,	
  being	
  “an	
  Obama	
  lackey”,	
  and	
  favoring	
  “big	
  government.”	
  In	
  the	
  benchmark	
  

poll,	
  we	
  will	
  also	
  test	
  the	
  saliency	
  of	
  these	
  weaknesses	
  so	
  that	
  we	
  can	
  fully	
  understand	
  

our	
  own	
  vulnerabilities.	
  	
  	
  


	
                                                                             32	
  
The	
  Benchmark	
  will	
  serve	
  as	
  a	
  tool	
  to	
  figure	
  out	
  our	
  messaging	
  strategy	
  for	
  hitting	
  Re-­‐

nacci	
  on	
  what	
  we	
  perceive	
  are	
  his	
  weaknesses.	
  	
  We	
  will	
  ask	
  voters	
  if	
  they	
  think	
  he	
  is	
  “out	
  

of	
   touch”	
   with	
   Ohioans,	
   if	
   they	
   believe	
   he	
   is	
   “too	
   tied	
   to	
   wall	
   street”	
   to	
   represent	
   their	
  

interests,	
  and	
  if	
  they	
  think	
  his	
  support	
  of	
  the	
  Ryan	
  budget	
  plan	
  is	
  too	
  harsh	
  for	
  Ameri-­‐

cans	
   and	
   Ohioans.	
   	
   In	
   addition,	
   we	
   will	
   test	
   statements	
   that	
   he	
   is	
   likely	
   to	
   use	
   as	
   his	
   own	
  

message;	
  that	
  his	
  is	
  a	
  business	
  owner,	
  that	
  he	
  creates	
  jobs,	
  and	
  that	
  cutting	
  taxes	
  is	
  the	
  

right	
  way	
  to	
  balance	
  the	
  budget.	
  	
  	
  


Our	
   messages	
   indicate	
   that	
   we	
   expect	
   the	
   economy,	
   jobs,	
   the	
   federal	
   budget,	
   and	
   the	
  

Ryan	
  plan	
  to	
  be	
  the	
  most	
  important	
  issues	
  to	
  voters.	
  	
  We	
  will	
  also	
  test	
  this	
  assumption	
  to	
  

make	
  sure	
  the	
  campaign	
  is	
  headed	
  down	
  the	
  correct	
  path	
  with	
  messaging.	
  	
  	
  


	
  


                                         Sample	
  Questions	
  for	
  the	
  Benchmark	
  Poll	
  

                                                 To	
  be	
  administered	
  in	
  May,	
  2012	
  

                                 Prefer	
  300-­‐400	
  respondents,	
  from	
  the	
  new	
  CD	
  16	
  

	
  

                                                                 Demographics	
  

              Are	
  you	
  male	
  or	
  female?	
  

              What	
  is	
  your	
  age?	
  

              Are	
  you	
  registered	
  to	
  vote?	
  


       o If	
  yes,	
  are	
  you	
  registered	
  for	
  a	
  particular	
  party?	
  
       o Democrat	
  or	
  Republican	
  or	
  Other	
  
	
  
              What	
  issues	
  are	
  most	
  important	
  to	
  you	
  in	
  the	
  upcoming	
  election?	
  

              Do	
  you	
  feel	
  like	
  the	
  economy	
  is	
  on	
  the	
  right	
  track,	
  or	
  do	
  you	
  feel	
  as	
  though	
  it	
  is	
  

                   going	
  in	
  the	
  wrong	
  direction?	
  

	
                                                                              33	
  
 Do	
  you	
  plan	
  on	
  voting	
  in	
  the	
  upcoming	
  2012	
  election?	
  


       o If	
  yes:	
  

       o Have	
  you	
  made	
  a	
  decision	
  on	
  who	
  you’ll	
  be	
  voting	
  for	
  in	
  the	
  presidential	
  election?	
  

                                    If	
  yes,	
  who?	
  (Give	
  Both	
  Options)	
  

       o Will	
  you	
  also	
  vote	
  for	
  the	
  House	
  race?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  know	
  yet	
  who	
  you’ll	
  vote	
  for?	
  

                                    If	
  yes,	
  who?	
  (Give	
  Both	
  Options)	
  

       o If	
  no:	
  

       o Why	
  won’t	
  you	
  be	
  voting	
  in	
  the	
  election?	
  (Open	
  Ended)	
  

	
  
	
  
               Do	
  you	
  know	
  who	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  is?	
  


       o If	
  yes:	
  

       o How	
  do	
  you	
  feel	
  about	
  Betty	
  Sutton?	
  (Open	
  Ended)	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  is	
  a	
  strong	
  leader?	
  (Yes	
  or	
  No	
  -­‐	
  Take	
  Comments)	
  

       o Do	
   you	
   think	
   Betty	
   Sutton	
   has	
   what	
   it	
   takes	
   to	
   help	
   turn	
   the	
   economy	
   around?	
  

              (Yes	
  or	
  No	
  -­‐	
  Take	
  Comments)	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  agree	
  with	
  Betty	
  Sutton’s	
  vote	
  to	
  support	
  Obamacare?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  that	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  has	
  been	
  working	
  to	
  create	
  jobs	
  for	
  Ohioans?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  that	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  spends	
  government	
  money	
  recklessly?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  like	
  that	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  supports	
  the	
  “Buying	
  American	
  Made”	
  movement?	
  

       o Do	
   you	
   believe	
   that	
   Betty	
   Sutton	
   works	
   harder	
   for	
   the	
   Democratic	
   Party	
   or	
   for	
  

              Ohioans	
  regardless	
  of	
  party	
  affiliation?	
  

       	
  
               Do	
  you	
  know	
  who	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  is?	
  


       o If	
  yes:	
  
	
                                                                     34	
  
o How	
  do	
  you	
  feel	
  about	
  Jim	
  Renacci?	
  (Open	
  Ended)	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  is	
  a	
  strong	
  leader?	
  (Yes	
  or	
  No	
  -­‐	
  Take	
  Comments)	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  has	
  what	
  it	
  takes	
  to	
  help	
  turn	
  the	
  economy	
  around?	
  (Yes	
  

           or	
  No	
  -­‐	
  Take	
  Comments)	
  

       o Do	
   you	
   think	
   that	
   Jim	
   Renacci’s	
   ties	
   to	
   Wall	
   Street	
   firms	
   make	
   him	
   a	
   more	
   or	
   less	
  

           effective	
  Representative?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  agree	
  with	
  Jim	
  Renacci’s	
  support	
  of	
  the	
  Ryan	
  Budget?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  support	
  Jim	
  Renacci’s	
  desire	
  to	
  eliminate	
  Obamacare?	
  

       o Do	
   you	
   agree	
   with	
   Jim	
   Renacci	
   that	
   the	
   best	
   path	
   to	
   a	
   balanced	
   budget	
   is	
   through	
  

           spending	
  cuts?	
  

       o Do	
  you	
  think	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  works	
  harder	
  for	
  Ohioans	
  or	
  for	
  other	
  special	
  interests?	
  

	
  
	
  

Demographic	
  Questions	
  

             How	
  old	
  are	
  you?	
  (Record	
  response	
  on	
  range)	
  

             What	
  is	
  the	
  last	
  grade	
  you	
  completed	
  in	
  school?	
  (Record	
  response	
  on	
  range)	
  

             Are	
  you	
  currently	
  employed?	
  (Employed,	
  Part-­‐time,	
  Looking,	
  Not	
  Looking,	
  Re-­‐

                  tired,	
  NA)	
  

             Do	
  you	
  have	
  children?	
  (Yes	
  or	
  No)	
  

             What	
  is	
  your	
  household	
  income?	
  (Give	
  Range)	
  

             Are	
  you,	
  or	
  is	
  someone	
  in	
  your	
  family	
  a	
  member	
  of	
  a	
  union?	
  

             Do	
  you	
  collect	
  Social	
  Security	
  Benefits?	
  

             Do	
  you	
  receive	
  Medicare	
  Benefits?	
  

	
  

	
  



	
                                                                          35	
  
Brushfire	
  /Tracking	
  Polls	
  

We	
   have	
   budgeted	
   for	
   various	
   brushfire/tracking	
   polls	
   throughout	
   the	
   course	
   of	
   the	
  

campaign.	
  	
  These	
  polls	
  will	
  become	
  more	
  frequent	
  as	
  the	
  campaign	
  nears	
  Election	
  Day.	
  	
  

Brushfire	
  polls	
  will	
  inform	
  various	
  tactical	
  decisions	
  regarding	
  media	
  purchases	
  and	
  the	
  

GOTV	
  effort.	
  


As	
  a	
  precaution	
  against	
  the	
  possibility	
  of	
  an	
  unexpected	
  negative	
  attack,	
  we	
  will	
  main-­‐

tain	
  enough	
  money	
  in	
  the	
  budget	
  for	
  two	
  extra	
  brushfire	
  polls	
  in	
  the	
  last	
  months	
  of	
  the	
  

campaign.	
   	
   We	
   may	
   not	
   need	
   to	
   use	
   all	
   this	
   money.	
   	
   Additional	
   monies	
   not	
   used	
   for	
   poll-­‐

ing	
  will	
  be	
  returned	
  to	
  the	
  general	
  fund	
  for	
  media	
  buys	
  or	
  the	
  GOTV	
  effort.	
  	
  	
  


Brushfire/tracking	
  polls	
  will	
  be	
  used	
  to	
  gauge	
  the	
  effectiveness	
  of	
  our	
  message	
  and	
  our	
  

ID	
   numbers	
   throughout	
   the	
   course	
   of	
   the	
   campaign.	
   	
   Because	
   the	
   16th	
   Ohio	
   congres-­‐

sional	
  district	
  is	
  a	
  new	
  district,	
  we	
  will	
  plan	
  to	
  have	
  at	
  least	
  one	
  brushfire/tracking	
  poll	
  a	
  

month	
  to	
  make	
  sure	
  we	
  are	
  reaching	
  the	
  voters	
  we	
  intend	
  to	
  reach.	
  	
  	
  

	
  


Brushfire	
  /Tracking	
  Poll:	
  Questions	
  to	
  Consider	
  
             ID	
  for	
  Betty	
  Sutton	
  
             ID	
  for	
  Jim	
  Renacci	
  

	
  
To	
  be	
  tracked	
  for	
  both	
  Candidates	
  
On	
  a	
  scale	
  of	
  1	
  -­‐	
  5,	
  with	
  1	
  being	
  “strongly	
  agree”	
  and	
  5	
  being	
  “strongly	
  disagree:”	
  

             Candidate	
  is	
  working	
  to	
  create	
  jobs	
  for	
  Ohioans.	
  

             Candidate	
  is	
  a	
  strong	
  leader.	
  

             Candidate	
  has	
  a	
  plan	
  to	
  improve	
  the	
  economy.	
  

             Candidate	
  shares	
  my	
  values.	
  

             Candidate	
  believes	
  in	
  reasonable	
  solutions	
  above	
  extreme	
  partisanship.	
  	
  	
  	
  

	
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Campaign Structure     	
   	
     	
     	
     	
     7   	
  




	
  

                	
  

                	
  

                	
  

	
            37	
  
Betty	
  Sutton	
  Paid	
  Staff	
  
                                                                            	
  

Campaign	
  Manager	
  -­‐	
  $12,000/month	
  



T
                   his	
  position	
  will	
  be	
  the	
  second	
  hire	
  of	
  the	
  campaign,	
  after	
  Finance	
  Director.	
  	
  

                   The	
  Campaign	
  Manager	
  will	
  be	
  directly	
  responsible	
  for	
  the	
  senior	
  staff,	
  and	
  

directly	
   accountable	
   to	
   the	
   Candidate.	
   	
   The	
   Campaign	
   Manager	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
  

approving	
   field	
   plans,	
   media	
   buys,	
   and	
   press	
   releases	
   when	
   needed.	
   	
   The	
   Campaign	
  

Manager	
   will	
   also	
   have	
   final	
   say	
   over	
   fundraising	
   events,	
   FEC	
   reports	
   and	
   the	
   candi-­‐

date’s	
  schedule,	
  but	
  in	
  practice	
  these	
  things	
  will	
  likely	
  be	
  done	
  without	
  approval	
  by	
  the	
  

Campaign	
   Manager	
   at	
   each	
   step.	
   	
   The	
   Campaign	
   Manager	
   will	
   hold	
   a	
   staff	
   meeting	
   at	
   the	
  

beginning	
   of	
   each	
   week	
   and	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
   the	
   agenda.	
   	
   The	
   Campaign	
   Manager	
  

will	
  also	
  be	
  the	
  direct	
  contact	
  for	
  outside	
  consultants	
  and	
  supportive	
  organizations.	
  	
  The	
  

Campaign	
  Manager	
  will	
  also	
  initially	
  act	
  as	
  political	
  director.	
  	
  Over	
  time,	
  this	
  designation	
  

may	
  transfer	
  to	
  the	
  field	
  director.	
  


Communications	
  Director	
  -­‐	
  $4,500/month	
  

The	
   communications	
   director	
   will	
   be	
   an	
   early	
   hire,	
   though	
   later	
   than	
   both	
   fundraiser	
  

and	
  Campaign	
  Manager.	
  	
  It	
  will	
  be	
  necessary	
  to	
  keep	
  the	
  press	
  alerted	
  to	
  events	
  and	
  re-­‐

spond	
  to	
  press	
  requests,	
  but	
  early	
  in	
  the	
  campaign,	
  we	
  plan	
  to	
  have	
  the	
  duties	
  covered	
  

by	
   other	
   staffers	
   until	
   the	
   position	
   becomes	
   busy	
   enough	
   for	
   a	
   full	
   time	
   staffer.	
   	
   The	
  

communications	
  director	
  will	
  report	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  Campaign	
  Manager.	
  	
  The	
  communi-­‐

cations	
  director	
  will	
  work	
  closely	
  with	
  the	
  researcher	
  to	
  fact	
  check	
  everything	
  prior	
  to	
  

any	
   type	
   of	
   public	
   release	
   of	
   information.	
   	
   The	
   communications	
   director	
   will	
   be	
   a	
   key	
  

piece	
  in	
  the	
  earned	
  media	
  plan,	
  and	
  will	
  work	
  with	
  field	
  staff	
  in	
  this	
  regard.	
  	
  	
  


	
  

	
                                                                        38	
  
Finance	
  Director/Fundraiser	
  -­‐	
  $9,000/month	
  

The	
  finance	
  director/fundraiser	
  will	
  be	
  the	
  first	
  hire	
  of	
  the	
  campaign.	
  	
  The	
  finance	
  direc-­‐

tor	
  will	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  planning	
  events	
  as	
  well	
  as	
  keeping	
  the	
  campaign’s	
  books.	
  	
  The	
  

finance	
  director	
  will	
  also	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  compiling	
  and	
  filling	
  FEC	
  reports	
  in	
  consul-­‐

tation	
  with	
  the	
  campaign’s	
  hired	
  legal	
  consultant.	
  	
  The	
  finance	
  director	
  will	
  be	
  directly	
  

responsible	
   for	
   gathering	
   a	
   fundraising	
   committee	
   for	
   the	
   campaign.	
   	
   Once	
   in	
   place,	
   it	
  

will	
   be	
   the	
   finance	
   director’s	
   responsibility	
   to	
   manage	
   this	
   committee,	
   oversee	
   its	
   ac-­‐

tions,	
   and	
   assist	
   members	
   in	
   their	
   endeavors.	
   	
   The	
   finance	
   director	
   will	
   report	
   to	
   the	
  

Campaign	
   Manager,	
   but	
   in	
   practice,	
   this	
   will	
   be	
   an	
   independent	
   position	
   that	
   will	
   also	
  

report	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  Candidate.	
  	
  The	
  finance	
  director	
  will	
  hire	
  a	
  finance	
  assistant	
  to	
  help	
  

with	
  verifying	
  names,	
  planning	
  events	
  and	
  compiling	
  FEC	
  reports.	
  


Assistant	
  Finance	
  Director	
  -­‐	
  $3,500/month	
  

The	
  assistant	
  finance	
  director	
  will	
  report	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  finance	
  director.	
  	
  The	
  assistant	
  

will	
  be	
  on	
  hand	
  to	
  help	
  with	
  compiling	
  and	
  crosschecking	
  information	
  to	
  ensure	
  compli-­‐

ance	
  with	
  FEC	
  contribution	
  restrictions.	
  	
  The	
  assistant	
  finance	
  director	
  will	
  also	
  help	
  the	
  

finance	
  committee	
  with	
  event	
  planning	
  when	
  necessary	
  and	
  any	
  other	
  tasks	
  assigned	
  by	
  

the	
  finance	
  director.	
  


Field	
  Director	
  -­‐	
  $3,500/month	
  

The	
   field	
   director	
   will	
   plan,	
   organize,	
   staff,	
   and	
   direct	
   the	
   field	
   component	
   of	
   the	
   cam-­‐

paign	
  plan.	
  	
  This	
  includes	
  preparing	
  phone	
  banks,	
  canvasses,	
  volunteer	
  recruitment,	
  out-­‐

reach,	
  vote-­‐by-­‐mail	
  drives,	
  voter	
  registration	
  drives,	
  and	
  the	
  GOTV	
  effort.	
  	
  The	
  field	
  di-­‐

rector	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
   knowing	
   important	
   voting	
   deadlines,	
   legal	
   specifics	
   of	
  

vote-­‐by-­‐mail,	
  and	
  fully	
  understanding	
  the	
  targeting	
  universe.	
  	
  	
  



	
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The	
  field	
  director	
  will	
  report	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  Campaign	
  Manager,	
  but	
  will	
  be	
  involved	
  and	
  

included	
   in	
   discussions	
   with	
   pollsters	
   and	
   other	
   hired	
   staff	
   to	
   discuss	
   targeting	
   and	
   best	
  

practices	
  for	
  contacting	
  targeted	
  voters.	
  	
   The	
   field	
   director	
   will	
   be	
   in	
   charge	
   of	
   two	
   field	
  

organizers	
   and	
   two	
   offices.	
   	
   The	
   field	
   director	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
   determining	
   the	
  

important	
  community	
  events	
  that	
  require	
  the	
  candidate’s	
  presence.	
  	
  In	
  addition,	
  the	
  field	
  

director	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
   managing	
   the	
   organizers	
   and	
   following	
   up	
   with	
   voter	
  

contact	
  to	
  confirm	
  that	
  we	
  are	
  reaching	
  our	
  vote	
  goals.	
  	
  	
  


Organizers	
  -­‐	
  $3,000/month	
  

Two	
  organizers	
  will	
  be	
  hired	
  in	
  July	
  to	
  staff	
  the	
  campaign’s	
  two	
  field	
  offices	
  in	
  Cuyahoga	
  

County	
   and	
   Summit	
   County.	
   	
   These	
   organizers	
   will	
   be	
   responsible	
   for	
   implementing	
  

phone	
   banks	
   and	
   canvasses	
   through	
   volunteer	
   recruitment.	
   	
  They	
   are	
   also	
   responsible	
  

for	
  their	
  respective	
  counties,	
  for	
  attending	
  important	
  community	
  events,	
  and	
  for	
  staffing	
  

the	
  Candidate	
  when	
  she	
  attends	
  these	
  events.	
  	
  The	
  organizer	
  will	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  all	
  

things	
   volunteer	
   related	
   such	
   as:	
   building	
   an	
   audience	
   for	
   a	
   rally,	
   finding	
   extras	
   for	
   a	
  

media	
   shoot,	
   and	
   staffing	
   the	
   office	
   and	
   entering	
   data.	
   	
   The	
   organizers	
   will	
   be	
   encour-­‐

aged	
  to	
  create	
  an	
  unpaid	
  intern	
  program	
  to	
  help	
  them	
  in	
  their	
  efforts.	
  	
  	
  


	
  

Researcher	
  -­‐	
  $3,000/month	
  

The	
  campaign	
  researcher	
  will	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  updating	
  the	
  research	
  books	
  when	
  nec-­‐

essary	
   and	
   knowing	
   the	
   information	
   contained	
   in	
   the	
   books.	
   	
   As	
   part	
   of	
   this	
   duty,	
   the	
  

researcher	
   should	
   be	
   familiar	
   with	
   the	
   latest	
   details	
   from	
   the	
   Renacci	
   campaign.	
   	
   The	
  

researcher	
  will	
  report	
  directly	
  to	
  the	
  Campaign	
  Manager,	
  but	
  will	
  work	
  closely	
  with	
  the	
  

communications	
   director	
   as	
   that	
   position	
   will	
   be	
   responding	
   to	
   press	
   inquiries,	
   and	
  

questions	
  regarding	
  the	
  candidates	
  record	
  and	
  stance.	
  	
  The	
  researcher	
  can	
  request	
  ac-­‐

	
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cess	
  to	
  the	
  candidate	
  to	
  verify	
  information	
  if	
  the	
  need	
  arises,	
  but	
  the	
  first	
  line	
  of	
  ques-­‐

tions	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  go	
  to	
  the	
   Campaign	
  Manager.	
   	
   The	
  researcher	
  will	
  be	
  brought	
  into	
  dis-­‐

cussions	
  with	
  the	
  mail	
  consultant	
  and	
  media	
  consultant	
  as	
  letters	
  and	
  scripts	
  are	
  being	
  

approved.	
  	
  	
  


Scheduler	
  -­‐	
  $3,000/month	
  

The	
  scheduler	
  will	
  be	
  directly	
  responsible	
  for	
  handling	
  requests	
  from	
  both	
  the	
  outside	
  

and	
  from	
  within	
  the	
  campaign.	
  	
  The	
  scheduler	
  is	
  in	
  charge	
  of	
  the	
  candidate’s	
  schedule.	
  	
  It	
  

will	
  be	
  important	
  for	
  the	
  scheduler	
  to	
  speak	
  directly	
  with	
  the	
  candidate	
  at	
  the	
  beginning	
  

of	
  the	
  campaign	
  to	
  determine	
  scheduling	
  needs	
  for	
  both	
  her	
  and	
  her	
  family.	
  	
  Following	
  

that	
   initial	
   conversation,	
   the	
   scheduler	
   will	
   report	
   directly	
   to	
   the	
   Campaign	
   Manager.	
  	
  

The	
  scheduler	
  will	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  knowing	
  what	
  events	
  have	
  been	
  requested,	
  which	
  

were	
  accepted	
  and	
  which	
  were	
  rejected.	
  


	
  The	
  scheduler	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  have	
  intimate	
  knowledge	
  of	
  the	
  district,	
  distances	
  between	
  

venues	
  and	
  drive	
  times	
  between	
  different	
  areas.	
  	
  In	
  addition,	
  they	
  will	
  need	
  to	
  determine	
  

what	
  scheduling	
  requests	
  can	
  be	
  feasibly	
  satisfied	
  in	
  a	
  given	
  day,	
  and	
  if	
  an	
  event	
  needs	
  

to	
  be	
  declined,	
  it	
  is	
  the	
  scheduler’s	
  responsibility	
  to	
  reach	
  out	
  to	
  campaign	
  benefactors.	
  	
  

The	
   scheduler	
   will	
   speak	
   often	
   with	
   the	
   Campaign	
   Manager	
   regarding	
   geographic	
   and	
  

issue	
   targets	
   so	
   that	
   they	
   will	
   be	
   better	
   able	
   to	
   prioritize	
   the	
   candidate’s	
   time.	
   	
   When	
   an	
  

event	
  is	
  planned	
  by	
  the	
  campaign,	
  the	
  scheduler	
  will	
  be	
  responsible	
  for	
  booking	
  neces-­‐

sary	
  accommodation	
  reservations	
  for	
  the	
  candidate	
  and	
  any	
  staff	
  that	
  she	
  may	
  be	
  travel-­‐

ing	
  with.	
  	
  	
  


	
  

	
  

	
  

	
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Betty	
  Sutton	
  Volunteer	
  Teams	
  
	
  

Finance	
  Committee	
  

The	
  finance	
  committee	
  will	
  be	
  directed	
  by	
  the	
  finance	
  director.	
  	
  They	
  will	
  be	
  a	
  group	
  of	
  

volunteers	
  charged	
  with	
  planning	
  high	
  dollar	
  events	
  and	
  raising	
  large	
  dollar	
  donations.	
  	
  	
  


Election	
  Protection	
  Team	
  

The	
   election	
   protection	
   team	
   will	
   be	
   a	
   group	
   of	
   two	
   volunteer	
   lawyers	
   in	
   each	
   of	
   our	
   six	
  

counties	
  to	
  be	
  in	
  place	
  on	
  Election	
  Day	
  to	
  answer	
  calls	
  regarding	
  polling	
  location	
  issues	
  

and	
   any	
   other	
   questions	
   that	
   arise	
   in	
   regards	
   to	
   election	
   laws.	
   	
   The	
   lawyers	
   will	
   be	
  

trained	
  by	
  the	
  consultant	
  lawyer	
  on	
  retainer.	
  	
  	
  


College	
  Fellowship	
  Program	
  

The	
   fellowship	
   program	
   will	
   be	
   recruited	
   and	
   managed	
   by	
   the	
   organizers	
   in	
   each	
   field	
  

office.	
  	
  	
  


**For	
  more	
  information	
  on	
  the	
  College	
  Fellowship	
  Program	
  please	
  see	
  the	
  Field	
  section	
  

	
  

Consultants	
  	
  

Will	
  be	
  hired	
  for	
  the	
  following	
  positions:	
  	
  

Pollster	
  /	
  Lawyer	
  /	
  Web	
  Consultant	
  /	
  Media	
  Consultant	
  /	
  Mail	
  Consultant




	
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Betty Sutton for OHIO.

  • 1.                                      
  • 2.                     BETTY SUTTON for OHIO BUILDING A BETTER OHIO Allison Green ★ Aviv Halpern ★ Evan Currie ★ John Stefos ★ Miriam Diemer ★ Vitali Shkliarou    
  • 3. TABLE of CONTENTS Executive Summary 4 Political Environment 6 Strategic Assumptions 9 Candidate Research 13 Opposition Research 17 Polling 32 Campaign Structure 37 Messaging 43 Targeting 53 Field 69 Communications 81 Finance 95 Budget 108 Scheduling 112 Appendix 117   3  
  • 4. Executive Summary 1 C ongresswoman   Betty   Sutton   (D   -­‐   Ohio)   is   running   for   reelection   to   the   U.S.     House  of  Representatives  in  2012.    As  a  result  of  the  2010  Census  Ohio’s  con-­‐ gressional   districts   were   reapportioned.     Congresswoman   Sutton   currently   serves   the   13th   Congressional   District   of   Ohio,   but   in   2012   she   will   be   running   in   the   new   16th   Congressional  District  against  incumbent  Congressman  Jim  Renacci  (R  -­‐  Ohio).       Though  the  new  16th  Congressional  District  includes  pieces  of  both  the  old  13th  and  old   16th,  the  district  lines  exclude  Congresswoman  Sutton’s  base  in  Akron,  Summit  County,   and  Lorain  County.    The  new  16th  Congressional  District  maintains  all  of  Congressman   Renacci’s   supporters   in   Wayne   County   and   Medina   County.     It   also   maintains   Wadsworth,  where  Congressman  Renacci  was  Mayor  prior  to  serving  in  Congress.   The  race  is  considered  a  toss-­‐up  by  The  Cook  Political  Report.    The  voting  history,  geo-­‐ graphic  lines,  and  economic  indicators  of  Ohio’s  16th  Congressional  District  signify  that   Betty  will  need  to  outrun  expected  Democratic  performance.         The  goal  of  this  plan  is  to  outline  the  path  to  victory  for  Betty  Sutton.    Our  targeting  indi-­‐ cates  an  expected  election  turnout  of  352,402  voters.    Our  vote  goal  is  183,249  voters,   and   we   expect   a   persuasion   universe   of   87,936   voters.     The   major   geographic   GOTV   tar-­‐ get   will   be   Cuyahoga   County   and   our   major   geographic   persuasion   target   is   Medina   County.    We  will  work  to  introduce  Betty  to  voters  in  Portage  County  and  will  mitigate     4  
  • 5. loss   as   much   as   possible   in   Wayne   and   Stark   Counties,   which   are   areas   of   strong   Repub-­‐ lican  support.       Our  message  for  voters  is  that  Betty  has  a  record  of  voting  to  “Build  a  Better  Ohio.”  We   will  emphasize  her  votes  that  promoted  job  growth,  worked  towards  economic  stability,   and   provided   for   those   in   need.     We   will   contrast   that   record   to   that   of   Jim   Renacci   who   supports  the  “Ryan-­‐Renacci  budget  plan,”  which  will  cost  American  jobs  and  leave  elder-­‐ ly  Americans  without  sufficient  healthcare.       We  will  use  coalitions  of  supporters  in  Unions  and  Women’s  organizations  to  assist  with   fundraising   and   field   efforts.     The   campaign   will   purchase   online,   television   and   radio   media  and  send  multiple  direct  mail  pieces  with  the  aim  of  reaching  targeted  base  and   undecided  voters.    Specific  micro-­‐targets  will  be  determined  as  the  campaign  progresses   after  polling  and  ID  calls.       This  plan  will  also  outline  the  organization  of  the  Sutton  campaign,  the  current  political   environment,   research   on   both   Betty   Sutton   and   Jim   Renacci,   the   targeting   universe,   communication  strategies,  and  the  campaign  calendar.     5  
  • 6. Political Environment 2 O hio  will  once  again  be  a  battleground  state  in  the  2012  presidential  election.     In   2000,   George   W.    Bush   carried   the   state   by   only   3   percentage   points   and   by   only  2  points  in  his  2004  reelection  campaign.      In  2008,  Barack  Obama  won  the  state  by   4  points  over  John  McCain.      Ohio  is  clearly  a  swing  state  that  is  typically  won  by  just  a   few  percentage  points,  and  the  result  in  the  2012  presidential  race  will  be  similar.      Be-­‐ cause  of  this,  both  the  Romney  and  Obama  campaigns  will  be  very  active  in  Ohio,  a  factor   which  will  greatly  affect  down  ballot  races.   Betty  Sutton’s  record  makes  it  difficult  for  her  to  run  away  from  President  Obama,  and   her  opponents  will  gladly  try  to  tie  her  to  his  record.      In  some  parts  of  the  district,  Betty   can  run  closer  to  the  President,  but   the  overall  message  will  have  to  center  on  what  she   has   done   for   Ohio.     However,   as   of   the   writing   of   this   plan   (May   2012),   the   Real   Clear   Politics   polling   average   has   Obama   at   47   percent,   up   by   4.6   points   over   Romney.     Im-­‐ proving  popularity  of  the  President  will  be  a  benefit  for  Sutton.    However,  given  Ohio’s   history,  we  can  expect  that  President  Obama  will  continue  to  poll  very  close  to  Romney   statewide  over  the  coming  months.         Romney’s  choice  for  his  Vice  Presidential  nominee  could  also  have  an  impact  on  the  Sut-­‐ ton   race.       Republican   Ohio   Senator   Rob   Portman   has   been   mentioned   as   a   potential   running  mate  for  Romney.      In  a  May  2012  Public  Policy  Polling  survey,  Portman’s  ap-­‐ proval  was  low  with  31  percent  approving  and  33  percent  disapproving.      A  full  36  per-­‐ cent  surveyed  had  no  opinion  on  his  job  performance  which  means  that  there  are  poten-­‐   6  
  • 7. tial   voters  to  win  over.     The   same   poll  tested  how  it  would  affect  the  Republican  ticket   if   Portman   were   selected,   and   found   that   he   helped   narrow   Romney’s   gap   in   Ohio.       If   Portman  is  selected  for  the  ticket,  we  should  expect  that  this  will  pull  media  and  voter   attention  away  from  our  race  to  the  presidential  race.      It  could  also  end  up  driving  Re-­‐ publican   turnout  in  the  state,  which  could  end  up  creating  more  down  ballot  votes  for   Republican   candidates.       The   Sutton   campaign   needs   to   be   prepared   to   address   these   potential  effects  if  Portman  is  selected.   Democratic  incumbent  Sherrod  Brown’s  Senate  race  will  also  impact  down  ballot  races.       Brown  is  being  challenged  by  State  Treasurer  Josh  Mandel,  who  is  less  well  known  and   is  trailing  in  recent  public  polling.      However,  Brown’s  approval  rating  has  hovered  in  the   low   40s,   a   sign   that   his   reelection   could   be   tough   race.       With   Republicans   looking   for   every  opportunity  to  take  control  of  the  Senate,  Brown  will  be  a  target.   On   the   positive   side,   the   Obama   and   Brown   campaigns   will   be   registering   voters   and   driving   turnout,   which   will   benefit   down   ticket   races   like   the   16th   Congressional   Dis-­‐ trict.     But   those   campaigns   will   also   be   a   drain   on   resources   for   the   Sutton   campaign.         As   higher   profile   races,   the   Obama   and   Brown   campaigns   will   pull   resources   such   as   volunteers  and  support  from  affiliated  groups  like  labor  unions.    The  cost  of  media  re-­‐ sources  will  be  affected  by  the  increased  demand  for  advertising  slots  caused  by  up  tick-­‐ et  races.       Within  state  government,  Republican  Governor  John  Kasich’s  approval  rating  is  around   44  percent  as  of  March  2012,  and  has  been  rising  from  lows  in  the  30s.    Low  approval   ratings   are   largely   the   result   of   the   Scott   Walker/Wisconsin-­‐style   policies   his   admin-­‐ istration  has  pursued.      The  most  well  known  of  these  policies  was  an  effort  to  restrict   collective  bargaining  by  public  sector  unions,  which  was  overwhelmingly  defeated  with     7  
  • 8. more  than  60  percent  voting  “no”  on  the  ballot  issue  in  2011.      Betty  Sutton’s  record  with   labor   and   the   massive   organization   effort   undertaken   by   Ohio   labor   organizations   to   defeat  the  ballot  measure  will  be  important  assets  in  her  reelection  campaign.   The   political   environment   within   the   16th   Congressional   District   is   very   similar   to   the   environment   of   the   entire   state.    Ohio   lost   two   seats   after   reapportionment   in   2010,   and   the   Republican-­‐controlled   state   legislature   collapsed   two   Democratic-­‐held   seats   when   they   drew   the   new   districts.     As   a   result,   two   Democratic   Ohio   Representatives   ran   against  each  other  in  a  primary,  and  incumbent  Betty  Sutton  is  now  facing  fellow  incum-­‐ bent,  Republican  Jim  Renacci.    Like  the  state  as  a  whole,  many  of  northeast  Ohio’s  con-­‐ gressional  districts  are  swing  seats  that  regularly  switch  between  both  parties.      Howev-­‐ er,   during   redistricting,   the   new   16th   district   appears   to   have   been   drawn   to   lean   Re-­‐ publican.    Many  of  the  major  cities  that  were  in  Betty’s  former  13th  district  have  been   cut  out,  leaving  a  more  suburban  district.      As  a  result,  Betty  Sutton  will  face  a  tough  and   likely  very  close  race  to  defeat  Renacci.   Though   it   will   be   a   close   race,   there   is   still   a   clear   roadmap   to   victory   for   the   Sutton   Campaign.    The  following  strategic  assumptions  set  the  framework  for  the  campaign  and   help  to  establish  the  context  for  the  race.               8  
  • 9. Strategic Assumptions 3 O hio  will  be  a  battleground  state  for  the  Presidential  Election.    Because  of  this,   we   know   that   media   time   will   be   expensive   and   difficult   to   get.     We   know   this   will  drive  turn-­‐out  and  we  can  expect  votes  cast  to  be  closer  in  number  to  2008  rather   than   2010.     We   also   assume   that   both   Parties   will   likely   begin   organizing   coordinated   campaigning  in  Ohio.         o Based  on  recent  polls  in  OH,  we  know  that  Obama  is  running  a  close  race  to  Rom-­‐ ney.     Obama   has   a   slight   lead.     We   expect   this   trend   to   continue   and   to   benefit   Betty  Sutton  as  she  uses  Obama’s  popularity  to  her  advantage.          We   expect   the   Senate   race   in   Ohio   to   be   very   competitive.     We   will   expect   to   coordi-­‐ nate  with  Senator  Brown  during  the  campaign;  we  also  expect  that  this  race  and  the   Presidential  race  will  affect  our  campaign  by  way  of  driving  turn  out.     o We  recognize  there  could  be  some  negative  effects  of  the  Senate  race  on  our  cam-­‐ paign  as  well,  including  fewer  volunteers  in  some  areas  as  they  may  be  dedicated   to  one  of  the  other  Democratic  campaigns.     o In  spite  of  the  other  campaigns  operating  in  the  same  area,  donations  to  the  Betty   Sutton  campaign  have,  so  far,  been  in  excess  of  what  was  raised  in  either  2010  or     9  
  • 10. 2008.    Because  of  the  importance  of  this  house  race  for  both  Democrats  and  Re-­‐ publicans,  we  expect  this  trend  to  continue.          Rob   Portman   is   on   the   short   list   for   Vice   President.     This   could   affect   the   election   by   increasing  turnout  for  the  Republican  Candidate.          We  assume  that  our  opponent  will  attempt  to  demonize  us  by  tying  us  to  a  “failed   administration”,  an  “economy  in  shambles”,  and  a  health  care  plan  that  will  “bank-­‐ rupt”  the  nation  and  strip  money  from  Medicare.      We   know   that   the   district   was   apportioned   to   be   a   Republican   leaning   district.     Though   party   registration   isn’t   required   for   primary   voting   in   Ohio,   this   lean   can   be   studied   through   historical   voter   performance   numbers.     Based   on   voter   histories   and  the  redistricting  lines,  we  assume  that  if  we  turn  out  only  “Democratic”  voters,   we  will  lose  this  election.      We  know  that  the  new  district  contains  large  portions  of  Renacci’s  old  congressional   district  including  all  of  Wayne  county  as  well  as  the  town  of  Wadsworth  in  Medina   county  where  he  was  Mayor.          Wayne  county  had  a  DPI  of  ~40%  in  2008,  and  ~30%  in  2010.    We  expect,  due  to   Renacci’s  ties  to  the  county,  that  we  can  expect  a  DPI  closer  to  2010.    Because  of  this,   we  will  not  spend  a  large  portion  of  time  or  resources  on  this  county.         10  
  • 11.    Portage   county   has   never   voted   for   Sutton   or   Renacci.     Both   name   IDs   will   be   low   in   this   area.     It   will   be   more   important   here   than   anywhere   that   we   define   ourselves   before  Renacci  has  a  chance  to  define  us.          Medina   county   will   be   our   second   largest   voting   block   of   expected   voters   within   the   district.    Medina  is  also  the  only  county  that  has  voted  for  both  Sutton  and  Renacci   (Sutton  in  the  North,  Renacci  in  the  South).    We  believe  this  will  be  our  best  oppor-­‐ tunity   to   compare   ourselves   to   Renacci.     We   will   target   this   county   for   persuasion   votes.          Though  CD16  does  include  portions  of  Cuyahoga  county,  it  does  not  include  any  part   of   the   city   of   Cleveland.     We   adjusted   DPI   to   reflect   performance   in   the   precincts   in-­‐ cluded  in  CD16.    We  expect  to  find  voters  who  commute  into  the  city  for  work,  but   live  in  the  suburbs.    This  will  include  moms,  families,  people  with  slightly  larger  in-­‐ comes,  and  less  racial  diversity  than  the  county  numbers  as  a  whole.    We  still  expect,   based   on   these   numbers,   that   this   will   be   our   largest   “base”   vote,   our   most   progres-­‐ sive   voters,   and   the   most   important   area   to   coordinate   our   campaign   with   the   Party   and  with  the  President.          Job,   Healthcare,   and   the   Economy   will   be   major   themes   in   both   our   campaign   and   Recacci’s.           11  
  • 12.  We  expect  that  the  unemployment  rate  will  hover  around  the  current  7.5%  for  Ohio   through  the  remainder  of  the  campaign.          We   can   assume   that   there   will   be   large   amounts   of   outside   spending   in   this   race,   on   both  sides.   We  expect  that  both  candidates  in  this  race  will  spend  about  $3  million  in  their   campaigns  for  this  seat.   12  
  • 13. Candidate Research 4 Betty  Sutton  Bio/Background    B orn   and   raised   in   Barberton,   Sum-­‐ mit  County,  Ohio    Birth  Date  July  31,  1963    The  youngest  of  six  children      Her  mother  was  a  clerk  for  the  local  library   and   her   father,   a   veteran   of   World   War   II,   worked  at  the  local  boilermaker  factory.        Attended  public  schools  in  Barberton    Graduated  from  Kent  State  University  in  1985  having  majored  in  Political  Science    Received  her  J.D.    from  University  of  Akron  in  1990    Worked   as   a   labor   lawyer   and   held   a   private   practice   before   she   moved   into   her   po-­‐ litical  career  at  Attorney,  Faulkner,  Muskovitz  and  Phillips,  LLP    Married  to  Doug  Corwon    Religion:  Methodist         13  
  • 14. Political  Experience    Barberton  Ohio  City  Council  1991-­‐1992    Member  of  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives  1993-­‐2001    Member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  (2006-­‐present)   Congressional  Committees    Member,  House  Armed  Services  Committee    Member,  House  Natural  Resources  Committee    Member,  Congressional  Task  Force  on  Seniors    Vice-­‐Chair,  Congressional  Automotive  Caucus    Member,  Congressional  Career  and  Technical  Education  Caucus    Member,  Congressional  Labor  and  Working  Families  Caucus    Member,  Congressional  Task  Force  on  Competitiveness    Co-­‐Chair,  Congressional  Task  Force  on  Job  Creation    Member,  Friends  of  Job  Corps  Congressional  Caucus   **For  full  list  of  Caucuses  and  Committees  please  refer  to  Appendix  A     Awards    Distinguished  Service  Award,  Ohio  Automobile  Dealers  Association  (2010)    Automotive  News  All-­‐Star  (2010)    Fighting  Freshman  Award  from  the  U.S.    Business  and  Industry  Council    Legislator  of  the  Year  Award,  Ohio  American  Veterans  Association  (2009)    Graded  A+  from  The  Iraq  and  Afghanistan  Veterans  of  America  (2008)    100%  Score  by  the  Alliance  for  Retired  Americans    Champion  of  Health  Care  Innovation  Award,  Health  Care  Leadership  Council      Defender  Award,  National  Association  of  Community  Health  Centers  (2009)     14  
  • 15.  Elected  President  of  the  Freshman  Class  of  Democrats  (2006)   **For  full  list  of  AWARDs  please  refer  to  Appendix  B     Election  Endorsements   **For  full  list  of  Election  Endorsements  please  refer  to  Appendix  C     Organizations    Member,  Akron  Child  Guidance  Advisory  Council    Member,  American  Bar  Association    Member,  Associates  of  Trial  Lawyers  of  America    Member,  Barberton  Democratic  Party    Member,  Barberton  Women's  Democratic  Party    Member,  Federated  Democratic  Women    Member,  Ohio  Academy  of  Trial  Lawyers    Member,  Summit  County  Democratic  Party    Member,  Summit  County  Trial  Lawyers  Association     Strengths    Has  a  record  of  voting  against  the  Democratic  party  if  it  will  benefit  Ohio  (H.R.     9,  other  bills  protecting  the  Auto  industry)    Introduced   Cash   for   Clunkers   which   was   very   popular   with   Ohioans   and   spiked  auto  sales  in  the  area    Sponsored   a   bill   that   would   require   public   works   to   use   materials   made   in   America,  which  would  give  a  boost  to  the  Ohio  steel  industry  and  other  manu-­‐ facturing  plants  in  the  area.     15  
  • 16.  Voted  in  support  of  the  NLRB  so  it  could  keep  its  authority  and  power  to  re-­‐ strict  or  hinder  businesses  from  outsourcing  their  manufacturing  thus  keep-­‐ ing  jobs  in  Ohio    Did   not   support   the   Ryan   Plan   which   would   have   several   terrible   effects   on   Ohio’s  seniors  and  budget    Supported  the  payroll  tax  cut    Extended  unemployment  benefits  and  fought  to  keep  foreclosure  prevention   and  relief  programs     Vulnerability    Rep.     Sutton   has   one   of   the   lowest   staff   retention   rates   in   the   House   of   Repre-­‐ sentatives  at  19.2%,  which  can  be  used  to  portray  Rep.    Sutton’s  personality   or  paint  the  image  that  there  is  something  wrong  with  the  way  she  runs  her   office.       (http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_91/Study-­‐Tracks-­‐Staff-­‐Turnover-­‐on-­‐Hill-­‐ 212156-­‐1.html)      Ohio   passed   Issue   3,   which   is   a   proposal   that   prevents   Ohioans   from   being   forced   to   participate   in   the   health   care   system.     This   poses   an   issue   for   the   campaign  because  it  shows  that  Ohioans  don’t  necessarily  want  the  Afforda-­‐ ble   Care   Act,   which   Sutton   supported.     However,   Issue   3   was   an   Ohio-­‐wide   proposal  and  does  not  necessarily  reflect  the  views  of  the  constituents  of  the   16th  district.       (http://www.cleveland.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/11/early_results_in_on_ohio _issue.html)     16  
  • 17. Opposition Research 5 Jim  Renacci  Bio/Background    B orn   on   Dec.    3,  1958  in  Monongahe-­‐ la,  Pennsylvania,  a  suburb  of  Pittsburgh    Father  was  a  railroad  worker  and  his  moth-­‐ er  was  a  nurse    Earned  a  Degree  in  Business  Administration   from  Indiana  University  of  Pennsylvania  and   became  a  Certified  Public  Accountant  (CPA)   and  financial  advisor    In   2003,   Renacci   formed   the   LTC   Companies   group,   a   financial   consulting   service   which   included   a   partial   ownership   of   three   Harley-­‐Davidson  dealerships  in  Columbus,  the  Lifestyle  Communities  Pavilion  in  Co-­‐ lumbus,  and  Renacci-­‐Doraty  Chevrolet  in  Wadsworth    Renacci  became  a  partner  and  managing  board  member  of  the  former  Arena  Foot-­‐ ball  League’s  Columbus  Destroyers    Renacci  has  a  wife,  Tina  and  three  kids:  Drew,  Ryan,  Rhiannon    Renacci  also  worked  as  a  volunteer  firefighter       17  
  • 18. Political  Experience    Freshman  Congressman,  elected  in  2010    1993-­‐1994  Wadsworth  Board  of  Zoning  Appeals    1999  President  of  Wadsworth’s  City  Council    2004  Mayor  of  Wadsworth     Congressional  Committees    United  States  House  Committee  on  Financial  Services    Vice-­‐Chair   on   the   Subcommittee   on   Financial   Institutions   and   Consumer   Credit    Subcommittee  on  Oversight  and  Investigations    Republican  Study  Committee    Republican  Main  Street  Partnership     Election  Endorsements   **For  full  list  of  Election  Endorsements  please  refer  to  Appendix  D     Organizations    Sharon  Golf  Club  in  Medina  County  (all-­‐male)    National  Board  of  Accountants           18  
  • 19. Strengths    Has  received  several  big  Republican  endorsements    Has  voted  to  lower  corporate  tax    Voted   against   “Obamacare”  which  Ohio  as  a  whole  was  not  supportive  of.    Ev-­‐ idence   can   be   found   in   the   ballot   Issue   3   which   passed   in   Ohio   stating   that   Ohio  would  eliminate  the  mandatory  aspect  of  the  law.    Was  a  small  business  owner  for  27  years  and  created  jobs  in  Ohio  (self-­‐made   millionaire)    Extended  the  payroll  tax  cut     Vulnerability    Voted   in   Favor   of   the   Ryan   Plan   (the   Republican   Budget   on   Medicare).     Ac-­‐ cording  to  the  Congressional  Committee  on  Energy  and  Commerce,  the  Ryan   Plan  will  affect  OH16  in  the  following  ways:   o Increase  prescription  drug  costs  for  9,000  Medicare  beneficiaries  in  the   district   who   enter   the   Part  D  donut  hole,  forcing  them  to  pay  an  extra   $88   million  for  drugs  over  the  next  decade.       o Eliminate   new   preventive   care   benefits   for   111,000   Medicare   benefi-­‐ ciaries  in  the  district.       o Deny  470,000  individuals  age  54  and  younger   in  the  district  access  to   Medicare’s  guaranteed  benefits.       o Increase   the   out-­‐of-­‐pocket   costs   of   health   coverage   by   over   $6,000   per   year  in  2022  and  by  almost  $12,000  per  year  in  2032  for  the  110,000   individuals  in  the  district  who  are  between  the  ages  of  44  and  54.       o Require   the   110,000   individuals   in   the   district   between   the   ages   of   44   and   54  to  save  an  additional  $25.7  billion   for  their  retirement  –  an  average  of   $182,000  to  $287,000  per  individual  –  to  pay  for  the  increased  cost  of     19  
  • 20. health   coverage   over   their   lifetimes.     Younger   residents   of   the   district   will   have  to  save  even  higher  amounts  to  cover  their  additional  medical  costs.        Raise  the  Medicare  eligibility  age  by  at  least  one  year  to  age  66  or   more  for  59,000  individuals   in  the  district  who  are  age  44  to  49   and  by  two  years  to  age  67  for  363,000  individuals  in  the  district   who  are  age  43  or  younger.      Renacci   accepted   large   campaign   contributions   from   a   Northern   Ohio   busi-­‐ nessman   whose   employees   are   currently   under   federal   investigation.     More   than   $200,000   in   campaign   contributions   from   the   employees   at   the   Suarez   Corporation   were   given   to   Renacci   and   U.S.     Senate   candidate   Josh   Mandel.     Many  of  the  employees  and  their  spouses  that  have  never  given  contributions   before  and  lived  in  modest  homes  with  job  titles  such  as  “copywriter”  donated   $5,000  to  one  or  both  campaigns.       (http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2012/05/report-­‐fbi-­‐prob.php,       CantonRep:  http://www.cantonrep.com/news/x358789616/FBI-­‐probes-­‐Suarez-­‐ employees-­‐campaign-­‐contributions       Associated  Press:   http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jpiLILeA58tBUftO39NGL QTKeE4w?docId=acd6bcec512348bfb2834e6966047307)      In   February   2011,   Renacci   said   that   he   would   support   cutting   the   defense   budget.    He  said  “Those  in  the  military  have  to  be  accountable  like  every  other   department.   (http://www.the-­‐daily-­‐record.com/local%20news/2011/02/07/renacci-­‐s-­‐ business-­‐experience-­‐guides-­‐decisions)      Voted  for  Cuts  to  Local  Child  Support  Enforcement  Agency.    A  spokeswoman   for   Renacci   said   that   while   he   appreciates   the   program   and   the   support   it   provides,   he   must   support   legislation   that   provides   an   offset   to   guarantee   the     20  
  • 21. bill  will  not  spend  more  taxpayer  money.    The  spokeswoman  said  Renacci  will   keep  an  eye  on  the  bill  “will  act  accordingly”     (http://www.the-­‐daily-­‐record.com/local%20news/2011/03/05/csea-­‐braces-­‐for-­‐ fallout-­‐from-­‐loss-­‐of-­‐federal-­‐funds)      In  March  2011,  the  Center  for  Responsive  Politics  published  a  study  of  the  fi-­‐ nances  of  several  congressional  freshman  and  it  was  determined  that  Renacci   was  the  6th  richest  freshman  with  $28.4  million  in  possible  net  worth.    This   helps  spread  the  image  that  he  is  out  of  touch  with  the  everyday  Ohioan     (Washington  Post:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-­‐ dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030902631.html)      Renacci  has  stated  that  one  thing  he  learned  was  that  he  must  constantly  be  in   campaign  mode.    He  said  “Guess  what  happens  after  you  get  elected?  You’ve   got   to   start   running   again.”  This  helps  paint  the  image  that  he  is  a  career  poli-­‐ tician.       (Canton  Republic:  http://www.cantonrep.com/stark/x337039533/Jackson-­‐ students-­‐get-­‐answers-­‐from-­‐Renacci)      Rep.     Renacci   has   received   36%   of   his   Campaign   Cash   from   industries   that   he   regulates  in  the  first  quarter  of  2011.    In  April  2011,  the  Sunlight  Foundation   reported   Renacci   received   36%   of   his   political   donations   from   the   banking,   insurance,   and   real   estate   industries.     He   regulates   those   same   industries   in   his  role  as  a  legislator  on  the  House  Financial  Services  Committee.    This  vul-­‐ nerability  greatly  helps  with  the  image  of  Renacci  as  an  out  of  touch  Washing-­‐ ton  insider.       (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/jim_renacci_gets_help_fro m_vis.html)      Renacci  is  a  member  of  an  All-­‐Male  Golf  Club  called  the  Sharon  Golf  Club     (http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/06/ohio_democrats_criticize_r ep_j.html)     21  
  • 22. On the Issues 5a   Betty  Sutton  on  Jobs     B etty   Sutton   has   repeatedly   supported   legislation   aimed   at   keeping   jobs   in   America  rather  than  allowing  them  to  be  outsourced  overseas.    She  has  stat-­‐ ed,   “I   know   that   in   these   tough   times,   my   most   important   job   is   getting   Ohio   back   to   work…it   is  time  to  put  working  Americans  first  to  ensure  Northeast  Ohio’s  small  busi-­‐ nesses,  job  seekers,  and  manufacturers  get  a  fair  shake.”  Rep.    Sutton  has  voted  in  favor   of   increasing   regulations   on   Wall   Street   to   prevent   another   bailout,   and   voted   against   free   trade   agreements   with   other   countries   such   as   Korea,   Colombia,   and   Panama   that   threaten   Ohio   jobs.     Rep.     Sutton   has   also   sponsored   legislation   focusing   on   “buying   American”  and  requiring  the  use  of  American  made  materials  in  construction.    Further-­‐ more,  Representative  Sutton  voted  against  a  bill  that  would  eliminate  the  ability  of  the   National   Labor   Relations   Board   (NLRB)   to   restrict   outsourcing   or   change   the   location   of   manufacturing   plants.     Representative   Sutton’s   position   appeals   to   the   many   labor   un-­‐ ions,  and  manufacturing  workers  in  Ohio.   Voting  Record    Sponsored  H.R.    1684  the  Keep  American  Jobs  from  Going  Down  the  Drain  Act   which  would  require  the  use  of  American  iron,  steel,  and  manufactured  goods   in  construction  and  repair  of  public  infrastructure.     22  
  • 23.  Voted  against  H.R.    3078,  H.R.    3079,  H.R.    3080  which  are  trade  agreements   with  Panama  and  Colombia,  and  a  free  trade  agreement  with  Korea.    Voted  against  H.R.    3094  the  Workforce,  Democracy  and  Fairness  Act    which   would  limit  the  authority  of  the  NLRB  to  facilitate  the  unionization  of  work-­‐ ers,  restricting  the  number  and  composition  of  collective  bargaining  units    Voted   against   H.R.     2587   which   would   deny   the   NLRB   the   ability   to   restrict   outsourcing  or  change  in  location  in  business  and  production    Voted  against  the  Democratic  Party  in  order  to  support  H.R.    9  which  would   provide  tax  cuts  to  Businesses  with  500  employees  or  less.    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    4851  the  Unemployment  Benefits  Extension     Jim  Renacci  on  Jobs   Representative  Renacci  is  an  avid  businessman.    He  has  voted  primarily  with  the  Repub-­‐ lican   Party   as   can   be   seen   through   his   voting   record   supporting   small   businesses   and   supporting   secret   ballots   for   unions.     In   supporting   small   businesses,   Representative   Renacci  stated  that  his  goal  is  to  keep  America  competitive.    Rep.    Renacci  firmly  believes   that  “we  cannot  tax,  spend  or  regulate  ourselves  into  prosperity,”  (Renacci’s  Campaign   Website).       Voting  Record    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3835  which  extends  the  pay  freeze  for  Congress  and   Non-­‐military  federal  workers    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3094  the  Workforce,  Democracy  and  Fairness  Act     23  
  • 24.  Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    2587  the  Protecting  Jobs  from  Government  Interfer-­‐ ence  Act,  which  denies  the  NLRB  the  authority  or  power  to  restrict  a  business   from  outsourcing  or  changing  location    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    9  which  provides  tax  cuts  for  businesses  with  fewer   than  500  employees    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3079,  H.R.    3078  and  H.R.    3080  which  are  two  free   trade  promotions  and  one  free  trade  agreement  with  Panama,  Colombia  and   Korea  respectively.     Betty  Sutton  on  Health  Care   Rep.   Sutton   has   made   health   concerns   one   of   her   top   priorities.     She   has   promised   to   improve  access  to  quality  and  affordable  care,  curb  skyrocketing  health  care  costs,  and   end  the  discriminatory  practices  of  the  insurance  industry.    With  her  support,  the  gov-­‐ ernment  passed  the  Patient  Protection  and  Affordable  Care  Act  which  provides  stability   for   Americans   who   currently   do   not   have   insurance,   expands   access   to   affordable   insur-­‐ ance  for  those  who  do  not  currently  have  insurance,  and,  ultimately,  reigns  in  the  cost  of   health  care  for  Ohio  families.   Furthermore,   Rep.     Sutton   voted   in   favor   of   SCHIP   the   State   Children’s   Health   Insurance   Program   which   would   provide   cost-­‐effective   health   coverage   for   millions   of   children   whose  parents  cannot  provide  their  own  insurance.    In  addition,  during  her  time  in  Con-­‐ gress,  Rep.    Sutton  sponsored  and  passed  the  Josh  Miller  HEARTS  Act  to  ensure  that  eve-­‐ ry  elementary  and  secondary  school  across  the  country  can  obtain  an  automated  exter-­‐ nal  defibrillator  which  is  the  most  effective  treatment  for  someone  who  is  experiencing     24  
  • 25. cardiac  arrest.    This  action  earned  her  the  2010  Sudden  Cardiac  Arrest  Coalition’s  Legis-­‐ lative  Award.   Regarding   Medicare   and   Medicaid,   Rep.     Sutton   has   consistently   supported   seniors   in   Ohio.    She  voted  against  H.R.    2576  which  would  require  the  inclusion  of  Social  Security   benefits  in  the  calculation  of  modified  adjusted  gross  income  and  significantly  hurt  sen-­‐ iors  attempting  to  utilize  the  benefits  that  they  have  earned.    Furthermore,  she  is  public-­‐ ly  against  the  Ryan  plan  because  its  negative  effects  to  seniors  in  Ohio  are  too  great.   Voting  Record    Voted  against  H.R.    2576  which  requires  the  inclusion  of  Social  Security  bene-­‐ fits  in  calculation  of  modified  adjusted  gross  income    Voted  against  H.R.    358  which  amends  patient  protection  and  Affordable  Care   Act  to  prohibit  abortion  coverage    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    847  in  2010,  the  9/11  Health  and  Compensation  Act      Voted  in  2007  for  H.R.4  the  Medicare  Prescription  Drug  Price  Negotiation  Act      Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    6331  the  Medicare  Bill  and  also  voted  in  favor  of  over-­‐ riding  the  subsequent  veto.                     25  
  • 26. Jim  Renacci  on  Health  Care   Representative  Renacci  believes  that  America  must  take  measures  to  reduce  costs  and   make  access  to  health  insurance  more  affordable  for  everyone,  yet  he  believes  that  the   2010   health   care   reform   law   failed   to   address   the   fundamental   causes   of   high   health   care  costs.    Representative  Renacci  is  in  favor  of  repealing  the  Affordable  Care  Act  and   believes   that   the   key   to   making   health   care   more   affordable   is   increasing   competition.     In  order  to  increase  competition,  Rep.    Renacci  supports  a  plan  that  allows  purchasing   health  care  across  state  lines.    Furthermore,  Rep.    Renacci  believes  that  legislating  tort   reform   would   help   stop   defensive   medicine   in   which   doctors   prescribe   unnecessary   tests.   On  the  issue  of  Social  Security  and  Medicare,  Rep.    Renacci  believes  that  the  path  to  pro-­‐ tecting  benefits  for  seniors  is  aligned  with  reducing  spending  because  such  a  path  would   support   seniors   without   additional   taxes.     Renacci   also   supports   the   Ryan   Plan   which   has  several  negative  effects  on  seniors.   Voting  Record    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    2576  which  requires  inclusion  of  Social  Security  bene-­‐ fits  in  the  calculation  of  modified  adjusted  gross  income  which  would  have  a   negative  effect  on  seniors    Voted  in  favor  if  H.R.    1214  which  would  repeal  funding  for  school-­‐based   health  center  construction    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    1213  which  would  repeal  funding  for  state  health  bene-­‐ fit  exchanges    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    2  which  would  repeal  the  health  care  bill     26  
  • 27. Betty  Sutton  on  Economy  and  Budget   Representative   Sutton   voted   for   the   bailout   of   General   Motors   and   Chrysler.     She   also   supported  the  TARP  stimulus  package  in  an  effort  to  simulate  the  economy.    She  voted  to   modify   bankruptcy   rules   to   reduce   mortgage   foreclosures   and   against   terminating   the   Home  Affordable  Modification  Program.    In  addition,  she  voted  for  the  Credit  Card  Hold-­‐ er’s   Bill   of   Rights   and   supported   a   usury   limit   on   credit   card   interest   and   protections   against   hidden   fees.     Furthermore   Representative   Sutton   voted   against   a   Balanced   Budget  Amendment  to  the  Constitution.       Voting  Record    Voted  against  H.J.    Res  2  which  proposes  a  balanced  budget  amendment  to  the   U.S.    Constitution    Voted  against  H.R.    4348  which  would  provide  an  extension  of  Surface  Trans-­‐ portation  funding  and  approval  of  the  Keystone  XL  Pipeline    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3835  extending  the  pay  freeze  for  Congress  and  non-­‐ military  federal  workers    Voted  against  H.R.    1217  which  would  repeal  the  prevention  and  public  health   fund    Voted  against  H.R.    861  which  would  terminate  the  neighborhood  stabiliza-­‐ tion  program    Voted  against  H.R.    836  which  would  terminate  the  Emergency  Mortgage  Re-­‐ lief  program           27  
  • 28. Jim  Renacci  on  Economy  and  Budget   Representative  Renacci  believes  that  Americans  do  not  need  higher  taxes.    Rep.    Renacci   stated   that   his   goals   are   to   simplify   the   system   by   reducing   taxes,   broadening   the   tax   base,  permanently  repealing  the  estate  tax,  reducing  the  corporate  tax,  and  repealing  the   President’s  health  care  bill.   Voting  Record    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    4348  which  would  extend  the  Surface  Transportation   funding  and  approve  of  the  Keystone  XL  Pipeline    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3630  which  reduces  payroll  taxes  and  unemployment   benefits    Voted  in  favor  of  H.    J.    Res.    2    which  proposes  a  balanced  budget  amendment   to  the  U.S.    Constitution    Voted  in  favor  of  S.    627  on  increasing  the  Debt  Ceiling  (Boehner  Bill)     Betty  Sutton  on  Energy  and  Oil   Representative  Sutton  has  a  history  that  reflects  a  belief  in  green  energy  and  a  focus  on   the  reduction  of  greenhouse  gases.    Rep.    Sutton  has  consistently  voted  in  favor  of  sup-­‐ porting  renewable  energy  and  providing  incentives  for  energy  production  and  conserva-­‐ tion.    Despite  this  belief  however,  Rep.    Sutton  has  supported  the  President  in  legislation   that  would  require  oil  companies  to  drill  on  land  they  have  already  leased  as  many  oil   companies  lease  land  but  do  not  drill  there.    Representative  Sutton  is  not  supportive  of   “fracking”  or  other  oil  collection  methods  that  are  a  danger  to  the  environment  or  that   would  not,  in  her  opinion,  solve  the  problem  they  are  attempting  to  fix,  higher  gas  prices.     Representative  Sutton  does  encourage  reducing  dependence  on  foreign  oil.     28  
  • 29. Furthermore,   Representative   Sutton   has   championed   legislation,   such   as   Cash   for   Clunkers,  or  even  providing  trade-­‐in  vouchers  for  Fuel  Efficient  Cars  in  2009.   Voting  History    Voted  against  H.R.    4348  the  Approval  of  the  Keystone  Pipeline    Supported  H.R.    2751  which  would  provide  trade-­‐in  vouchers  for  Fuel  Effi-­‐ cient  Cars  (in  2009)    Voted  against  H.R.    1230  the  Offshore  Leasing  Act    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.4785  which  would  authorize  loans  for  energy  efficient   purposes    Voted  in  2008  in  favor  of  H.R.    6251  which    is  legislation  to  require  oil  compa-­‐ nies  to  drill  on  land  they  have  already  leased    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3221  the  Renewable  Energy  and  Energy  Conservation   Tax  Act  of  2007  which  would  provide  tax  incentives  for  energy  production   and  conservation       Jim  Renacci  on  Energy  and  Oil   Representative   Jim   Renacci   strongly   opposes   the   “Cap   &   Trade”   energy   tax.     Rep.     Re-­‐ nacci   supports   offshore   drilling   and   other   extraction   methods   such   as   “fracking,”   a   method   to   extract   natural   gas   and   gasoline   domestically.     Renacci   supports   initiatives   that  he  believes  will  reduce  oil  prices,  such  as  the  Keystone  pipeline.           29  
  • 30. Voting  Record    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    4348  the  extension  of  Surface  Transportation  funding   and  Approval  of  the  Keystone  XL  Pipeline    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3408  which  authorizes  the  development  of  Oil  Shale   Resources    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    1230  the  Offshore  Leasing  Act    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    910  the  Energy  Tax  Prevention     Betty  Sutton  on  Homeland  Security/Military   Representative  Sutton  has  stated  that  she  is  committed  to  the  security  of  America.    She   has  passed  legislation  to  support  the  Border  Patrol,  security  fencing  and  is  even  a  part  of   the  Law  Enforcement  Caucus  (See  Caucus  List  in  Appendix  A).    Furthermore,  Rep.    Sut-­‐ ton  is  in  favor  of  removing  troops  in  Afghanistan  with  an  appropriate  timeline  (H.    Con.     Res  28  was  not  a  realistic  timeline).   Voting  Record    Voted  against  H.    Con.    Res.    28  on  Removing  Troops  from  Afghanistan    Voted  against  H.    Amdt.    16  on  Reducing  Navy  and  Air  Force  Appropriations    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3082  Continuing  Appropriations    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    2965  the  Don’t  Ask,  Don’t  Tell  Repeal  Act    Voted  in  favor  of  H.R.    3159  on  Mandatory  Troop  Rest  Periods  between  De-­‐ ployments  to  Iraq    Co-­‐Sponsored  H.R.    2194  to  toughen  sanctions  on  Iran  and  to  promote  re-­‐ gional  stability  and  ensure  security  for  the  U.S.    and  its  allies       30  
  • 31. Jim  Renacci  on  Homeland  Security/Military   Rep.  Renacci  believes  that  Washington  needs  to  rely  heavily  on  the  advice  of  the  Gener-­‐ als   on   the   ground   in   Afghanistan.     He   has   also   committed   to   ensuring   that   the   troops   have   the   equipment   and   support   that   they   need.     Furthermore,   Renacci   believes   that   Washington   must   stay   on   the   offense   in   the   “Global   War   on   Terror.”   Rep.     Renacci   strongly  opposes  the  transfer  of  current  terrorist  detainees  to  the  United  States  as  well   as  access  to  the  United  States  judicial  system.    He  believes  that  Guantanamo  Bay  is  the   only   prison   that   can   safely   detain   individuals   who   pose   a   high-­‐level   security   risk,   and   that  they  must  be  kept  there  until  there  is  another  viable  off-­‐shore  alternative.   Voting  Record    Voted  against  H.    Amdt.    16  on  reducing  Navy  and  Air  Force  appropriations    Voted  against  H.    Con  Res  28  regarding  removing  troops  from  Afghanistan    Voted  against  H.    Con  Res  51  on  removing  armed  forces  from  Libya    Voted  in  favor  of  H.    Res.    292  in  favor  of  keeping  Ground  Forces  in  Libya                   31  
  • 32. Polling                 6     Benchmark   W e  plan  to  send  out  an  initial  Benchmark  poll  at  the  beginning  of  May.    In  this   poll  we  will  ask  questions  to  gauge  interest  in  this  race,  general  sentiment   towards   the   President,   views   about   the   economy,   feelings   about   the   direction   of   the   country,  and  initial  preference  in  the  Presidential  race  between  Barack  Obama  and  Mitt   Romney.       The  Benchmark  poll  will  also  stand  as  our  early  indication  of  basic  name  ID  for  both  Bet-­‐ ty  Sutton  and  Jim  Renacci  in  the  new  seat.    On  its  own,  the  benchmark  poll  will  provide  a   good  marker  of  the  work  ahead  for  the  Sutton  Campaign  in  terms  of  basic  introduction   to  the  new  district.   We  will  also  use  this  time  to  test  messages.    As  shown  on  our  message  wheel,  we  want  to   direct  the  campaign  message  toward  “building  jobs”,  “supporting  Ohio  workers’,  “a  bal-­‐ anced   approach   to   debt   reduction”,   and   “quality,   affordable   access   to   health   care   for   Ohio.”   In   the   benchmark   poll,   we   will   test   the   saliency   of   these   issues   as   well   as   some   specific  approaches  to  delivering  these  messages.   Sutton   has   several   potential   weak   points   and   we   expect   to   be   hit   by   charges   of   “reckless   spending”,  being  “an  Obama  lackey”,  and  favoring  “big  government.”  In  the  benchmark   poll,  we  will  also  test  the  saliency  of  these  weaknesses  so  that  we  can  fully  understand   our  own  vulnerabilities.         32  
  • 33. The  Benchmark  will  serve  as  a  tool  to  figure  out  our  messaging  strategy  for  hitting  Re-­‐ nacci  on  what  we  perceive  are  his  weaknesses.    We  will  ask  voters  if  they  think  he  is  “out   of   touch”   with   Ohioans,   if   they   believe   he   is   “too   tied   to   wall   street”   to   represent   their   interests,  and  if  they  think  his  support  of  the  Ryan  budget  plan  is  too  harsh  for  Ameri-­‐ cans   and   Ohioans.     In   addition,   we   will   test   statements   that   he   is   likely   to   use   as   his   own   message;  that  his  is  a  business  owner,  that  he  creates  jobs,  and  that  cutting  taxes  is  the   right  way  to  balance  the  budget.       Our   messages   indicate   that   we   expect   the   economy,   jobs,   the   federal   budget,   and   the   Ryan  plan  to  be  the  most  important  issues  to  voters.    We  will  also  test  this  assumption  to   make  sure  the  campaign  is  headed  down  the  correct  path  with  messaging.         Sample  Questions  for  the  Benchmark  Poll   To  be  administered  in  May,  2012   Prefer  300-­‐400  respondents,  from  the  new  CD  16     Demographics    Are  you  male  or  female?    What  is  your  age?    Are  you  registered  to  vote?   o If  yes,  are  you  registered  for  a  particular  party?   o Democrat  or  Republican  or  Other      What  issues  are  most  important  to  you  in  the  upcoming  election?    Do  you  feel  like  the  economy  is  on  the  right  track,  or  do  you  feel  as  though  it  is   going  in  the  wrong  direction?     33  
  • 34.  Do  you  plan  on  voting  in  the  upcoming  2012  election?   o If  yes:   o Have  you  made  a  decision  on  who  you’ll  be  voting  for  in  the  presidential  election?   If  yes,  who?  (Give  Both  Options)   o Will  you  also  vote  for  the  House  race?   o Do  you  know  yet  who  you’ll  vote  for?   If  yes,  who?  (Give  Both  Options)   o If  no:   o Why  won’t  you  be  voting  in  the  election?  (Open  Ended)        Do  you  know  who  Betty  Sutton  is?   o If  yes:   o How  do  you  feel  about  Betty  Sutton?  (Open  Ended)   o Do  you  think  Betty  Sutton  is  a  strong  leader?  (Yes  or  No  -­‐  Take  Comments)   o Do   you   think   Betty   Sutton   has   what   it   takes   to   help   turn   the   economy   around?   (Yes  or  No  -­‐  Take  Comments)   o Do  you  agree  with  Betty  Sutton’s  vote  to  support  Obamacare?   o Do  you  think  that  Betty  Sutton  has  been  working  to  create  jobs  for  Ohioans?   o Do  you  think  that  Betty  Sutton  spends  government  money  recklessly?   o Do  you  like  that  Betty  Sutton  supports  the  “Buying  American  Made”  movement?   o Do   you   believe   that   Betty   Sutton   works   harder   for   the   Democratic   Party   or   for   Ohioans  regardless  of  party  affiliation?      Do  you  know  who  Jim  Renacci  is?   o If  yes:     34  
  • 35. o How  do  you  feel  about  Jim  Renacci?  (Open  Ended)   o Do  you  think  Jim  Renacci  is  a  strong  leader?  (Yes  or  No  -­‐  Take  Comments)   o Do  you  think  Jim  Renacci  has  what  it  takes  to  help  turn  the  economy  around?  (Yes   or  No  -­‐  Take  Comments)   o Do   you   think   that   Jim   Renacci’s   ties   to   Wall   Street   firms   make   him   a   more   or   less   effective  Representative?   o Do  you  agree  with  Jim  Renacci’s  support  of  the  Ryan  Budget?   o Do  you  support  Jim  Renacci’s  desire  to  eliminate  Obamacare?   o Do   you   agree   with   Jim   Renacci   that   the   best   path   to   a   balanced   budget   is   through   spending  cuts?   o Do  you  think  Jim  Renacci  works  harder  for  Ohioans  or  for  other  special  interests?       Demographic  Questions    How  old  are  you?  (Record  response  on  range)    What  is  the  last  grade  you  completed  in  school?  (Record  response  on  range)    Are  you  currently  employed?  (Employed,  Part-­‐time,  Looking,  Not  Looking,  Re-­‐ tired,  NA)    Do  you  have  children?  (Yes  or  No)    What  is  your  household  income?  (Give  Range)    Are  you,  or  is  someone  in  your  family  a  member  of  a  union?    Do  you  collect  Social  Security  Benefits?    Do  you  receive  Medicare  Benefits?         35  
  • 36. Brushfire  /Tracking  Polls   We   have   budgeted   for   various   brushfire/tracking   polls   throughout   the   course   of   the   campaign.    These  polls  will  become  more  frequent  as  the  campaign  nears  Election  Day.     Brushfire  polls  will  inform  various  tactical  decisions  regarding  media  purchases  and  the   GOTV  effort.   As  a  precaution  against  the  possibility  of  an  unexpected  negative  attack,  we  will  main-­‐ tain  enough  money  in  the  budget  for  two  extra  brushfire  polls  in  the  last  months  of  the   campaign.     We   may   not   need   to   use   all   this   money.     Additional   monies   not   used   for   poll-­‐ ing  will  be  returned  to  the  general  fund  for  media  buys  or  the  GOTV  effort.       Brushfire/tracking  polls  will  be  used  to  gauge  the  effectiveness  of  our  message  and  our   ID   numbers   throughout   the   course   of   the   campaign.     Because   the   16th   Ohio   congres-­‐ sional  district  is  a  new  district,  we  will  plan  to  have  at  least  one  brushfire/tracking  poll  a   month  to  make  sure  we  are  reaching  the  voters  we  intend  to  reach.         Brushfire  /Tracking  Poll:  Questions  to  Consider    ID  for  Betty  Sutton    ID  for  Jim  Renacci     To  be  tracked  for  both  Candidates   On  a  scale  of  1  -­‐  5,  with  1  being  “strongly  agree”  and  5  being  “strongly  disagree:”    Candidate  is  working  to  create  jobs  for  Ohioans.    Candidate  is  a  strong  leader.    Candidate  has  a  plan  to  improve  the  economy.    Candidate  shares  my  values.    Candidate  believes  in  reasonable  solutions  above  extreme  partisanship.           36  
  • 37. Campaign Structure           7             37  
  • 38. Betty  Sutton  Paid  Staff     Campaign  Manager  -­‐  $12,000/month   T his  position  will  be  the  second  hire  of  the  campaign,  after  Finance  Director.     The  Campaign  Manager  will  be  directly  responsible  for  the  senior  staff,  and   directly   accountable   to   the   Candidate.     The   Campaign   Manager   will   be   responsible   for   approving   field   plans,   media   buys,   and   press   releases   when   needed.     The   Campaign   Manager   will   also   have   final   say   over   fundraising   events,   FEC   reports   and   the   candi-­‐ date’s  schedule,  but  in  practice  these  things  will  likely  be  done  without  approval  by  the   Campaign   Manager   at   each   step.     The   Campaign   Manager   will   hold   a   staff   meeting   at   the   beginning   of   each   week   and   will   be   responsible   for   the   agenda.     The   Campaign   Manager   will  also  be  the  direct  contact  for  outside  consultants  and  supportive  organizations.    The   Campaign  Manager  will  also  initially  act  as  political  director.    Over  time,  this  designation   may  transfer  to  the  field  director.   Communications  Director  -­‐  $4,500/month   The   communications   director   will   be   an   early   hire,   though   later   than   both   fundraiser   and  Campaign  Manager.    It  will  be  necessary  to  keep  the  press  alerted  to  events  and  re-­‐ spond  to  press  requests,  but  early  in  the  campaign,  we  plan  to  have  the  duties  covered   by   other   staffers   until   the   position   becomes   busy   enough   for   a   full   time   staffer.     The   communications  director  will  report  directly  to  the  Campaign  Manager.    The  communi-­‐ cations  director  will  work  closely  with  the  researcher  to  fact  check  everything  prior  to   any   type   of   public   release   of   information.     The   communications   director   will   be   a   key   piece  in  the  earned  media  plan,  and  will  work  with  field  staff  in  this  regard.           38  
  • 39. Finance  Director/Fundraiser  -­‐  $9,000/month   The  finance  director/fundraiser  will  be  the  first  hire  of  the  campaign.    The  finance  direc-­‐ tor  will  be  responsible  for  planning  events  as  well  as  keeping  the  campaign’s  books.    The   finance  director  will  also  be  responsible  for  compiling  and  filling  FEC  reports  in  consul-­‐ tation  with  the  campaign’s  hired  legal  consultant.    The  finance  director  will  be  directly   responsible   for   gathering   a   fundraising   committee   for   the   campaign.     Once   in   place,   it   will   be   the   finance   director’s   responsibility   to   manage   this   committee,   oversee   its   ac-­‐ tions,   and   assist   members   in   their   endeavors.     The   finance   director   will   report   to   the   Campaign   Manager,   but   in   practice,   this   will   be   an   independent   position   that   will   also   report  directly  to  the  Candidate.    The  finance  director  will  hire  a  finance  assistant  to  help   with  verifying  names,  planning  events  and  compiling  FEC  reports.   Assistant  Finance  Director  -­‐  $3,500/month   The  assistant  finance  director  will  report  directly  to  the  finance  director.    The  assistant   will  be  on  hand  to  help  with  compiling  and  crosschecking  information  to  ensure  compli-­‐ ance  with  FEC  contribution  restrictions.    The  assistant  finance  director  will  also  help  the   finance  committee  with  event  planning  when  necessary  and  any  other  tasks  assigned  by   the  finance  director.   Field  Director  -­‐  $3,500/month   The   field   director   will   plan,   organize,   staff,   and   direct   the   field   component   of   the   cam-­‐ paign  plan.    This  includes  preparing  phone  banks,  canvasses,  volunteer  recruitment,  out-­‐ reach,  vote-­‐by-­‐mail  drives,  voter  registration  drives,  and  the  GOTV  effort.    The  field  di-­‐ rector   will   be   responsible   for   knowing   important   voting   deadlines,   legal   specifics   of   vote-­‐by-­‐mail,  and  fully  understanding  the  targeting  universe.         39  
  • 40. The  field  director  will  report  directly  to  the  Campaign  Manager,  but  will  be  involved  and   included   in   discussions   with   pollsters   and   other   hired   staff   to   discuss   targeting   and   best   practices  for  contacting  targeted  voters.     The   field   director   will   be   in   charge   of   two   field   organizers   and   two   offices.     The   field   director   will   be   responsible   for   determining   the   important  community  events  that  require  the  candidate’s  presence.    In  addition,  the  field   director   will   be   responsible   for   managing   the   organizers   and   following   up   with   voter   contact  to  confirm  that  we  are  reaching  our  vote  goals.       Organizers  -­‐  $3,000/month   Two  organizers  will  be  hired  in  July  to  staff  the  campaign’s  two  field  offices  in  Cuyahoga   County   and   Summit   County.     These   organizers   will   be   responsible   for   implementing   phone   banks   and   canvasses   through   volunteer   recruitment.    They   are   also   responsible   for  their  respective  counties,  for  attending  important  community  events,  and  for  staffing   the  Candidate  when  she  attends  these  events.    The  organizer  will  be  responsible  for  all   things   volunteer   related   such   as:   building   an   audience   for   a   rally,   finding   extras   for   a   media   shoot,   and   staffing   the   office   and   entering   data.     The   organizers   will   be   encour-­‐ aged  to  create  an  unpaid  intern  program  to  help  them  in  their  efforts.         Researcher  -­‐  $3,000/month   The  campaign  researcher  will  be  responsible  for  updating  the  research  books  when  nec-­‐ essary   and   knowing   the   information   contained   in   the   books.     As   part   of   this   duty,   the   researcher   should   be   familiar   with   the   latest   details   from   the   Renacci   campaign.     The   researcher  will  report  directly  to  the  Campaign  Manager,  but  will  work  closely  with  the   communications   director   as   that   position   will   be   responding   to   press   inquiries,   and   questions  regarding  the  candidates  record  and  stance.    The  researcher  can  request  ac-­‐   40  
  • 41. cess  to  the  candidate  to  verify  information  if  the  need  arises,  but  the  first  line  of  ques-­‐ tions  will  need  to  go  to  the   Campaign  Manager.     The  researcher  will  be  brought  into  dis-­‐ cussions  with  the  mail  consultant  and  media  consultant  as  letters  and  scripts  are  being   approved.       Scheduler  -­‐  $3,000/month   The  scheduler  will  be  directly  responsible  for  handling  requests  from  both  the  outside   and  from  within  the  campaign.    The  scheduler  is  in  charge  of  the  candidate’s  schedule.    It   will  be  important  for  the  scheduler  to  speak  directly  with  the  candidate  at  the  beginning   of  the  campaign  to  determine  scheduling  needs  for  both  her  and  her  family.    Following   that   initial   conversation,   the   scheduler   will   report   directly   to   the   Campaign   Manager.     The  scheduler  will  be  responsible  for  knowing  what  events  have  been  requested,  which   were  accepted  and  which  were  rejected.    The  scheduler  will  need  to  have  intimate  knowledge  of  the  district,  distances  between   venues  and  drive  times  between  different  areas.    In  addition,  they  will  need  to  determine   what  scheduling  requests  can  be  feasibly  satisfied  in  a  given  day,  and  if  an  event  needs   to  be  declined,  it  is  the  scheduler’s  responsibility  to  reach  out  to  campaign  benefactors.     The   scheduler   will   speak   often   with   the   Campaign   Manager   regarding   geographic   and   issue   targets   so   that   they   will   be   better   able   to   prioritize   the   candidate’s   time.     When   an   event  is  planned  by  the  campaign,  the  scheduler  will  be  responsible  for  booking  neces-­‐ sary  accommodation  reservations  for  the  candidate  and  any  staff  that  she  may  be  travel-­‐ ing  with.               41  
  • 42. Betty  Sutton  Volunteer  Teams     Finance  Committee   The  finance  committee  will  be  directed  by  the  finance  director.    They  will  be  a  group  of   volunteers  charged  with  planning  high  dollar  events  and  raising  large  dollar  donations.       Election  Protection  Team   The   election   protection   team   will   be   a   group   of   two   volunteer   lawyers   in   each   of   our   six   counties  to  be  in  place  on  Election  Day  to  answer  calls  regarding  polling  location  issues   and   any   other   questions   that   arise   in   regards   to   election   laws.     The   lawyers   will   be   trained  by  the  consultant  lawyer  on  retainer.       College  Fellowship  Program   The   fellowship   program   will   be   recruited   and   managed   by   the   organizers   in   each   field   office.       **For  more  information  on  the  College  Fellowship  Program  please  see  the  Field  section     Consultants     Will  be  hired  for  the  following  positions:     Pollster  /  Lawyer  /  Web  Consultant  /  Media  Consultant  /  Mail  Consultant   42