It is a pleasure for me to share the great news of receiving endorsements and recognitions.  I am pleased to include the following organizations for their recognition or endorsement:

The National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Chapter (PACE).  Social workers are critical to the many services and family supports on which our communities rely. They are daily involved in the recognition and protection of the most basic civil rights promised by our Constitution.

The Ohio Association of Public School Employees /American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4/AFL-CIO).  OAPSE is more than 38,000 working men and women who daily perform services of our schools, Head Start programs, MMRD's and libraries in Ohio. 

The Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Counsel: These trades are fundamental to a vision of rebuilding Ohio from within with living wage jobs and skilled workers whose labor is the pillar on which our communities are based.

The Ohio AFL-CIO.  The Ohio AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of national and international labor unions and represents workers from all walks of life.  The AFL-CIO seeks to improve the lives of working families to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation. 

The Ohio State Bar Association, LAWPAC.  The Ohio State Bar Association, LAWPAC is the political arm of the Ohio State Bar Association, the state organization of the legal profession, that seeks to serve the public by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law.

 The Fostoria Area U.A.W. CAP Council is the local representative of The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) - it is one of the largest and most diverse unions in North America, with members in virtually every sector of the economy.  The UAW's commitment to improve the lives of working men and women extends beyond our borders to encompass people around the globe.  

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation awarded John Kostyo its “Friend of Agriculture” designation for his support of agriculture and the more than 60,000 farm families in Ohio.  One in seven jobs in Ohio relate to agriculture and agribusiness.  Agriculture is Ohio’s First Frontier and a way of life and industry indispensable to our daily lives.  

The Ohio Legislative Board of the United Transportation Union, a union that represents railroad operating personnel in Ohio.   

Democrats for Life of America:  DLA exists to foster respect for life, from the beginning of life to natural death. This includes opposition to abortion, capital punishment, and euthanasia. DLA is one of over 200 member organizations of Consistent Life: an international network for peace, justice and life.

Ohioans for Concealed Carry: Ohio's largest grassroots gun rights organization and the Ohioans For Concealed Carry Political Action Committee (PAC) seek the recognition, support of and free exercise of rights established under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and Ar. I, Sec. 4 of the Ohio Constitution