http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/articles.sec-10002-1-election-news.html Athens County's newest state senator gave a rousing shout-out to organized labor, and leveled a few crisp head-butts at the state's current Republican leadership, when he spoke to the Athens County Democratic Party at a fundraising dinner last week.]]> The latest budget squabbles in Washington have led to some of the first fireworks of the general election campaign for Ohio's 6^th and 15^th U.S. Congressional Districts.]]> A new candidate has entered the race for Athens County commissioner, with Anne Cornwell filing as an independent for the seat currently held by Democrat Mark Sullivan.
]]> Athens Law Director Pat Lang has won his bid for the Democratic nomination in the race for Ohio's 15^th U.S. Congressional District seat.]]> In two hotly contested local primary battles, Charlie Adkins and Chris Chmiel appear to have come away as the victors, securing the Democratic nominations for Athens County commissioner in the November election.]]> For the first time in over 30 years, Athens County looks likely to see a new county engineer. Local civil engineer Jeff Maiden easily beat incumbent Archie Stanley in a bitterly fought Democratic primary battle for the nomination on November's ballot.]]> Campaign finance reports filed last week with the Athens County Board of Elections show that Jeff Maiden, who's trying to unseat incumbent Athens County Engineer Archie Stanley in the March 6 primary, has outspent Stanley on campaigning so far, but not by much.]]> With such a large slate of candidates for Athens County commissioner, a candidates forum Tuesday night at the Athens Community Center saw very few fireworks, though the evening's conversation did touch upon some of the most controversial issues facing the county.]]> In most counties, a primary election race for county engineer wouldn't be that interesting or exciting; after all, how thrilling is a debate about asphalt, chip-and-seal, and load limits for bridges?]]> Both Republican Primary candidates seeking the nomination to challenge Albany Democrat, state Rep. Debbie Phillips, this November say they were motivated to run for office due to their longstanding interests in politics and the political process.]]> With a couple of interesting differences, the two Democrats vying to represent Ohio's 15th U.S. House District in Congress staked out roughly similar political territories in election int]]> A crowded community center in Lottridge Thursday night gave southeast Athens County residents a chance to hear from a variety of primary election candidates on the importance of serving all areas of the county.]]> With Athens County facing dwindling monies from the state level, Democratic Primary candidates emphasized their economic priorities in interviews last week.]]> Two Democrats are squaring off in the March 6 primary to face Republican Larry Payne in November for his seat on the Athens County Board of Commissioners.]]> Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Athens Law Director Pat Lang in his bid for U.S. Congress, the campaign announced last week.]]> Athens County Engineer Archie Stanley on Tuesday addressed a concern that has cropped up about his office in recent months, since a Democratic primary challenger to his re-election bid emerged in the form of local engineer Jeff Maiden.]]> Athens County voters now have a Republican option in a race for county commissioner that has the largest slate of Democratic primary candidates.]]> Before filing deadlines were extended, Athens Law Director Pat Lang had a chance to escape a primary challenge in his bid for U.S. Congress.
]]> Over the several months the debate over oil and gas "fracking" in Athens County has developed into one of the most controversial local environmental issues in decades, and it now looks to be a significant election issue as well.]]>