FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2010
CONTACT: JAMES SLEPIAN
RENACCI WINS NOMINATION, BRING ON BOCCIERI
Canton, OH—Last night, voters in Ohio’s 16th congressional district elected Jim Renacci as the Republican nominee to take out John Boccieri in the fall. Despite a crowded primary field, Renacci secured the nomination by a sizeable 10-point margin, with a very strong showing district-wide.
Speaking to supporters after declaring victory last night, Jim Renacci said, “I am honored and humbled to have received the Republican nomination for Congress in the 16th district. To the voters across our district who allowed me the opportunity to earn your trust and your support over the past few months, I want to say thank you, from the bottom of my heart. As this campaign forges ahead, I hope you will all join with me in this effort to give our district back its voice in Washington. It is my sincere hope that all of us, Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike, recognize that the problems we face are not Republican problems or Democrat problems—they are American problems that require American solutions. I am a very proud Republican but I am an American first, and with your continued support and hard work in the months ahead, I know that together we can restore the accountability, responsibility and integrity to our government that we as Americans so desperately want and deserve.”
Jim Renacci’s record of balancing budgets in both the public and private sectors and his history as a proven job creator in the community clearly resonated with voters across the district who have been suffering under the massive deficit spending and heavy job losses that have defined John Boccieri’s time in office. Jim Renacci’s strong showing across the district last night has left him well positioned to defeat Boccieri in the fall.
“Although I am pleased to join you in celebrating a victory tonight, we must keep in mind that this win and this campaign is not about me, it’s about our community taking one big step forward towards freeing this district from the grip of Nancy Pelosi and the failed leadership of John Boccieri. I have no doubt that John Boccieri is a fine enough man, but he’s proved to be a very bad Representative for our district. Our district needs and deserves a voice in Washington whose loyalty lies with the people of this district, not with Nancy Pelosi and Washington’s special interests. I look forward to the campaign ahead and standing shoulder to shoulder with all of you in this fight to return this seat back to the people of the 16th district,” Renacci added.
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