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For immediate release: October 28, 2004 Contact: Catherine Turcer (614) 263-4111 or (614) 579-5509 Ohio Supreme Court races: Insurance, hospital, doctor money goes exclusively to GOP COLUMBUS -- Hospitals and physicians gave over 99 percent ($569,259/ $573,119) of their contributions to contested Republican Supreme Court candidates, according to a study released today by Ohio Citizen Action. Insurance PACs and employees have contributed $711,974 to Supreme Court candidates; nearly all (99.5 percent) to the contested Republican candidates. Personal injury attorneys gave over 83 percent ($738,470/$884,831) of the contributions to the Democratic candidates and the uncontested Republican. "These findings show why candidates for the Court should be required to identify attorneys who have had business in their court in the past year," said Catherine Turcer of Ohio Citizen Action. "This recommendation of the Next Steps Disclosure Working Group has become increasingly necessary and can be mandated by the Court."
While decrying the current campaign finance system, together, all the candidates for Ohio Supreme Court generated nearly $5.8 million from November 2, 2003 to October 13, 2004. Contributions to both candidates for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court equal $1,624,580. Contributions to candidates for Justice total $4,167,365. This study examines campaign contributions to candidates for Chief Justice and Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from November 2, 2003 to October 13, 2004. The Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund based this study on filings with the Ohio Secretary of State.
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