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Brunner returns home for campaign stop

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner poses with 8-month-old Roderick Luckie during a stop in Springfield, Tuesday, April 20. Brunner is running in the Democratic primary against Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. George Voinovich. Staff photo by Marshall Gorby

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By Matt Sanctis, Staff Writer 8:18 PM Tuesday, April 20, 2010

SPRINGFIELD — In the final weeks leading up to the May 4 primary, Jennifer Brunner returned to her hometown to meet with supporters and let voters know about her campaign.

Brunner, a South Charleston native, is facing Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher in a race to become the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in the fall. The winner will take on Rob Portman, the Republican candidate, in the fall. The seat became open with the retirement of George Voinovich.

Along with a campaign stop in downtown Springfield, Brunner also met with voters at Shoemaker Garringer Market and the Polar Bar in South Charleston.

Brunner said a grassroots campaign would be the most effective way to raise awareness about her candidacy and to win the Democratic nomination next month.

“We believe that a grassroots campaign is really the best way to meet the voters,” she said.

Brunner, who now serves as secretary of state, said while she enjoys her job, she decided to run for the senate seat instead because she believes residents are struggling throughout the state.

“I would have run for re-election, but I saw my state in a really, really tough time,” she said.

Brunner wore red to recognize Equal Pay Day. The day is designed to show how far into the year an average woman must work to earn what the average man made the previous year.

According to her website, the average difference in Ohio is about $33,600 for a woman compared to about $45,200 for a man. If elected, Brunner would be the first woman to serve Ohio on the U.S. Senate.

Jim Dean, the brother of Howard Dean and the chairman of Democracy for America, accompanied Brunner on the stop.

Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0355 or msanctis@coxohio.com.

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