(Pavliga, as noted below, refused to be interviewed for this election preview.) I would work to reverse that and to restore women’s reproductive healthcare freedom.”Ĭlyde pointed out that Pavliga is on record as supporting a full abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. “I do not support the current law in Ohio, which is a six-week ban with no exception in the cases of rape or incest, or to protect the health or in many cases, life of the mother. “I think that voters in the district support a woman’s choice to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion and birth control,” Clyde said. In 2018, she was the Democratic nominee for Ohio Secretary of State, garnering over two million votes in her first run for statewide office.Ĭlyde was appointed Portage County Commissioner in December 2018 and served for two years.Ĭlyde said she stands on her record of advocating for workers and their families, public schools, and women’s equality, including access to reproductive health care. After earning her law degree from Ohio State University, she served as an election official in the 2008 election and went on in 2011 to serve Portage County for four two-year terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. She grew up and attended public school in Garrettsville, graduating first in her high school class. The district includes Ravenna, Kent, Aurora, Streetsboro, Charlestown, Edinburg, Franklin, Freedom, Hiram Township, Village of Hiram, Mantua Township, Village of Mantua, Randolph precincts A and B, Ravenna Township, Rootstown, Shalersville, and Sugar Bush Knolls. Ohio House of Representatives, 72nd districtĭemocratic candidate Kathleen Clyde and Republican incumbent Gail Pavliga are running for state representative of the 72nd district. One candidate did not respond to requests for comment, and another declined to be interviewed.
We conducted interviews during early fall and asked candidates the same basic questions while giving the candidates a chance to elaborate on other issues and respond to comments from their opponents if necessary. This article includes interviews with candidates from local contested races on Portage County ballots.
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