The president likely mixed up Stivers with state Senator Troy Balderson, who is facing off for the 12th congressional d istrict seat against Democrat Danny O’Connor in Tuesday’s special election. Jessica Wehrman Dispatch Washington Bureau @JessicaWehrman Stivers, an Upper Arlington Republican, has represented the district since 2011.“It’s time we had a Congress that works for all of us,” said Neal.
In mid-August, the Columbus resident announced he would challenge Rep. Steve Stivers for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.Neal says that initially he only sought to help identify qualified candidates to challenge Stivers for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District.
Digital access or digital and print delivery. Better-paying jobs—it’s just got to be the top priority.”“Wages have stagnated for years, and it’s unacceptable. I think everybody’s got to do what they can to get the country back on track, and this is what I can do.”On the most urgent issue now: “Better-paying jobs. The action is what matters.”On why he decided to run for Congress: “What’s going on in Washington, what’s going on in our country, is not normal. And it is very easy for people to get together and talk about what they want to do, and talk about what the issues are, or talk about what the priorities are … in the humanitarian field, at any rate, all that matters is that you save lives and that you get people back on the path to recovery. “This district deserves a representative who will work hard for better-paying jobs, an end to the opioid epidemic and affordable healthcare for everyone. It should not be business as usual.
Rep. Steve Stivers has a new opponent in his bid for re-election in 2018.
All through the spring, he sent ideas to Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper. Neal, a Democrat, is making his first bid for elected office.Before this attempt, he performed his public service overseas. It’s a common sentiment in this polarized political climate, but Neal’s reaction was less typical—he wants to join in. Rep. Steve Stivers has a new opponent in his bid for re-election in 2018.Rick Neal, a former international aid worker, announced that he's running to challenge Stivers next year.
A former humanitarian relief worker, he’s a stay-at-home dad of two adopted daughters, whom he’s raising with his husband, Tom Grote.Neal is politically active; he served four years on the executive committee of the Ohio Democratic Party, and he and Grote were outspoken proponents of marriage equality (Grote co-founded Equality Ohio). I mean, work is really undervalued in the country. According to his campaign, he joined the Peace Corps after college and worked in Morocco for five years as a teacher and health educator.
In the wake of the 2016 election, Rick Neal became increasingly unhappy with his representation in Congress. Rick Neal, a former international aid worker, announced that he’s running to challenge Stivers next year. But it’s a hard race to recruit for, Neal says, and eventually he realized the opportunity was his to take. The mistake is especially embarrassing because Trump is scheduled to visit Delaware County on Saturday at a rally in support of Balderson.
Stivers has represented Ohio’s 15th district since 2011, winning by wide margins in the previous two elections.
It’s a top issue. People are looking at their household budget and there’s just not enough there. So I did it.”On how his years of humanitarian work informed his outlook: “It gave me a very expansive view of the world. Choose the plan that’s right for you. But Neal is an outsider to electoral politics, and in November 2018, he will face off against Stivers, an Upper Arlington resident who has held public office since 2003. People are worried about college debt.
So it’s very easy to see things from a global perspective because that’s just the way that I thought for so long. Steve Stivers left us behind last year when he took a new job raising money for his fellow Republicans in Congress — and then voted to kick thousands of his constituents off their health insurance.”Neal lives in German Village with his husband, Tom Grote, and their two adopted daughters. He grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee and Chicago.So far, two others have filed to challenge Stivers, according to the Franklin County Board of Elections: Brian Hupp, a Democrat, and David Lynch, who did not claim a party affiliation.Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted.
But Neal is an outsider to electoral politics, and in November 2018, he will face off against Stivers, an Upper Arlington resident who has held public office since 2003.