Jennifer Brunner

Once again President Obama finds himself faced with a catastrophe created by a combination of big business interests and poor federal regulatory oversight. White House advisor David Axelrod said today that the administration is pressing lenders to accelerate their reviews of foreclosures to determine problems with documentation. Last week I...

There is a gargantuan storm brewing. The conditions were set for it with Congress' repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1998, loosening restrictions on banks to sell securities and still lend money for consumers to buy homes.

In just 12 years these pressure fronts are about to erupt because...

Ever since I began my campaign for the U.S. Senate, there's been one subject that raises my ire more than any other--banks and financial institutions that got our money in late 2008 and early 2009. The subject has really bothered me, because I know how unfairly the American people...

On Monday of this week, I came out decisively in my campaign for the U.S. Senate against a troop surge in Afghanistan because I believe the costs are too great--in human lives and economic resources--to continue along the current path.

President Obama informed the American public the next day...

I am Ohio Secretary of State and I am running for the U.S. Senate.

President Obama is scheduled to address the American people tomorrow about his plans for dealing with the war in Afghanistan, a war he -- and our nation -- inherited from former President George W. Bush....

I am Ohio Secretary of State and I'm running for the U.S. Senate.

Last week Ohioans and people all across our great nation celebrated Veterans Day. As has become the norm and expected in American politics, professional politicians from Bangor to San Diego rightly heralded the bravery and sacrifice...

I am running for the United States Senate because I believe that public service is for the purpose of helping our fellow citizens realize improvement in their lives. I believe that a government that treats its citizens with fairness, equality and respect, brings peace and justice to its citizens....

I am Ohio's Secretary of State and I am running to become a U.S. Senator. I am seeking this office at a time of particular challenge and opportunity for our nation. I believe that we are at a crossroads for our country and our political party organizations, compelled to...

I'll be upfront with you. I'm a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Last weekend I spent a good deal of my Saturday reading and drafting position statements and reviewing plans and releases for my campaign. Our young neighbors, both of whom work for a large, hip retailer, had a housewarming...

I just finished viewing the Human Rights Campaign's website on "Marriage and Relationship Recognition," and I have trouble getting past the fact that it has to be so complicated for people in same-sex couples. Questions such as "Can we file our taxes as married?" and "Should we register as...

My name is Jennifer Brunner, and this year I was the Democratic candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. On Election Day, by defeating my Republican opponent and two other candidates in 51 of Ohio's 88 counties, with an unofficial total vote of 1,994,276 or 54.78% of the votes cast for...