Mary Jo Kilroy

Could Dennis Kucinich Lose His Seat In Ohio Redistricting?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 11.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Under a new redistricting plan that will be unveiled by Ohio's GOP-controlled state legislature Tuesday afternoon, 12 of the state's 16 ...

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Kilroy: Pelosi, Not Shuler

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the few remaining Blue Dog Democrats, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) has been preaching the need for a change of House Democratic lea...

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Progressives Want GOP To 'Put Up Or Shut Up' On Bush Tax Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A coalition of progressive lawmakers, labor unions, and soon-to-be-former members of Congress are demanding that the Democratic Party hold an up or do...

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Obamas Draw 35,000 To Ohio State for Moving America Forward Rally

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the midterm elections fast approaching, President Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 35,000 at Ohio State University Sunday night. The talk was p...

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Why I Am Skeptical About the Media Narrative of Democratic Disaster and Hopeful for My Congress Member, Mary Jo Kilroy

Peter M. Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mary Jo Kilroy's appeal does not just rest on the scariness of a GOP House takeover. It rests on the truth that she has been just the kind of House member she promised she would be -- a progressive voice for middle and working class Ohioans.

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Democracy For America Backs Strong Progressives In The House

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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With pundits predicting Democratic voters will be too apathetic to show up to the polls, Democracy for America -- the group started by former Vermont ...

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Progressive Lawmakers Grayson, Grijlava And Kilroy Call For Vote On Obama's Tax Plan Before Congress Adjourns

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Three progressive members of Congress are urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali.) to bring President Obama's tax plan to a vote on the floor befor...

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Time to Double Down on Mary Jo Kilroy

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunday, The Hill, while not explaining their methodology, weighed in with their picks for the 10 most endangered House Democratic freshmen, thereby le...

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Social Security Doublespeak

Mary Jo Kilroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Stivers' campaign is being bankrolled by organizations that have waged a ten year crusade to destroy Social Security.

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House Passes Bill To Crack Down On K Street 'Scofflaws'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House unanimously passed a bill this week to create a task force within the Justice Department to crack down on lobbyists who flake on disclosure ...

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Mary Jo Kilroy, Endangered Freshman Dem, Jumps On Elizabeth Warren Bandwagon

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Additional Reporting From Shahien Nasiripour Two uniquely influential members of Congress announced their intention on Tuesday to push for Eliza...

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Mary Jo Kilroy: GOP Shouting At Democratic Women A 'Sexist' Attempt To Put Us 'In Our Place'

ThinkProgress | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Saturday, several Republicans went wild and shouted down members of the Democratic Women's Caucus on the House floor. As each woman stepped up to t...

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Dionne: TV Over-Covering The Right-Wing Fringe

Washington Post | E.J. Dionne Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Health-care reform is said to be in trouble partly because of those raucous August town-hall meetings in which Democratic members of Congress were bes...

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Dems Launch Stimulus Offensive To Counter GOP Criticism

The HIll | Posted 05.25.2011

The Democrats are fighting back on the GOP's stimulus criticism. The majority party is no longer content just to let the stimulus debate play out in ...

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Cantor's Strategy: Ambushing Freshman Democrats

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peril awaits any first-term lawmaker who ventures to the House floor unprepared for a duel, but Ohio Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy had a particularly rough ...

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Last US House Seat Filled on Grave of Stolen 2004 Election

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2008 Elections, Election 2008 Coverage, Congress, Voting Problems, Mary Jo Kilroy, Jennifer Brunner, Voting, Politics News

This year, the Ohio Secretary of State is Democrat Jennifer Brunner... Brunner repeatedly went to court to defend an expanded right to vote and have as many votes counted as possible.

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Progressive U.S. House Seat On The Line -- It's Up To You

Cliff Schecter | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Ohio, we have one of the few House races that is still too close to call. Progressive champion Mary Jo Kilroy is currently down only 146 votes to Republican Steve Stivers.

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Steve Stivers Is Maybe Not Making The Shrewdest Political Decisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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By all accounts, Steve Stivers is facing a challenging race against Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy in Ohio's 15th District. But it seems that Stivers has de...

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Four Years Later

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

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Columbus, OH -- Four years ago I sent everyone in my email directory a photo I took on Sixth Street here -- an abandoned brick factory with broken win...

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2008 Ohio CD-15 General Election:
Stivers (R) vs Kilroy (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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OH-15: Stivers vs Kilroy

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