UPDATE: 5:00 PM - CANDIDATE RICHARD GUILEY
Louisville Councilman Richard Guiley (a Louisville attorney) tells the SCPR that he has more than matched (in the 40 to 50 range) the reported (by a SCPR Republican source) 12 letters of endorsement that former state Rep. John Hagan (2000 - 2008; term limited out) is said to have taken with him to Columbus today in support of his daughter Christina being appointed to succeed Representative Snitchler.
Guiley (while not being presumptive) is already putting together a group of supporters to launch a campaign effort to retain the 50th House District seat as a Republican seat should he be appointed. He is planning on having town hall meetings throughout the district. And he is shoring up financial and volunteer support.
Councilman Guiley says that he is the only candidate to succeed Snitchler that has actual experience putting together an economic development project, to wit:
While Snitchler has said that he will not be endorsing any of the candidates to succeed him, one of his key supporters in the 50th has been Louisville Councilman Guy Guidone. Guiley tells The Report that he has secured Guidone's backing for the appointment.
Guiley is not yet scheduled to meet with the Ohio House Republican Caucus, however, he says that Ohio Speaker of the House Bill Batchhelder is in receipt of his name as a person who wants to be considered as Snitchler's replacement.
UPDATE: 03:20 PM - RICHARD REGULA TELLS SCPR THAT HE IS DEFINITELY IN THE HUNT TO BECOME SNITCHLER REPLACEMENT
ORIGINAL POST
As this blog is being written, intense lobbying for whom will succeed Todd Snitchler as state Representative for Ohio's 50th House District is underway.
The SCPR has learned from a reliable Republican source that former state Representative John Hagan (Republican - Marlboro) is meeting today with Ohio Speaker of the House William Batchelder regarding the prospects of getting his daughter Christina appointed to the seat. Hagan has told The Report's source that Hagan took with him twelve letters of endorsement of Christina from prominent Stark County Republicans.
Last week, the SCRP spoke with Richard Regula (a former county commissioner and son of long time former Congressman Ralph Regula) about his interest in the position.
Regula (of the Navarre and Bethlehem Township area)is interested but is evaluating the impact of his spending at least Tuesday through Thursday during the legislative session away from his family, He has several minor children to tend to. Moreover, he has a position Mercy Medical Center as director of market outreach. Regula says that were he to contend for the 50th, he would not be leaving his Mercy Medical position, but would work out an arrangement with Mercy officials to maintain his job while at the same time serving as state representative.
Regula tells the SCPR that state Representative Kirk Schuring (Republican - Jackson - 51st) is supporting his candidacy should he decide to go for the Ohio House appointment.
Another candidate who was interested in gaining the 50th Ohio House state representative slot; namely, Wayne Schillig (Republican - Marlboro - a Marlboro Township trustee) has withdrawn from consideration.
Dean Windham (Republican - Lake Township) who lost to Jamie Walters (Republican - Jackson Township) in the 2010 Republican primary for the nod to run against former long term Canton law director Tom Bernabei (a seat which was won by Bernabei in November) may be under consideration for the House seat as may be Louisville City Councilman Richard Guiley.
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