DARN IT! CREIGHTON, REGULA & FERRERO TAKE FIGHT OUT OF STARK DEMS

BERNABEI
"I WILL NOT LEAVE WITHOUT A FIGHT"

VIDEOS

STARK DEMS CHAIR 

PHIL GIAVASIS

ON

DEMS CHALLENGING APPOINTMENT

The last thing that Stark County needs is another political brouhaha that ends up in the Ohio Supreme Court.

Since October, 2010 with the filing of, by then Stark County treasurer Gary D. Zeigler, a successful Quo Warranto challenge (LINK to Supreme Court news review of the case) of his removal from office (August 23, 2010) by then Stark Commissioners Todd Bosley, Steven Meeks and Pete Ferguson, there have been a series of Stark County political fights which have been before the high court.

The fights have included:

• the Zeigler matter,
• the fight over whether or not George T. Maier was properly appointed by the Stark County Democratic Party Central Committee to succeed Mike McDonald as Stark County sheriff,  (multiple Supreme Court actions)
• the challenge to Maier's qualification to be on the ballot as a candidate for Stark County sheriff, and
• the contesting of Thomas M. Bernabei and Frank Cicchinelli right to run as "independents" for mayor of Canton and Massillon, respectively,

Yesterday in appointing former assistant prosecutor David Bridenstine (a nominal Democrat) to replace Canton mayor-elect and political independent Thomas M. Bernabei (resigned as commissioner, effective 11:59 p.m. December 31, 2015), Stark Dems' in answered The Stark County Political Report posed question to Stark County Democratic Party chairman Phil Giavasis as to:

whether or not the Dems would be challenging the appointment, to wit:



Within 32 seconds in the aftermath of the Bridenstine appointment being announced by appointing commission chairperson Janet Creighton and outgoing Commissioner Bernabei jesting that "I will not leave without a fight;" Stark County's "organized" Democratic Party chairman Phil Giavasis answered the SCPR's question with a "there will not!" to the relief of all in attendance as evidenced by the outbreak of applause.

This blog is the first in a number of blogs that The Report will be posting throughout today and perhaps tomorrow featuring Bridenstine related proceedings/video-interview, to wit:

• the pre-decision proceeding,
• the selection,
• the press conference in the aftermath,
• one-on-one interviews with
• Commissioner Janet Creighton,
• Commissioner Richard Regula, and
• Commission Thomas Bernabei

Be sure to check back throughout the day to take in Stark County's most complete coverage of this very important event.