Saturday, April 19, 2014
63RD ohio house district
Trumbull County
Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary. The winner faces Republican Devon A. Stanley in November.
SEAN O’BRIEN
Age: 45
Address: 2080 Howland-Wilson Road, Bazetta Township.
Employment: State Representative, 63rd District.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Edinboro University; law degree from the University of Akron.
Family: Wife, Maria; two children.
Priority: To continue economic development; to develop use of compressed natural gas; septic-law reform; a responsible severance tax for the gas and oil industry; and prescription-drug reform.
MARIANNE JAMES
Age: 65.
Address: 2960 Forest Ave., Niles.
Employment: Retired.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education; master’s degree in special education; doctoral studies in education and cultural foundations.
Family: Husband, Robert James; one daughter; four sons.
Priority: To promote educational programs in which the money benefits students directly, reduce the number of administrators per pupil.