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(updated) Another County Exec candidate: Ken Lanci

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Never heard of him, had to read his bio to learn that it sounds like he’s a successful businessman.  

Feel free to tell me/us more.

The only thing that’s curious to me is that he mentions support of/working with labor in the past (“Has Successfully Worked with Labor” section), but the campaign lit I received from his campaign today doesn’t have a union bug.  Lanci’s website says that he isn’t running as a member of any party” and

I have the skills and experience to turn around County Government. It’s what I’ve done for more than 40 years, and together, we can do it for Cuyahoga County.

When elected, I will work for $1 a year.
I won’t be aligned with any political party—this is no time for partisan politics.
I will refuse donations from Political Action Committees and County Employees.
I will not accept more than $250 from an individual campaign donor.

Could be a totally great or totally lame candidate – I have no idea.  But this, folks, is why, I learned myself, money does help – especially for people who have zero name recognition.  Working your butt off to get known is critical and does work, but when you have a name known to voters already, it’s just one less thing you have to focus on as you try to convince people as to why you’re qualified and that your vision and plans are worth backing.

Update: Looks like he expects to use some socmedia – a UStream channel.

Updatex2: He’s a donor to the 2008 Ohio 10th Congressional District’s Democratic primary campaign of Cleveland City Councilman, Joe Cimperman (the seat was then held by Dennis Kucinich, who was nominated in the primary and won the general in 2008 for that seat).

Updatex3: And he lives in Gates Mills? Practically next door, and I never heard the name before. Again, I can only think of just how much work these candidates have ahead of them re: seeking county-wide office – and name recognition at a minimum.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:41 pm December 30th, 2009 in Cleveland+, democracy, Government, Ohio, Politics, Primary | 10 Comments 

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