Karen Gillmor returning to politics

With Gillmor Hall as the backdrop, former State Sen. Karen Gillmor announced today that she is tossing her hat into the ring to return to her former seat as state senator for Ohio’s 26th District. She held that seat from 1993-97.

On the day after the primary election to narrow the field to elect the successor for her late husband Paul Gillmor’s congressional seat, Karen Gillmor spelled out her platform which includes major issues of affordable health care, improving education and job creation.

“Before he passed away, Paul and I had talked about my running again. Now it means even more,” she said. “It’s important to continue the Gillmor tradition, and important for my children to see that women can be successful at almost anything.”

Karen said she enters the campaign with the full support of her family, and she plans a campaign based on qualities for which the congressman had become known: civility, courtesy, kindness and focusing on past achievements.

“I have the energy and the commitment to represent this district in Ohio’s Senate. With your counsel and support, tomorrow will be better than today,” she said. “I will work to build an Ohio that is worthy of our parents’ legacy and our children’s future.”

Posted on Nov. 7, 2007