Thank You - Enquirer Editorial Staff

Every Sunday my girls run out to the front yard to retrieve the morning paper. Our routine is to pour over the paper while we prepare and then eat a big Sunday breakfast. My girls read the paper to me while I cook. I read to them from the sports page while we eat. Last Sunday while preparing to make breakfast, my wife and I heard the girls screaming in the front yard. I knew ( and everyone else in the neighborhood knew ) that I had just received the Enquirer endorsement. There are so many quality candidates running for office this year that I wasn't sure if could win the endorsement or not. I thought my initial interview with the editorial board went good, but not great. The opportunity to post to the Forum blog was a welcome surprise. The questions were tough, but fair and it gave every candidate (that chose to participate) the opportunity to expand on their vision for making Cincinnati a great place to live, work and play. All I could do was keep posting and hope that my message was resonating. My father taught me that hard work, a solid plan and persistence pays dividends. My Mother taught me to pray. I believe those lessons carried the day for me last Sunday.

On behalf of myself, my family and my campaign staff I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Enquirer editorial staff for your endorsement. Thank you for this honor. My father passed away last December I think that he would have been proud.