Michael Heldman

Sheriff in Ohio

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• Mourdock just handed the race to Donnelly
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• Kay Hagan is Obvious Choice for North Carolina Office Race

  Nov 04 2014

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  Since her first running against Republican state Sen. John Blust in Greensboro 1998, Kay Hagan has been a tough competitor for the Democratic party. Will this be the year she is unseated? There are nine polls that show it's a very close race at the moment. Six of the polls show Hagan ahead marginally by 4-5 points, and one shows Tillis ahead with a five point lead.
• The Scariest New Senate Candidates of 2014

  Oct 31 2014

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  For the 2014 midterm elections, the GOP has some truly scary candidates with extreme views on women's rights, the climate, and how our government should function. Some of them proudly tout their extreme beliefs while others hide behind them, but all of them would take us a step backward should they be elected.
• Scott Walker Will Lose This Election If This One Simple Thing Happens

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  What will it take to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in the upcoming mid-term election? In short, female voter turnout. Because, you see, there's a gender divide on the two running candidates when it comes to the polling, and its significant.
• And In This Corner, Gov Rick Scott: The Master of Doublespeak And Nonsense

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  "Governor Scott... I'm not sure I got an answer to the question.." That was a remark from one of the moderators at the gubernatorial debate between incumbent Florida Governor Rick Scott and his Democratic opponent, Charlie Crist. Rick Scott was asked a very straight forward question on discrimination with gay marriage: "Governor Scott, you say you are against discrimination.
• From a Promised Utopia to Catastrophe: Welcome to Sam Brownback's Kansas

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  If you ever want to see a 'real life experiment' on how to turn Ayn Rand's philosophy into a state wide policy, then look no further than Kansas. Governor Brownback coasted to election four years ago on his promise to make Kansas a bastion of conservative orthodoxy.
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry Indicted by Grand Jury for Abuse of Power

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  Texas Governor Rick Perry plans to run for president in 2016. He even just started his very own super PAC to gather campaign financing, named RickPAC. And the long time governor plans to hit the campaign trail hard later this month, visiting all the key Republican states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, to name a few.
• Georgia's "Guns Everywhere" Bill

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  Republican Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed the "Safe Carry Protection Act" into state law on 4/23/2014. This law is being dubbed the "guns everywhere" bill by its critics. Here are the in's and out's of this incredibly controversial law, that goes into effect on July 1st.
• Sanctioned Discrimination or Religious Freedom?

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  Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Arizona's "religious liberty" bill last evening, putting the brakes on what could have been one of the most discriminatory laws in the country had she given it her approval.

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  	Mon Apr 22, 2019 | npr.org After high turnout in the 2018 midterms gave Democrats big gains, several Republican-controlled states are considering changing the rules around voting in ways that might...

• 5 ways the Roy Moore saga could end5 ways the Roy Moore saga could end
  	Tue Nov 14, 2017 | cnn.com In four weeks, Alabama will go to the polls to elect a new US senator, but recent and mounting allegations of sexual misconduct by Republican nominee Roy Moore have thrown...

• Roy Moore's hypocrisy is now on full displayRoy Moore's hypocrisy is now on full display
  	Tue Nov 14, 2017 | chicagotribune.com To bring down a politician, it's not enough to show that he has violated your principles. You have to show that he's violated his own.

• Locals Were Troubled by Roy Moore’s Interactions with Teen Girls at the Ga...Locals Were Troubled by Roy Moore’s Interactions with Teen Girls at the Ga...
  	Mon Nov 13, 2017 | newyorker.com Rumors have swirled for years that, in the early eighties, Roy Moore was banned from a mall for bothering teen-age girls.

• Job Growth A Key Issue In NY Governor’s RaceJob Growth A Key Issue In NY Governor’s Race
  	Sun Oct 26, 2014 | newyork.cbslocal.com Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York has more jobs than ever and that upstate New York is rebounding. Republican Rob Astorino talks about people fleeing to states with lower...

• Red dawn: The GOP's growing monopoly on state governmentRed dawn: The GOP's growing monopoly on state government
  	Tue Oct 14, 2014 | motherjones.com There's never been a worse time to be a Democrat in a red state. Republicans now hold all the reins of power—the governorship and both houses of the state legislature—in 23...

• Roy Moore challenged Alabama law that protects rape victims, documents rev...Roy Moore challenged Alabama law that protects rape victims, documents rev...
  	Tue Nov 14, 2017 | theguardian.com Roy Moore challenged the scope of an Alabama law that protects rape victims while serving as the most senior judge on the state’s highest court, according to a review of...

• How Roy Moore’s Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the LeftHow Roy Moore’s Misdeeds Are Forcing an Awakening on the Left
  	Tue Nov 14, 2017 | politico.com Are liberals having a moral awakening? Watching the political contortions of Republicans to defend a candidate accused of sexually molesting teenage girls, Democrats and...

• Feldman will not enforce laws he does not agree with.

  Michael Heldman

  Feb 01 2013

  It is with my blessing and my elected position as sheriff of Hancock County, Ohio, that the right of the people in the county which I represent will continue to keep and bear arms for their defense and security, and that right will not be infringed upon by any enemy, foreign or domestic. ... Any edict, regulation, or so-called 'federal law' which infringes on the right of the citizens of Hancock County, Ohio to keep and bear arms for their security will not be tolerated, recognized or enforced by me or my office.