Attorney General’s wife campaigns here for his re-election

By Bob Strohm
bstrohm@wbcowqel.com

The Ohio Attorney General’s wife came to Bucyrus Wednesday afternoon to ask community members what issues were on their minds.

Fran DeWine made a stop at a local coffee shop while campaigning for husband Mike DeWine Wednesday afternoon. While at the Pelican House she met with community members including Bucyrus Auditor Joyce Schifer, Crawford County Auditor Robin Hildebrand, and county auditor candidate Joan Wolfe.

“What I am trying to do is go to all 88 counties before the election. I am kind of Mike’s eyes and ears, and it has been very interesting to go,” DeWine said. “I ask them what their problems are, and what we can we do to help. I am fascinated by the conversation here, and how the women are helping their community. It is incredible.”

During the meeting the recent deaths in Bucyrus were discussed, as well as the heroin issue. Schifer brought up the group Together We Hurt Together We Heal and the work that it is doing to not only give support to families with members that are addicted, but also to help those seeking treatment for addiction.

Positives that are coming out of the county were also fodder of the meeting. The work of Crawford 20/20, the D.A.R.E. program, and the recent safety forces levy for Bucyrus were discussed.

Breaking the ice to the discussion, DeWine handed out a recipe book titled Fran DeWine’s Family Favorites.

“I started handing out the cookbook when Mike was running for Green County prosecutor as a way to speak with voters,” DeWine said. “Rather than just do a cold knock on someone’s door, I would break the ice by giving a little booklet of family recipes.”

After the stop in Bucyrus, DeWine will head home for some family time before hitting the campaign trail again.

“What I usually do is go out two days a week. I have a whole bunch of grandkids who need me a lot. So tomorrow and the next day I am doing grandma duty, which is fun for me.” DeWine said.

DeWine says that the next area of Ohio she will visit will be the northwest section of the state.

“I still have a bunch of Northwest Ohio I need to do,” DeWine said. “I do maybe four counties a day for two days in a row. Then I go back to Mike and tell him what I heard, what I saw. And besides, it is just a beautiful thing to go to all the counties and see Ohio, and the diversity of our landscapes and of our cities. It is just great.”