Ted Strickland

Gov. Strickland Announces Yvette McGee Brown As Running Mate

For Immediate Release:
January 19, 2010

Contact:
Lis Smith, Communications Director
press@tedstrickland.com

Governor Ted Strickland Announces Yvette McGee Brown As Running Mate

COLUMBUS--At a rally announcing his bid for re-election, Governor Ted Strickland today introduced his running mate and the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Yvette McGee Brown. Highlighting the need to lay the foundation for Ohio's long-term economic growth, Strickland emphasized that McGee Brown would be a critical partner in fighting to expand opportunity and create an economy that works for Ohio families.

"Like just about every state, Ohio has been hit by an economic storm that started on Wall Street and hit us harder than anything we've seen in our lifetime. This global recession has hurt Ohioans - but we're fighting back and we have a plan to grow Ohio's economy," Strickland said. "I believe that investing in the people who work for a living is the surest path to rebuild our economy from the ground up. Because we may have been knocked down, but we will get right back up and keep fighting for the promise of Ohio."

Strickland continued, "I could not be more proud today to announce that my partner in this fight for Ohio's future is Yvette McGee Brown. Yvette is someone whose life is marked by the great opportunities she found here in Ohio and by the even greater service she chose to give back to this state and its people. I asked Yvette to be my running mate because I know she will work her heart out on behalf of Ohio's working people."

McGee Brown is the current and founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, a former Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge, and an active, respected leader in the central Ohio community. A lifelong resident of Columbus, Yvette was born to a teenage mother who worked two jobs to provide for her children. Buoyed by the great opportunities available in Ohio, McGee Brown has devoted her career to public service and expanding access to these same opportunities to more Ohioans.

"I am proud to stand beside Ted today because he and I both know that we must invest in Ohio's future so that it continues to be a place of great opportunity. We share the belief that good ideas don't just come from board rooms and conference tables- there's plenty of wisdom to be found in Ohio's living rooms and kitchen tables," McGee Brown said. "And we know that the definition of leadership isn't ignoring people's problems and hoping for the best. Over the last three years, Ted has worked every day on behalf of families struggling in this economy. I look forward to joining him in this fight."

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