Friday, May 14, 2010

First openly LGBT candidate for Ohio Statehouse to run unopposed in November



Equality Ohio congratulates Nickie Antonio, candidate for State Representative, District 13. Nickie, who is campaigning on issues including education, health care and human services, jobs and cooperative government, won in the primary on May 4th. Today, the Antonio campaign announced that her opponent, Jeremy Caldwell, has dropped out of the race leaving Nickie unopposed.

Nickie Antonio will be the first openly LGBT elected official in the Ohio state legislature. An out lesbian, Nickie has lived in Lakewood with her partner and two daughters for over 25 years.

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