Candidate profiles: US House of Representatives, 13th District
U.S. House of Representatives, 13th District
Two-year term
$174,000
Elect one candidate
DEMOCRATS
John Stephen Luchanksy
Tim Ryan (i)
John Stephen Luchansky
Date of Birth: Aug. 10, 1953
Address: 1976 Wendy Lane, Boardman Township, Ohio 44514
Campaign website: None
Family: Single
Education: Poland Seminary High School, 1971; Wilmington College, bachelor’s degree, 1974.
Job title and employer: None
Public office and experience: None
Other political or community activities: None
1. Why are you running for this office?
So that, if elected, I will conduct a congressional probe into the June 6, 1996 shooting of McDonald, Ohio resident, Doug Jones Jr., who was shot three times in the neck by Poland village police officer Ronald Oldland. The purpose of the probe will be to determine if foul play was or was not involved.
2. What makes you the most qualified candidate for the office?
The current representative to congress for the 13th District refuses to address the Doug Jones Jr. shooting.
3. Please list three changes you would make in the office you are seeking if you are elected.
Open, truthful, and approachable to my constituents.
Timothy Ryan
Date of Birth: July 16, 1973
Address: 560 Amber Drive, Howland, Ohio 44484
Campaign website: timryanforcongress.com
Family: Wife, Andrea; Mason and Bella
Education: Bowling Green State University, bachelor’s degree in political science, 1995; University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center), juris doctor, 2000.
Job title and employer: Member, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio 13th District
Public office and experience: Ohio Senate, 32nd District, 2001-2002; member, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio 17th District, 2003-2012; member, U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio 13th District, 2013-present.
Other political or community activities: Former president of Trumbull County Young Democrats and Chairman of the Earning by Learning Program
1. Why are you running for this office?
I am seeking office to focus on the economy and quality-of-life for the people of the 13th Congressional District of Ohio.
2. What makes you the most qualified candidate for the office?
I served in the Ohio State Senate where I spearheaded efforts to establish a state-based earned income tax credit, standardized community school data reporting, and brought college students into the debate over higher education funding. Before my election to public office, I served as president of the Trumbull County Young Democrats and as chairman of the Earning by Learning program in Warren. I began my career in politics as a congressional aide with the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and later served as an intern for the Trumbull County Prosecutor's Office. I hold a law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly the Franklin Pierce Law Center), studied abroad as part of the Dickinson School of Law’s International Law Program in Florence, Italy, and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
3. Please list three changes you would make in the office you are seeking if you are elected.
There are many priorities that I will focus on if elected, a few include: that affordable and accessible health care is a basic right for all Americans, and that health insurance is an investment not only in quality of life for our citizens, but also in our economy, that the nation should move towards the expansion of and support for renewable energy sources that will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and advancements in childhood nutrition, after-school programs, technology in schools, as well as teacher salaries and teacher recruitment and training must be a priority for success.
Editor’s note: Some candidates responses have been edited for length.