Dale Virgil Blanchard

Dale Virgil Blanchard of Solon, John H. Greene Jr. of Pierpont Township, and Bill O'Neill of South Russell Village are vying to be their party's nominee.
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Blanchard, an accountant who works from his home in Solon, said his main priority is to propose and support legislation that would create an environment that leads to faster rates of economic growth."Working with dozens of businesses every year, I see the impact of strong and soft markets on businesses," he said."The state of these markets is what drives jobs, wages and profits.I want to go to Congress to strengthen our markets."Blanchard wants to work on Social Security reform, mandate that employers provide health care and redevelop cities to make them attractive to middle-class Americans.He proposes creating a Rust Belt Congressional Caucus composed of members of the Senate and House of Representatives from slow-growing sections of the country, to help propose and support legislation to increase capital investment in these areas.Blanchard said he wants to bring the war in Iraq to an end with an American victory that will set up a prosperous, democratic, capitalistic nation of laws that will become the envy of the Middle East.GreeneThis is Greene's first attempt at the congressional post.He is president of the United Steelworkers of America Local 557L, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Vietnam War and a retired small-business owner.

Filing for the Democratic Party nomination in the March 4 primary were Solon resident Dale Blanchard, Pierpont Township resident John H. Greene Jr. and Bill O'Neill, of South Russell.
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Blanchard is an accountant who has lived in the Solon and Twinsburg areas for 24 years, but spent most of his career with the Illinois Department of Revenue as a tax auditor/audit supervisor, according to his Web site.

O'Neil, a former judge in the Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals since 1996, left his position last June to seek election to the U.S. House of Representatives, according to his Web site.

Filing for the Democratic Party nomination in the March 4 primary were Solon resident Dale Blanchard, Pierpont Township resident John H. Greene Jr. and Bill O'Neill, of South Russell.
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Blanchard is an accountant who has lived in the Solon and Twinsburg areas for 24 years, but spent most of his career with the Illinois Department of Revenue as a tax auditor and an audit supervisor, according to his Web site.

Among Democrats seeking the nomination are former appellate Judge Bill O'Neill of South Russell, Dale Blanchard of Solon and John Greene Jr. of Pierpont.

Dale Blanchard

Solon resident Dale Blanchard said he wants another shot at attempting to unseat LaTourette.An auditor for the Illinois Department of Revenue, Blanchard ran an unsuccessful campaign two years ago.

He said he doesn't have much money but does have plenty of ideas on how to improve the region's economic fortunes.Blanchard, a certified public accountant, said the federal government needs to look at meaningful tax incentives that encourage reinvestment in jobs and equipment in Northeast Ohio.

"There's one thing worse than a so-called tax-and-spend Democrat: it's a borrow-and-spend Republican," he said.

Also running for the seat are state Representative Ed Jerse; active-duty Marine Charles Wolfe and certified public accountant Dale Blanchard.