Office Sought: Ohio House District 99 Political Party: Republican Name: Nancy McArthur Age: 57 DOB: 9/23/1957 Place of birth: Houston, TX Home Address: 117 Cedar Glen, Chardon, OH 44024 Length of residence: 18 years Facebook: McArthur for Ohio Twitter: @Nancy_McArthur Campaign Website: www.nancymcarthur.com Occupation: Small Business Banker Employer: KeyBank, 220 Center Street, Chardon, OH Elected Office Experience: Vice Mayor and Councilman in Chardon, serving 2 nd term since 2009 Chaired Legislative, Finance, and Audit Committees Non-elected experience: Lake Communicators Board Member, 2010-2012 Chardon Planning Commission, 2004-2009 Education: BA in Communications from Cleveland State University Marital Status: Married 34 years to Michael McArthur Children: Kelley Bodwell, 23, and Keenan McArthur, 16 Organizations: Red Key Network, Chardon Chamber of Commerce, Chardon Square Association, Chardon Tomorrow Areas Id like to Change: The main reason Im running is that I want to fix the violent crime and drug problem in District 99. In the City of Ashtabula, there is a 1 in 20 chance of being a victim of property and/or violent crime. Over the last five years, Ashtabula County has had an average of 700 felonies a year and the county jail only has a capacity of about 150 beds. When you factor in jailable misdemeanor offenses, Ashtabula County has well over 1,000 people who should be doing jail time, but dont because there is no room for them! This means at any given time during the year there are seven times as many criminals needing incarceration than we have the space to hold them. This problem is well known by drug traffickers and they manipulate this broken system to their benefit. The first thing I will do is to sit down with all the solicitors, county prosecutors, Village Police Chiefs, and the County Sheriffs to see what they need in resources to combat this problem. Second, I will attempt to secure money in Columbus to build more jail space and/or look at unoccupied beds in other correctional facilities to put our criminals behind bars. Lastly, I will meet with those organizations and institutions who deal with drug addiction to see what they need to help addicts get help to become drug free. In order to improve the economic and jobs situation in District 99, we need to first clean it up so that we can build it up. In addition, Ill focus on improving education and workforce development so that employers have the labor they need to maintain and grow their businesses and so that our young adults have the promise of good jobs to keep them from having to move away. Past accomplishments: I have a proven track record of public service, leadership in my community, and results. Im serving my second term on Chardon City Council where I initiated a State Performance Audit to improve our city operations which identified a potential savings of over $460,000 (7.8% of the city budget) and improved administration and service delivery to residents. We are currently implementing most of these recommendations. I also introduced legislation creating a Revitalization District which has brought in new business and allowed current businesses to expand. And I helped to reduce red tape and fees to businesses and residents through common sense changes to our Planning & Zoning code. Due to the hard work and teamwork of our Council and staff, our bond rating was increased by S&P this year to AAA, the highest rating a city can achieve. Only 10.1% of Ohio cities are in the AAA rating. We currently have four new businesses building commercial space which will bring in more jobs and secure our tax base so that we can continue to provide superior services to our businesses and residents, and provide a great quality of life. My opponent has little to no experience in the private sector, in local government, or prior legislative experience and passed only one bill during his two year term, designating March maple syrup month. I have over 25 years of private business experience and 10 years of serving in local government. Im proud to be endorsed by the following PACs: Ohio Society of CPAs, the Ohio Restaurant Association, Lake & Geauga Realtors Association, the Ohio Chiropractic Association, and Ohio Right to Life. If you want someone to go down to Columbus, work with the majority and fight for you, vote for me and Ill get the job done!