Biden Campaign Press Release - Ohio Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko and 21 Ohio Leaders Endorse Joe Biden

Today, Ohio Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko and 21 Ohio leaders announced their endorsements for Joe Biden for President of the United States.

"Before fighting for Ohioans in the State Senate, I was fighting on the front lines for our unions. And I can tell you beyond the shadow of a doubt that Ohio's unions and laborers will have no greater champion in Washington than Joe Biden. Vice President Biden knows the necessity of making sure our working families have a level playing field, and he cares about and advocates for those same dinner table issues they do: Education, health care, infrastructure, fighting climate change, and good-paying jobs. With Joe Biden in the White House, we can again be optimistic about what lies ahead for Ohio, and the future our kids will be able to experience." — Ohio Senate Minority Leader Kenny Yuko

The full list of Ohio leaders endorsing Joe Biden this afternoon includes:

• State Senator Kenny Yuko, Senate Minority Leader
• State Senator Sean O'Brien
• Nickie Antonio, State Representative
• Dave Berger, Mayor of Lima
• Thaddeus Hoffmeister, Mayor of Wyoming
• Michael Coleman, Former Mayor of Columbus
• Greg Landsman, Cincinnati City Councilman
• Tina Skeldon-Wozniak, Lucas County Commissioner
• Sharon Sweda, Lorain County Commissioner
• Bishop Edgar Wallace, Xenia City Councilman
• Aharon Brown, Forest Park City Councilwoman
• Louis P. Giavasis, Stark County Clerk of Courts
• Daniel Brown, Candidate for Ohio State Senate
• Ken Harbaugh, Candidate for Ohio's 7th Congressional District
• Ben Lindy, Member, Cincinnati Board of Education
• Lou Gentile, Former State Senator
• Johnnie Maier, Former State Representative
• Don Bryant, Former Mansfield City Councilman
• Darrell Gammel, Former Political Director of Ohio Building Trades
• Herb Asher, Professor Emeritus at The Ohio State University
• Susan Saxbe, Community Arts Advocate
• Fran Ryan, Senior Advocate for Franklin County Office of Aging

These endorsements build on the list of nearly 70 current and former elected officials and community leaders from across Ohio, including Congressman Tim Ryan, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, former CFPB Director Richard Cordray, former Congressman Edward Feighan, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, former Columbus City Councilmember Mary Jo Hudson, State Senator Herceal Craig, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, and Youngstown Mayor Jamael "Tito" Brown.

Nationally, Biden for President has previously announced more than 2,100 endorsements from national, state, and local leaders, including current and former U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state elected officials, community leaders, and national security professionals.