Robert Owens for Ohio Attorney General

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AG Robert Owens Community Agenda Action Plan(1)

Posted by Robert on October 28th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, transparency | Tagged as Action Plan, Attorney General, Independent, open government, OPOTA, pay-to-play, preventing violent crime, prosperity, Robert Owens, slush funds, urban agenda

As Your Attorney General, I will fight for you - the people of Ohio.
Here is my Action Plan to implement a true Community Agenda:

1. Cut off the primary tools of pay to play politics such as no bid contracts and slush funds.

2. Aggressively lower violent crime - and put an emphasis on solving violent [...]

Owens only candidate to show leadership, protect Ohio families(1)

Posted by Jeremiah Arn on September 19th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, podcasts | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens

On Thursday, Robert Owens again showed the kind of leadership we need as attorney general, fighting corruption that endangers Ohio families. Robert delivered a stirring speech to the Ohio Peace Officers Training Commission (OPOTC) about some of the problems inside the OPOT Academy.
Numerous OPOTA staff and other law enforcement personnel in attendance thanked and applauded Robert for his courage to [...]

Issues of Substance(2)

Posted by JJ on September 12th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, issues, media coverage, protecting consumers, the race | Tagged as Attorney General, banks, Cordray, Crites, Democrat, Independent, OPOTA, Republican, Robert Owens, SB 185, security

Here’s a re-cap on the past two weeks of media coverage and other news in the race for Ohio attorney general. While the other candidates in the race quibble over minutia and continue to politically posture, Robert Owens remains the candidate of substance.
If Mike Crites wants to question Richard Cordray, why doesn’t he challenge him on real issues? [...]

AG Candidate Robert Owens: If Dorris will not resign, she should be removed(1)

Posted by Brian Doran on September 10th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, press releases | Tagged as Attorney General, Cordray, Crites, Democrat, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Republican, Robert Owens

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Robert Owens, the Independent candidate for Ohio attorney general announced today that he will request an opportunity to directly address the Ohio Peace Officers Training Commission(OPOTC), which oversees the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA).
“It has come to our attention that Tomi Dorris intends to return to her appointed position at OPOTA,” [...]

Owens reiterates call for OPOTA Director resignation(0)

Posted by Brian Doran on September 5th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, press releases | Tagged as Attorney General, Independent, Marc Dann, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens

COLUMBUS, OHIO - Independent attorney general candidate Robert Owens today restated his call for the resignation of the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy (OPOTA) Executive Director Tomi Lynn Dorris.
Dorris terminated her campaign for Franklin County Prosecutor after Owens’ initial appeal for her resignation last week. Owens believes there is compelling information that suggests Dorris acted [...]

Owens calls for OPOTA Director to Resign(1)

Posted by Jeremiah Arn on August 30th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, gun rights, letter to the editor | Tagged as Attorney General, Castle doctrine, Independent, Marc Dann, Ohio, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens

This letter was sent to Ohio’s 8 major daily newspapers: Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, and Youngstown Vindicator.
To the Editor:
Tomi Dorris, executive director of the Ohio Police Officers Training Academy, must go.
On August 14, Columbus Dispatch reporter James Nash described how Dorris got [...]