http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-21/1134599645238000.xml&storylist=clevelandRep. Kaptur weighing run for governor, deterred by fundraising
12/14/2005, 5:29 p.m. ET
By DAVID HAMMER
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio's top-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House says she is considering a run for governor.
Marcy Kaptur, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said union groups have urged her to run against fellow Rep. Ted Strickland for the party's nomination. She said she had been quietly weighing her options because nobody had asked her about her plans before.
"I am considering it, but the seniority I own here and the causes I champion would be put at risk by running in Ohio, particularly at a time when a statewide campaign in a big state requires more money than I can ever imagine," Kaptur told The Associated Press in an interview in her office.
Strickland, of Lisbon, said he would prefer to avoid a primary and save his money for the general election, but acknowledged it can help with statewide name recognition...