If the gun lobby gets its way, more than half the country will have permitless carry laws in place by the end of 2022.
Just in the past week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Alabama Governor Kay Ivey sided with the gun lobby and signed new permitless carry bills into law, ignoring widespread opposition from law enforcement, community leaders, and their constituents.
These laws are dangerous, and for obvious reasons. Permitless carry laws allow people to carry concealed handguns in public without a permit, without training, and without a background check. Even far-right extremists and white supremacists.
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On October 26th, Loveland Magazine published, Patricia Lawrence: I’m running because our community deserves effective leadership. My liberal Democrat opponent repeatedly misrepresented, mischaracterized, fabricated, and twisted facts beyond recognition. But hey, that can be expected from a desperate politician.
John Becker has been serving as the State Representative for Ohio’s 65th House District since January 2013. It includes the cities of Milford and Loveland (inside Clermont County) and the townships of Union, Miami, Goshen, Stonelick, and Wayne.
Rather than picking apart her statements and correcting the record line-by-line, I’m going to reintroduce myself and then compare and contrast our positions and values:
It is my honor and privilege to serve as your State Representative. I’ve been involved with the Clermont County Republican Party since 1993, served southern Ohio as a State Committeeman for the Ohio Republican Party from 2004-2012, and I’ve been a member of the Ohio General Assembly since January 2013.
My MBA, with an emphasis in Taxation, was earned at Xavier University. I also have a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management with a minor in Psychology from Northern Kentucky University. Additionally, I also hold a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designation, a school district treasurer’s license, and am a graduate of the Union Township Citizens Police Academy.
I am running for re-election to continue being a champion in Columbus for our shared conservative values. My platform is very simple: Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Limited Government, and Lower Taxes.
With a 30-year career in the private sector, my experience has spanned four major industries including Manufacturing, Health Care Insurance, Banking/Financial, and Charter Education. The companies I’ve worked for include household names like GE, Ford, MetLife, Prudential, Provident Bank, Fifth Third Bank, and Check ‘n Go. I’ve held positions such as supervisor, manager of health care information systems, senior financial analyst, finance officer, assistant vice president, business analyst, and treasurer.
I am running for re-election to continue being a champion in Columbus for our shared conservative values. My platform is very simple: Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, Limited Government, and Lower Taxes.
Endorsements are a key indicator of a candidate’s values and effectiveness. My growing list are as follows:
Party Endorsements
Clermont County Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
Business Endorsements
NFIB Ohio – National Federation of Independent Business (small business)
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
The Ohio Society of CPAs
Ohio Valley Associated Builders and Contractors ABC-PAC
Ohio State Medical Association PAC
2018 Ohio Farm Bureau “Friend of Agriculture”
Ohio State Chiropractors Association
Cincinnati Area Board of REALTORS® and the Ohio REALTORS®
Pro-Life and Grass Roots Values Voters Endorsements
Cincinnati Right to Life – PAC
Ohio Right to Life – PAC
Ohio Value Voters
Family First PAC
Janet Folger Porter
“Very Conservative” from iVoterGuide. (This is their highest rating.)
Gun Voters
NRA with the highly exclusive A+ rating
Buckeye Firearms PAC with the highly exclusive A+ rating
Ohioans for Concealed Carry (OFCC)
TEA Party, Liberty, and Tax Voters
Ohio Citizens PAC
Republican Liberty Caucus of Ohio
Coalition Opposed to Additional Sending and Taxes (COAST)
Military and Veterans Voters
“Highly Recommended” by Ohio Veterans United
In contrast, my liberal Democrat opponent boasts of her endorsements by a collective of labor unions, gun control, and left-wing, pink hat-wearing, feminist pro-abortion groups, including Planned Parenthood.
If the people of Clermont County want to continue winning with a pro-life, pro-gun, fiscal conservative, they will send me back to Columbus.
If the people of Clermont County are tired of winning, they will vote for my liberal Democrat opponent. If they want to continue winning with a pro-life, pro-gun, fiscal conservative, they will send me back to Columbus.
To learn more about me and my candidacy for state representative, please visit my website at www.BeckerGOP.com. If you’d like to subscribe to my monthly newsletter, The Becker Report, email me at John@BeckerGOP.com.
Election Day is quickly approaching. I’m a conservative Republican who is vetted, tested, and proven. I humbly ask for your vote on November 6, 2018.
