Senator Bill Seitz and FOP Lodge 113 President Jim Ruhl.
Senator Seitz supported police officers and firefighters in the fight against Issue 2.  Thank you, Senator Seitz!
Hear his comments on FOX19.

Senator Seitz, a conservative Hamilton County Republican, was kicked off the Senate committee by disingenuous Republicans a half hour before the vote on SB 5.  His commitment to fair and sound legislation cost him personally, as he was stripped of his leadership position on committees.  His no vote would have caused the bill to fail. 

"We may need changes (in the law), but we don't need a race to the bottom," Seitz said. "And that's what S.B. 5 is going to give us... I'm ready to lead the charge for legal and fair reforms. But we don't need to get run over by a bus to build a better Ohio." Seitz stressed his belief that some GOP legislators behind S.B. 5 are extremists, willing to trigger a "needless war" between the state and its employees. - The Athens News    

FOP National President Chuck Canterbury visits FOP Lodge 113 to show support for Ohio's Public Safety Offiers.


Lodge 113 President Jim Ruhl and Lodge Secretary Jim Martin at the Harvest Home Parade.  
A special thank you to Brother Butch Frey for organizing the event, and to Bro. Larry Stone for graciously providing the FOP with the use of his antique fire truck.  Thanks also goes out to the members of Fraternal Order of Police Lodges 69, 84, 112, and 113, who came out in the rain to show the importance of voting NO! on Issue 2.