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Francis E. Sweeney
114,051 votes
 52%
- Occupation: Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
 - Community/neighborhood: Lakewood
 - Education: St. Ignatius High School; Xavier Univerisyt; Cleveland Marshall Law School; J.D.
 - Professional Football, Ottawa Rough Riders; US Army; Allstate Insurance
 - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Cuyahoga County
 - Judge Common Pleas Court, Cuyahoga County
 - Judge 8th Appellate District Cuyahoga County; Justice Ohio Supreme Court
  
Priorities:
- Increase public safety for every citizen and community.
 - Ensure fairness under the law for families, children, businesses and community organizations.
 - Ensure that victims are treated with respect and dignity.
  
Stephen W. Powell
104,525 votes
 47%
- Occupation: Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals
 - Community/neigborhood: West Chester
 - Education: Heidelberg College, 1977; University of Dayton School of Law, 1981.
 - I have 15 years experience on the bench or as a refer judge in every type of court in Ohio
 - from small claims to the Supreme Court
  
Priorities:
- Stop judicial activism and judicial legislating of current court.
 - Expedite decision process.
 - Maintain local courts and Clerks of Courts.
  
  
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