Reason # 2 to vote Dansack for District 46 State Rep.

Press Release, November 1 , 2006
For immediate release

Mark Dansack Stands for Change in Ohio, Mark Wagoner protects the status quo.

Beginning October 31, Mark Dansack will be recapping over the next several days the reasons why residents of District 46 will be better served by electing a voice for positive change in Ohio rather than his opponent, who embraces the present "pay to play" dynamics now running rampant in Columbus.

Reason #2, Taxes

This one is easy. Taxes. Mark Wagoner supported House Bill 66, signed into law by our ever popular governor, Bob Taft, which actually increased the level of taxation on middle class taxpayers in Ohio. In fact, depending on which statistics are utilized, Ohioans now bear either the second or third highest tax burden in our nation after 16 years of Republican Party(read one party) rule.

As part of this act, the state sales tax was permanently increased from 5.0 % to 5.5 % and a new tax was created on businesses in Ohio, the Commercial Activities Tax (CAT). This measure represents a tax on the gross receipts of a business, including your local grocer.

The net effect of this CAT is that Ohioans are paying a tax on their groceries for the first time since the Great Depression. This tax, along with the permanent increase in the sales tax, represents a regressive tax that hits lower and middle income taxpayers the hardest as they spend a greater percentage of their take home pay on these consumer goods than do the very wealthy. How's that for progress from these so-called fiscal conservatives who have been running our state (into the ground)?

I am on record for looking for ways to reduce property taxes in Ohio with regard to funding of our public schools in Ohio. I also advocate better oversight of state agencies to eliminate what I call the "corruption tax" we have seen in Ohio. By eliminating the waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars such as we have seen in the Bureau of Workers Compensation and eliminating expensive corporate tax breaks, we can free up funds to funnel towards pre-K, primary, secondary, and higher education in Ohio and make education the priority which it hasn't been under the past few administrations.

My opponent: Satisfied with the "business as usual approach" in state government, lacking the leadership to propose solutions or alternatives for fear of losing a vote or two. JFK has nothing to fear as my opponent is certainly no profile in courage.

My opponent has been very vocal about taxes in this election, but he simply hasn't been telling the truth. I'll fight for ordinary hard working men and women in District 46 who are sick of special interest groups reaping the rewards of a corrupt, ineffective state government.

Thanks and have a great day,

Mark

ps This one's for you in Stony Ridge, OH. You're not in the District, but thanks for checking in regularly.

Reason # 1 to vote Dansack for District 46 State Rep.

Press Release, October 31, 2006
For immediate release


Mark Dansack Stands for Change in Ohio, Mark Wagoner protects the status quo.

Mark Dansack will be recapping over the next several days the reasons why residents of District 46 will be better served by electing a voice for positive change in Ohio rather than his opponent, who embraces the present "pay to play" dynamics now running rampant in Columbus.

Reason # 1: Mark Dansack will work to restructure state agencies in order to eliminate wasteful spending and wasteful investment practices.

"We need to look no further than the Bureau of Workers Compensation in Ohio to see the obvious graft and misuse/misappropriation of public funds. From the investment deals which have cost Ohioans hundreds of millions of dollars, to the managed care method of treating our injured workers, which has resulted in waste of $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion since its implementation in the late 1990s, it is clear that change is needed in the way we administrate this system and also in the level of oversight which is required to insure elimination of waste and ineffeciency".

The following is a challenge that I made to my opponent on September 14, 2006 which resulted in no response, as Mr. Wagoner (an avowed fiscal conservative) is apparently satisfied with the millions of dollars in investment losses and billions of dollars of wasteful spending in the administration of providing care to the injured workers of Ohio.

PRESS RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2006

Mark Dansack challenges opponent to stay implementation of the Taft Corruption Bailout Act (Senate Bill 7) until a full investigation into the irregularities at the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation is conducted.

Monclova Township Democrat Mark Dansack, a candidate for the 46th District House of Representatives in Ohio, has issued a challenge to his opponent, Mark Wagoner, to introduce legislation which would stay the implementation of Senate Bill 7 until the full details of all irregularities within the operation of the Bureau are known.“It’s not bad enough that we have seen the Noe “Coingate” fiasco and the MDL investment losses of over $200 million, but now we are finding out that GOP reforms instituted as a cost-cutting measure in the late 1990’s have actually increased the bureau’s total operating costs at more than twice the rate of inflation - since these reforms were instituted”As a result, according to figures quoted by both the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Toledo Blade, the BWC has actually spent roughly $1.6 Billion more under the managed-care initiative than it would have had costs been held in check.

“This gross mismanagement of public funds by these self-described fiscal conservatives speaks volumes about what is wrong in Ohio and has been for the past decade and a half. When the scandal erupted, the only proposal from the General Assembly was to place (through Senate Bill 7) more burden on the injured workers that the system was intended to help.”

Dansack continued, “I call on Representative Wagoner to stand up for working men and women in Ohio and put his full effort into delaying implementation of what should be called the Taft Corruption Bailout Act.”

“It is becoming increasingly more difficult to get these injured workers the care that they need and representatives from the GOP are hanging their hats on their cost-saving measures that they have implemented. I challenge Mr. Wagoner to join with me in agreeing that the measure passed in March, 2006 is no longer valid, as it fails to take into account additional information that has been made available illustrating major problems with the administration of the Bureau”

My view is that we ought to scrap the entire language of Senate Bill 7, as it clearly is deficient in terms of even coming close to solving the colossal problems we’ve seen at the BWC in Ohio. Let’s let the new Governor and new legislature work on an initiative for a fair and equitable solution to reforming the system to a system that adequately protects injured workers, while also ensuring that proper oversight is undertaken to make sure that the waste of public funds is eliminated. The injured workers in Ohio and businesses who pay premiums into the system deserve nothing less.”

Dansack concluded, " To date there has been no response from Mark Wagoner, who apparently endorses the waste of billions of dollars of taxpayer money. The choice is clear, politics as usual as Wagoner proposes, or positive change for NW Ohio which I will bring to the table".

Campaign Finance Reports/Mark Wagoner, fiscal conservative??

Citizens of District 46

The pre-general campaign finance reports are due today and I think they are worth a comment or two.

Link to Mark Wagoner's reports
http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_FILED_BY.show?p_arg_names=election_key&p_arg_values=19199

Link to Mark Dansack's reports
http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_FILED_BY.show?p_arg_names=election_key&p_arg_values=19525

It's quite ironic that the self-described fiscal conservative, Mr. Wagoner, lists expenditures of
$146,022.15 in his pre-general finance report campaigning for a seat that pays somewhere around $50,000 trying with all his might to dispatch a political newcomer such as myself, considering my report shows expenditures of $6,320.43 over the same period.

I'm not sure District 46 residents will benefit from such a reckless spending pattern should Mr. Wagoner return to Columbus for an additional two years. I encourage residents of District 46 to investigate this link to
Mark Wagoner's contributions
http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_CAND_ALLCONT.SHOW?p_arg_names=report_key&p_arg_values=90301

and take a look at mine as well
Mark Dansack contributions
http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_CAND_ALLCONT.SHOW?p_arg_names=report_key&p_arg_values=89504

to determine for yourself whether you want a state representative who is indebted to huge contributors and lobbyists for the next two years or a state representative whose only concern is to be a representative for the people of District 46.

Take a look and compare. The choice is simple. You can choose a candidate who accepts large donations from numerous special interest groups, and lobbyists representing huge banking, health care, energy, and manufacturing entities; or you can choose a citizen candidate whose only concern will be to help clean up the mess down in Columbus , turn our state government back to the people of Ohio, and get to work on some of the problems that have been ignored over the past decade.

Ask Mr. Wagoner how he can accept $500 from RJ Reynolds PAC when he "supports" issue 5. Consider his statements that he is a watchdog for energy prices in Northwest Ohio and contrast that with the $3,000 contribution he accepted from the First Energy PAC.

We deserve to know who our representatives will be working for in the next two years. Let's take it back for all Ohioans. They've had their turn, now it's our turn. Send the power brokers in Columbus a message that our state cannot be bought and paid for.

Thanks for your continued support and encouragement.

Mark

Mark Wagoner has raised your taxes

Citizens of District 46

Mark Wagoner has voted to raise your taxes, Mark Dansack has never raised a tax.
Mark Wagoner supported House Bill 66, signed into law by the ever-popular Ohio Governor Bob Taft in June of 2005 as part of Ohio's 2006-2007 budget cycle.

As part of House Bill 66, Mark Wagoner voted to permanently increase the state sales tax from 5% to 5.5 % and also voted to create the new Commercial Activities Tax, which taxes Ohio small businesses.

The Commercial Activities Tax (CAT) is an annual tax imposed on the "priviledge" of doing business in Ohio. This new tax was effective beginning July 1, 2005. While the tax may not be passed through to customers as an itemized charge, its cost may be passed on in the form of an increase in price. The tax is included as part of the sales tax base.

"The net effect of this CAT is that your grocer is being assessed a tax on his gross receipts which is being passed on to the consumer, thereby giving us the first tax on groceries in Ohio since the Great Depression", Mark Dansack stated.

" This permanent increase in the sales tax and new tax on small businesses has increased the burden on middle class families, while Mr. Wagoner has consistently supported tax relief for the very wealthy in Ohio".

Dansack continued, "There are only two candidates for State Representative in House District 46 and only one of them has either voted to raise a tax or impose a new tax on Ohioans, and that candidate is Mark Wagoner. Yet, the Wagoner campaign, through various groups apparently associated with the Ohio Republican Party, has engaged in a demogogic attack on my campaign, for merely speaking in generalities about the need to look at ways to reduce property taxes while funding public education in Ohio."

"I challenge Mr. Wagoner to stop the distortion on my position with respect to taxes in Ohio and I welcome the chance to debate the issue with him if he has the courage to do so. However, given the present desperate attacks from Mr. Wagoner, I doubt he'll be willing to", Dansack concluded.

Citizens of District 46, I ask you to research this issue and not be misled by my opponent and the desperate leadership of the state GOP. These folks are spending barrels and barrels of dollars to defeat me because I stand for change and an end to the culture of corruption in Ohio. I also invite you to take a look at the Secretary of State's website and see where Mr. Wagoner and I are getting our campaign contributions. You'll see the corporate PACS are bankrolling my opponent because they too fear the change of a citizen candidate such as myself interrupting their way of doing business in Ohio. I've raised my funds from every day citizens without a political agenda who know me as a person and a family man.

**** link to Mark Wagoner campaign finance reports, 2006: http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_FILED_BY.show?p_arg_names=election_key&p_arg_values=19199

**** link to Mark Dansack campaign finance reports, 2006: http://www1.sos.state.oh.us/pls/portal/PORTAL_CF.CF_QRY_FILED_BY.show?p_arg_names=election_key&p_arg_values=19525

Stand with me and we'll have a great victory come election day. Thanks for your past, present, and future support.

Have a good evening,

Mark

The GOP Sleaze Machine, at it again!

Residents of District 46,

Please be on the lookout for a series of pathetic brochures misrepresenting my position on taxes
in Ohio. The mail pieces(distributed by the ORP) include quotes, taken out of context
from a more encompassing discussion regarding public school funding and the need to reduce the burden on property owners and comply with the Ohio Supreme Court rulings that have found on four occasions over the past decade that the way we fund schools in Ohio is unconstitutional.

I raised several alternatives in a broad discussion, not taking a position on any solution,
and merely talking about the need to address this situation (reform of education funding) that the current leadership has ignored for over 10 years.

The rabid GOP leadership is grasping at straws to hold onto the death grip of power they have in Ohio and will stop at nothing to keep the pay to play culture of corruption functioning in our great state. In other words, they won't let the truth get in the way of some seriously flawed and immaturely put together flyers.

Please join with me in rejecting this trash that the state GOP is spewing. As one resident of Maumee wrote me in an email this evening, "This attack on you is disgraceful. You have my support". Let's reject the negative politics of the status quo from the Republican party in Ohio and work together towards the bright future for our citizens that is within our grasp. Join with me and reject this type of gutter politics which does nothing to further solutions to issues in our state.

This all out attack on the truth occurs as the GOP sees their internal polls sagging as they have
no record of accomplishments to run on, so going negative is all they have left to try.
Thanks for reading and have a nice evening. I would be glad to answer any questions you may have regarding taxes and other issues in Ohio.

Mark
(419) 460-1084
dansack4rep46@buckeye-express.com/

Major unions and party leaders support our candidacy

Press Release Tuesday, October10, 2006

Mark Dansack announces endorsements and appearances

Monclova Township Democrat Mark Dansack continues to pile up impressive endorsements from labor groups and individuals. Mr. Dansack announced the endorsements he picked up over the last week which include the following:

Toledo Area UAW-CAP Council
The Ohio State Legislative Board of the United Transportation Union
Toledo Area AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
Teamsters Ohio DRIVE
Teamsters Local 20 and Joint Council No. 44

"It is extremely gratifying to earn and receive the support of such a diverse group of organized labor,
as these folks understand that the current representative and Governor Taft are more interested with assisting those folks at the top of the income brackets in Ohio while ignoring the plight of ordinary, hard working Ohioans", Dansack stated. "I am proud and humbled to accept the support of these major labor institutions across our state, and pledge to work in the areas of education and job creation, retention and retraining for displaced workers to attempt to lift the status of Ohio's workers who have been left behind by the Taft administration".

Dansack also announced the support of Ohio Democratic Party Chairman, Chris Redfern, and House Minority leader Joyce Beatty. Beatty calls Dansack a "prime example of just how energized Democrats are in 2006". When Dansack saw that no one was running against Taft supporter, incumbent Mark Wagoner, he immediately "jumped at the chance to get on the ballot". Beatty stated, "In cities and small towns throughout Ohio, there's a fight going on for change, and Mark Dansack is part of that fight". Beatty added, "Mark understands that Ohio is headed in the wrong direction after a decade of failed policies from the likes of Bob Taft and Ken Blackwell. We need more people like Mark Dansack fighting for change in Columbus".

Redfern added, "Mark Dansack will be a strong voice in Columbus for the families of Lucas County. As a state representative from Northwest Ohio and Democratic Party chairman, I am proud to support Mark for the Ohio House".

Dansack will be at a candidate forum on Wednesday, October 11 on senior issues at the Sunset House on Indian Road in Toledo from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and will be in Sylvania on October 15 for the Sylvania Fall Festival from 11am though 3pm.

Additional endorsements from Labor groups

I'm happy to announce additional endorsements from the following prominent labor groups in Ohio:

The Ohio State Legislative Board of the United Transportation Union
Toledo Area AFL-CIO Central Labor Council
Teamsters Ohio DRIVE
Teamsters Local 20 and Joint Council No. 44

We've been busy this week, meeting with the Maumee Democrats on October 4 at their monthly meeting and we'll be in Waterville on Saturday for a little door-to-door campaigning and Sunday we'll travel down to Grand Rapids for the Apple Butter Festival. In the evening on Sunday , we'll attend the Lucas County Democratic Party dinner.

On October 25, we'll return to Loma Linda in Swanton for a pre-election party fundraiser with dinner and appetizers served for $25 per ticket with a cash bar. Contact Mike Dansack at (419) 843-2001 for reservations.

Have a good evening and we'll see you on the trail.

Mark