Cincinnati’s Future: Form-Based Building Codes
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Apr 28, 2012 in Economy, Events, Transportation | 0 comments
Today is the first day of the city-wide charrette for Cincinnati’s future building codes. They will be form-based rather than use-based, meaning that the city will be regulating the physical character of the neighborhood rather than the business types that are allowed in the neighborhood.
My wife and I attended this afternoon’s orientation session. The process was incredibly accessible. (more…)
Thank You, Congratulations, and Next Steps
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Apr 24, 2012 in 2012 Primary, News | 0 comments
Thank you and congratulations.
Thank you for your awesome support in this campaign. Running for office was much less intimidating than I expected, and it was exclusively because of the strong support that I got from the deeply engaged people on this site and across our social media.
Congratulations on having built a grassroots electoral movement that we can use year after year to help put progressives in office. I congratulate you, because I did little more than look approachable and write down some things that you already believed. It’s you who did the important work of mobilizing voters to stand with the most progressive candidate.
It’s taken us awhile to compose this note because we needed some time to decide what to do with all your amazing momentum. We knew we didn’t want to let it just dissipate, but we needed to put the proper plans in motion to channel all your energy in a meaningful way after the primary.
NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Endorses Luke Brockmeier
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 24, 2012 in 2012 Primary, News | 0 comments
Dear Friends,
Denise Driehaus Support Of GOP Bills Limiting Abortion Rights Comes Under Fire: Challenger Brockmeier Says He’ll Stay ‘True’ Dem In House
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Jan 10, 2012 in 2012 Primary, Health Care | 0 comments
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Bill Sloat
The Daily Bellwether
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CINCINNATI (TDB) — The three-candidate contest for the Democratic nomination for Ohio’s 31st District House seat — the post now held by Denise Driehaus — is heating up dramatically. Over the weekend, newcomer Luke Brockmeier flooded mailboxes with a slick, postcard-sized flier that proclaims himself the only “true” Democrat running. There’s a lot of blue ink on the card, a sure symbol that he’s putting plenty of space between himself and those red Republicans who now control the legislature in Columbus. Driehaus didn’t put any distance between herself and House Republicans earlier this year when she signed on as the only Democrat to co-sponsor HB 78, which became a law sharply restricting late-term abortions in Ohio. There were 49 GOP cosponsors. (more…)
Luke Brockmeier on Local 12
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 6, 2012 in News | 0 comments
Luke Brockmeier sat down with Dan Hurley of Local 12 Newsmakers on February 5, along with his Democratic primary opponents, to discuss being the only pro-choice candidate in Ohio House District 31, as well as job creation, and working with the administration to get communities what they need.
Luke Brockmeier Demands an End to the Attacks on Women’s Health
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 5, 2012 in 2012 Primary, Health Care | 0 comments
Meet-and-Greet: Mayday Tavern, Sun, Feb 12
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 10, 2012 in Events, News | 0 comments
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Enquirer: Brunner endorses Brockmeier in 3-way Democratic Ohio House race
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 7, 2012 in News | 0 comments
February 7, 2012
Howard Wilkinson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Courage PAC – the political action committee headed by former Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner – has endorsed Luke Brockmeier, the political newcomer in the three-candidate 31st Ohio House District race – mainly because he is the only pro-choice candidate among the three. (more…)
Cincinnati Beacon: Brunner: Luke Brockmeier “the strongest candidate” in the 31st district primary race
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 8, 2012 in News | 0 comments
February 7, 2011
Justin Jeffre
Cincinnati Beacon
Luke Brockmeier picked up a major endorsement from former Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. He’s a new candidate for the newly created liberal leaning district and he’s running against two conservative Blue Dogs. This endorsement gives him good momentum after his strong performance in Sunday’s debate on Newsmakers. As Dan Hurly noted, whoever wins the March 6th primary will surely win the general election.
The Enquirer reports that,
“Luke Brockmeier stands out among all the other candidates in the race – Luke Brockmeier is the only pro-choice candidate in this Democratic primary,” Brunner wrote in an e-mail blast to supporters Tuesday. “His solidly progressive views on equality and women’s issues make him the strongest candidate in the race.”
Brockmeier is running against two anti-choice Democrats, State Rep. Denise Driehaus from Price hill (she recently moved to Clifton heights to be in the new district) and Terry Tranter is from Amberley Village. Tranter was in the House 20 years ago and sounds very conservative.
Tranter’s endorsed by Ohio Right to Life and Driehaus is endorsed by the conservative coporate owned Ohio Democratic Party. The Hamilton County Democrats have decided to let primary voters decide who the candidate will be.
The Enquirer goes on to report.
The Republicans in the legislature drew a district that is nearly 70 percent Democrtic and includes Madisonville, Oakley, Hyde Park, Clifton, Clifton Heights, Walnut Hills, Evanston, Mt. Auburn, Northside, Silverton, Norwood and St. Bernard.
The race is really heating up this winter and will be interesting to watch. Can Brockmeier — who was largely seen as an underdog –beat these two old Blue Dogs? In this new progressive district his chances are looking better every day.
Wes Flinn, Daily Kos: The battle for the soul of the nation is joined in Ohio, and we need people like Luke Brockmeier
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 8, 2012 in News | 0 comments
February 7, 2012
Daily Kos
Wes Flinn
It’s not very often I can give an endorsement to a candidate on more than just political terms, so when I have the opportunity to do so I feel it’s important to take that opportunity.
The newly-drawn 31st District of the Ohio House of Representatives contains a good chunk of the center of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. (more…)
Brockmeier Responds to Brunner’s Endorsement: “Jennifer is my hero”
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 8, 2012 in News | 0 comments
I’m ecstatic to have received the endorsement of former Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. I’m grateful to have the support of a prominent state-level Democrat, and I’m excited to get the backing of the only candidate to win this specific district in a competitive Democratic primary – and I’m jubilant to be endorsed by one of my heroes. (more…)
Former Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner Endorses Luke Brockmeier
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 8, 2012 in News | 0 comments
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I’m Proud to Introduce My Family
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 11, 2012 in 2012 Primary, News | 0 comments
Supporters of my opponent have been attacking me for getting campaign support from my family. Specifically, for a $7,500 donation from a tiny town called Snyder, Texas — my wife’s hometown.
But if we’re going to discuss my family, let’s really discuss my family.
I’d like you to meet them. (more…)
Labor unions are the key to Ohio’s economic success
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 15, 2012 in 2012 Primary, Civil Rights | 0 comments
The political problem of fracking
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 21, 2012 in 2012 Primary, Environment | 0 comments
Last night I went to the Southwest Ohio No Frack Forum, a coalition event to educate and mobilize our community as regards fracking in our state.
There are two types of fracking, as mentioned in my prior post: horizontal fracking, to extract natural gas (the jobs from which last 2-5 years), which damages local geology; and injection wells, wherein the byproducts of horizontal fracking are buried beneath the watershed.
Both are largely unregulated; both have only fleeting economic benefits, and permanent public health risks; and neither has any benefit of any sort for Cincinnati. (more…)
CityBeat – Luck of the (Re)Draw: Three Democrats battle for the new 31st Ohio House District
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 22, 2012 in 2012 Primary, News | 0 comments
February 21, 2012
CityBeat
Erica Thompson
Fascinating, diverse, progressive — those are just a handful of words that are being used to describe the new 31st Ohio House District.
Consisting of Amberley Village, Clifton, Clifton Heights, Evanston, Madisonville, Hyde Park, Northside, Oakley, Silverton, St. Bernard and Walnut Hills, the district contains many walks of life, including a healthy liberal population.
There is no doubt that the area will need a special representative, and in the contested Democratic primary, each of the three very different candidates believes he or she is the right fit. (more…)
Support Cincinnati City Council’s effort to grant domestic partner benefits to city employees
Posted by Luke Brockmeier on Feb 22, 2012 in Civil Rights, News | 0 comments
We all have a right to start a family when and with whom we choose; this is the most fundamental freedom of life. Ohio, however, discriminates against some families by denying them basic liberties–and even denying that they are a family at all. (more…)
Help us get the word out with social media!
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 28, 2012 in 2012 Primary, Events, News | 0 comments
With only one week to go until the March 6 Democratic Primary, we’re asking for your help to get the word out.
Show your support by choosing one of the images below and posting it to your Facebook wall or by making it your profile picture in this week leading up to the election. (Wondering how to make that thumbnail fit all nicely in your profile block? Skip to the bottom for instructions!) (more…)
It’s not whether you win or lose…
Posted by Haley Elkins on Feb 26, 2012 in 2012 Primary | 0 comments
They say when someone decides to run for office, their spouse runs too. People told me this when we declared, and I knew it to be true, but I didn’t really understand it full-force until this last month of campaigning. (more…)
Luke for Ohio Radio Ad
Posted by Luke for Ohio on Feb 24, 2012 in 2012 Primary | 0 comments
Heard this in the car today – pretty exciting! Listen to the Luke for Ohio radio ad below:
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