Ohio Business Shows Support for Supreme Court Justices

Ohio’s five largest business groups — including the OMA — gathered June 23 at Taylor-Winfield Technologies in Youngstown to show their support for the campaigns of three Supreme Court of Ohio candidates. The groups’ political action committees are endorsing Justice Sharon Kennedy for chief justice, as well as Justices Pat DeWine and Pat Fischer for re-election.

The Court can and does have a tremendous impact on the business climate in Ohio. OMA’s Political Action Committee (OMA-PAC) has expressed support for Kennedy, praising her for “not legislating from the bench,” while commending DeWine and Fischer for demonstrating fairness, impartiality, and judicial restraint, which benefit Ohio’s manufacturing competitiveness.

The event was organized by Rachael Carl, managing director of the OMA’s public policy services. Here’s media coverage, as well as the OMA-PAC’s endorsement announcement from earlier this year. 6/23/2022