After a long awaited victory, Sierra Club is pleased to welcome endorsed candidates Mary Jo Kilroy and Marian Harris to their newly elected positions.
Newly elected member of Congress Mary Jo Kilroy led the vote by 2,311 against Steve Stivers. This was just over the 1/2% margin that would have required a recount. The results for the 15th Congressional District were finally announced December 7 after lawsuits were decided and provisional ballots were counted. Marian Harris will take her seat in the Ohio House after defeating her opponent Brad Lewis with a 735 vote lead out of a total of approximately 70,000 votes. Both Mary Jo Kilroy and Marian Harris are Sierra Club members and long-time friends of the environment. The Sierra Club is excited to work with them both to create green jobs, boost our economy and address global warming as we move toward a new clean green energy economy.

To read about more of the Sierra Club’s Political work please see the article entitled “Victory 2008: Sierra Club’s Political Efforts” in the accompanying issue of The Ohio Sierran.