Thank You from Circuit Riders For Stratton

Thank you for supporting Justice Evelyn L. Stratton! Two and one-half million (2.5 million) Ohioans voted for Justice Stratton, nearly as many as voted for each presidential candidate. She carried 87 counties, came very close to carrying all 88 counties, and was returned for her third term on the Ohio Supreme Court.

Congratulations to all candidates we met, win or lose. We are proud to be associated with such hard working and dedicated Ohioans.

Circuit Riders For Stratton made our goal, too. We rode to all 88 counties in six months. We traveled over 13,000 miles inside Ohio and attended 107 events. That is an average 70 miles per day and one event every other day. Most importantly, we made lifelong friends of all of you and many others all across the state.

Now, Ride Safe . . . and Ride On for fair justice in Ohio!

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

http://www.strattonforsupremecourt.com/

Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

Circuit Riders For Stratton Reach 13,000 miles in Butler County

West Chester, OH, October 26, 2008.

Circuit Riders For Stratton reached the 13,000 mile point today at the Butler County GOP Annual Picnic here in West Chester. They will keep riding, and we hope that you will keep using the Power of Send right up until Election Day!

Using the Power of Send is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1. Click on http://strattonforsupremecourt.com/
2. Click on one of the four Power of Send messages at the top of the page.
3. Copy and paste the message into your email program, and send it to all of your friends.
   

Thank you for working so hard to reelect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton to the Ohio Supreme Court!

Pete & Donna Miller
Circuit Riders For Stratton

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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

For Distribution: The Stratton Times October 25, 2008 Final Issue

To All:

Click here to download The Stratton Times October 25, 2008 Final Issue. Thank you to all of you for helping "get the word out" with the Power of Send and The Stratton Times to reelect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton to the Ohio Supreme Court!

Success on November 4!!!!!
Donna Miller - Publisher
The Stratton Times

Pete & Donna Miller
Circuit Riders For Stratton

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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

Circuit Riders For Stratton Reach 88th County, Achieve Goal!

88 counties!! . . . 12,680 miles . . . 103 events . . . thousands of Ohio voters . . .

Montpelier, OH, October 16, 2008

Circuit Riders For Stratton reached their goal of riding to all 88 Ohio counties by Election Day, when they met with voters in Defiance and Williams counties, and attended a Stratton for Supreme Court fundraiser here in Williams County this evening.

Circuit Riders For Stratton will continue to attend campaign events all over Ohio right up to Election Day!

For more information about Circuit Riders For Stratton, and to see their completed Ohio Trail Map (!), please go to www.strattonforsupremecourt.com and click on 'Circuit Riders For Stratton.' Thank you!

Ride Safe . . . Ride on to reelection Justice Evelyn L. Stratton to the Ohio Supreme Court!

Circuit Riders For Stratton

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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

Circuit Riders For Stratton Battle Severe Weather a Third Time!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington Court House, OH, September 14, 2008 (CRFS Newswire): For the third time this year, Circuit Riders For Stratton battled severe weather to ride and meet voters in all 88 Ohio Counties.

A fast moving windstorm, with hurricane force winds, bore down on the Washington Court House Scarecrow Festival and the Fayette County GOP Picnic in this Central Ohio city this afternoon.

"It was very scary," said Circuit Rider For Stratton Donna Miller. "Tents were blowing down and families with small children were running for cover everywhere. Washington Court House and Fayette County first-responders did an excellent job of preventing injuries at the festival."

"As we rode from the festival to the Fayette County GOP Picnic on the outskirts of Washington Court House, we avoided downed trees and rode past darkened homes," added Pete Miller. "Many local residents had fled to the safety of Jack DeWeese's barn, where the picnic was being held."

Circuit Riders For Stratton thanked picnic attendees who were working so hard to reelect Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton.

Earlier this year, a tent came crashing down on top of Pete and his Harley during a freak gusty wind and rain storm in Delaware County. Later, Pete & Donna were driven back fifty miles on their Harley through Paulding, Van Wert, Mercer and Darke Counties by dramatic cloud-to-ground lightening and torrential rains in another severe storm with a tornado watch attached.

"Those first pioneering Ohio judicial circuit riders way back in 1803 were really brave men," added Donna. "They road all year on horseback and had no warning of bad weather or a GPS or Harley to ease their ride. But they, like us, had wonderful Ohio citizens to protect them and to show them the way."

Ride Safe! . . . Ride on to reelect Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn L. Stratton!

80 counties . . . 10, 747 miles . . . 85 rides . . .

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

10,000 miles to reelect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton!

Upper Sandusky, OH, September 10, 2008 (CRFS Newswire): Circuit Riders For Stratton marked their 10,000th mile on Ohio roads here in Upper Sandusky, OH, today.

The milestone was met as the Circuit Riders For Stratton rode into the Wyandot County Fair, which is the 21st county fair visited by Circuit Riders For Stratton this year.

"The most important statistic'" said Circuit Riders For Stratton Leader Pete Miller, "are the countless number of voters we have met at 75 events in 80 Ohio counties."

"We are proud to be able to ask people to vote to reelect Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn L. Stratton, because she will continue to provide the fair justice that all Ohioans deserve."

Miller added that Circuit Riders For Stratton began riding on April 26th and should achieve their goal of reaching voters in all 88 Ohio counties by Election Day.

Ride Safe . . . Ride on to reelect Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn. L. Stratton

Pete & Donna

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

Circuit Riders For Stratton Reach 80th County

Wilmington, OH, September 6,2008. Warren County, near Cincinnati in SW Ohio, became the 80th Ohio County visited by Circuit Riders For Stratton.

Today's talks with local voters in South Lebanon, OH, capped off an historic 300 mile ride that included first time visits to Adams, Brown, Highland and Clermont Counties, plus a stop at the Highland County Fair in Hillsboro.

Because we are commemorating the 205th anniversary of the Ohio Supreme Court, we always ride with a sense of history. This particular ride was very historic because part of it followed the western path of the first Ohio judicial circuit riders over two centuries ago:

• We rode our big Harley out of Chillicothe, Ohio's first state capital, in a morning fog and headed toward Cincinnati.
  
• By 1800 Cincinnati had become a sizable frontier town with over 5,000 male inhabitants and was certainly a destination for the first judicial circuit riders.
  
• That number of male citizens had, by law (the Northwest Ordinance), allowed Ohio to petition and obtain statehood in 1803.
  

• Our feeling of history was confirmed when we reached The Bradford Tavern at West Union in Adams County.
  
• Built ca 1804 on the Maysville to Zainsville Stage Couch Route, the Bradford Tavern was certainly a must stop for all travelers in this part of the state.
• Today, the building is Ohio's longest standing inn still in use and is called the Olde Wayside Inn.
  

We finished the ride with stops at a reception for Justice Stratton and at the Clinton County Corn Festival, both in Wilmington. Thanks to Stratton For Supreme Court Clinton County Coordinator, Connie Roberts, and her husband, Max, for hosting us at both events!

Ride Safe . . . Ride on to reelect Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn L. Stratton!

80 counties . . . 9,937 miles . . .

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

100 Circuit Riders For Stratton

Every mornng (we hope:-)) about 100 Ohioans . . . all across this great state . . . put on our distinctive tee-shirt . . . and become Circuit Riders For Stratton.

Donna and I are symbolic of these 100 Ohioans . . . and many thousands more . . . who believe that every Ohioan deserves fair justice.

Help us 'ride the circuit' . . . from now until election day . . . to re-elect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton to the Ohio Supreme Court.

Ride Safe . . . Ride On to re-elect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton!

Pete Miller

73 counties . . . . 8,575 miles . . .

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton

http://www.strattonforsupremecourt.com/
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

The Stratton Times, August 7th

To all Circuit Riders For Stratton,

The newest edition of The Stratton Times Newsletter is attached and includes:

• Should An Adoption Appeal Take Twelve Months? - Justice Evelyn L. Stratton didn't think so!
• Summer Heats Up for Circuit Riders For Stratton.
• Mid-Summer Campaign Update - A Message From Campaign Manager Barbara Lewis.
• The Jaws & Volcano Cake Stories.
• Remember Volunteer Night by Dan Skinner, Volunteer Coordinator
• Please Contribute! - A Message and Update From Finance Director Erin O'Donnell
• The Stratton Team Welcomes its Newest Member - Brett Sisbarro, Grassroots and Operations Director
• Join The Campaign! - Information On How To Join us on Team Stratton!

Meet The Circuit Riders For Stratton

We are adding a new feature to the Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog. We wanted to put it in the newsletter, but as you can see from the list of articles above, there was no room, if we were to keep the newsletter to a readable four pages!

In Meet The Circuit Riders For Stratton, you will meet individual Circuit Riders For Stratton from all over Ohio! Our first story is about Pastor John Harris and his wife, Linda, from Richland County. Look for it soon on the blog!

Ride Safe . . . Ride On to re-elect Justice Evelyn L. Stratton to the Ohio Supreme Court!

Pete & Donna

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

20 Counties To Go! - Circuit Riders for Stratton Update

To all Circuit Riders For Stratton,

Lake County, Fairport Harbor, OH. July 28, 2008. We are here on the shores of Lake Erie, standing beneath the historic Fairport Lighthouse, "The Light that shown for 100 years!", to celebrate Circuit Riders For Stratton riding into their 68th county this morning.

Thanks to each and everyone of you for making this ride possible. Like the first pioneering circuit riders, we have made good friends, like you, who have helped and sustained us wherever we ride.

Here is what all of us have accomplished together:

• 68 Ohio counties visited
  
• 20 counties to go by Election Day!
• Stopped and spoken with voters in every county visited.
• 2,500 photos taken of beautiful Ohio and her wonderful people.
• 46 events attended
• 16 campaign events
  
• 15 county fairs
• 10 festivals
• 4 parades
• 1 picnic *Please send us your county GOP's picnic schedule*
  
• 22 road reports & updates written and posted on blog
• 332 blog visitors in the first month!
  
• 4 stories in the media *We need your help here. Please download our Media Release on the blog http://crfs.blogspot.com send or give it to your local media. We will be happy to schedule a ride to your county for a meeting with your local media.*
• 6,583 Ohio miles ridden . . . and many more great roads to travel!
  

We will be off the circuit this week for scheduled maintenance on the Harley, washing clothes, getting some sleep and planning August rides. We will post our August riding schedule on the blog as soon as it is ready. We hope that you can ride with us or join us at an event. We will be riding the circuit right up to Election Day!

Thanks to all of you!

Ride Safe . . . Ride On for Justice Evelyn Stratton!

Pete & Donna

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

59 Ohio Counties Visited . . . 5,124 Miles Traveled . . . The 60th County?

To all Circuit Riders For Stratton,

We have just returned on Friday evening from a nine county, two-day ride through southern Ohio.

We added three new counties and 341 miles on this trip, bringing the total number of Ohio counties visited by Circuit Riders for Stratton to 59 and total miles traveled to 5,124!

We spoke with Ohio voters and asked for their vote to re-elect Justice Stratton in every county visited! In some counties, voters approached us!

• "It's them, the riders!", said one surprised voter in Trumbull County!
• "I heard about you!", said a Clinton County voter as she tapped Pete on the shoulder at the county fair.
  

The 60th County?

Which will be the 60th Ohio County visited by Circuit Riders For Stratton during the rides this weekend?

Please go to our blog at http://crfs.blogspot.com/ and take our informal poll!

• Which new Ohio County do you think we will visit next?
  
• The poll closes at noon on Monday.
• You can see poll results on the blog.
  
• We will report back to you when we ride back into our home base here in Dublin on Monday night!

Ride Safe . . . Ride On!

Pete & Donna

Pete & Donna Miller
(614) 284-8563 anytime
Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog

www.strattonforsupremecourt.com
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Paid for by Stratton for Supreme Court, Suzanne Marshall, Treasurer, 260 N. Cassady Ave, Columbus, OH 43209

Circuit Riders for Stratton

This year marks the 205th anniversary of The Ohio Supreme Court.

History books and court records tell us that the very first Ohio justices "road the circuit," traveling thousands of miles on horseback each year to hold court in every Ohio county. These judicial pioneers braved primitive and often dangerous conditions to lay the foundation for our legal system.

Although it's been just over two centuries since our justices rode the circuit, Justice Evelyn L. Stratton is presently crisscrossing the state in an effort to meet as many voters as possible. Two of her campaign volunteers from Franklin County, Pete & Donna Miller, have decided to join the effort by forming "Circuit Riders for Stratton".

Circuit Riders for Stratton will ride to all 88 Ohio counties by Election Day in honor of Ohio's earliest justices and in support of the re-election of Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn L. Stratton. These 21^st century Circuit Riders will have plenty of horse power!

A core group will leave Columbus and join up with local bikers and biking groups throughout Ohio. CRFS will visit every county and attend local events whenever possible.

You can join Circuit Riders for Stratton, track their progress and catalog their adventures right here on the Circuit Riders For Stratton Blog.

All bikers are welcome!

Ride on Circuit Riders for Stratton . . . . Ride on!