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Tuesday, January 8 2013, 10:44 PM EST
Ted Strickland Will Not Run For Governor in 2014
COLUMBUS -- He's the former governor of Ohio and Ted Strickland apparently does not want the title again.  

Strickland announced Tuesday morning that he would not seek to return to the governor's mansion in 2014.  It was widely speculated that Strickland would run against Governor John Kasich, the man who unseated him in 2010.

With Strickland out of the mix, the top Democrat challengers to Kasich seem to be Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan.

Here is Ted Strickland's full statement regarding his decision not to run for governor again.

“Today, I am announcing my decision
not to seek election as Governor of Ohio in 2014.

 
“In
many ways, this has been a very
difficult decision. I look back fondly on my time as Ohio’s 68th
Governor –and am proud of my Administration’s efforts to guide our state
through the greatest national economic crisis since the Great
Depression. With the help of my First Lady -- Frances Strickland--
my dedicated and loyal Cabinet,
and
my incredibly hard-working Executive
Staff, we held the ship steady. With the help of President Obama, who
provided the funds necessary to keep Ohio and all of America from
slipping into another Great Depression, we were able to preserve the
social safety net, make important investments in education,
and position Ohio’s economy for the recovery that started in February
2010.

 
“And
when I look back on my four years
as Governor, I am equally proud of those in the Strickland
Administration who served the public with honor, integrity, and
humility. We sought to make Ohio better.

 
“My
administration was about positioning
Ohio as a leader in our rapidly changing economy and global world. We
worked to rebuild our infrastructure with a special effort to make sure
the national system for rail transportation included Ohio. We worked to
ensure there were more Ohioans with affordable
health care coverage. We significantly improved our national standing in
public education, made sure it did not suffer from deep cuts during the
economic crises, and worked to satisfy the Supreme Court’s ruling for
equitable funding with a new formula that
was less dependent on property taxes. We enacted a comprehensive energy
reform bill that helped to stabilize the energy market for consumers and
business while creating a renewable portfolio standard that has
positioned Ohio as a leader in advanced energy.
And, we made college more affordable. Most significant for jobs, we were
leaders in investments in alternatives sources of energy and went to
bat for the automobile industry; working closely with President Obama on
the rescue plan that has been so pivotal in
Ohio’s economic recovery.

 
“In short, I believe my Administration
stood and spoke for the causes that count.

 
“Frances
and I will continue to be
politically active private citizens. We will continue to stand with
working men and women to build a stronger Ohio ---and to defeat
anti-worker and anti-middle class legislation that may arise.”
Ted Strickland Will Not Run For Governor in 2014

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