About Two Men...
Or just politics as usual in Ohio.....

          Man #1:  Representative Mark Okey is a Democrat from the 61^st House District in Ohio and is now serving his 2^nd term on behalf of the rural voters in Carroll County and parts of Mahning, Star and Tuscarawas Counties.  Okey's family tree boasts judges, justices of the peace, county recorder, county auditor, clerk of courts, school examiner, a Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.and members of the Ohio House of Representatives.  Rep. Okey is an avid outdoorsman who loves to hunt and fish and is a supporter of the rights of gun owners.
           Upon coming to the Ohio House in 2006 Representative Okey and his Father had talked about one law that they thought was unjust that they wanted to change when Okey came to the Ohio House in 2006.   That law was Ohio’s unjust Estate Tax.    In early 2010 Okey put forth on the House floor House Bill #456 to the floor of the 128th General Assembly to repeal Ohio’s Estate Tax.    Okey calls Ohio's Estate Tax “Bad for Ohio and something I just don’t feel comfortable about.”
         Man #2: State Representative Tom Letson is a Democrat from the 64th District is a second term lawmaker who serves in parts of Trumbull County.   Letson is a lawyer who practiced law for over 20 years and has worked as an acting judge in Warren and assistant city prosecutor of Newton Falls.    Letson is the powerful Chairman of the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee.    Letson controls which bills get hearings and which bills can be acted on by the Ohio Legislature. 
          Letson has made the decision to not give Representative Okey’s House Bill #456 a hearing on ending the Ohio Estate Tax.    He will not comment on why he will not offer a hearing on the Estate Tax Bill or when he will offer a hearing on the Estate Tax Bill, if ever*.  
          If you think this is unfair and just politics as usual we ask that you let Representative Tom Letson know about how you feel about this.  We would also appreciate you also letting Representative Mark Okey know you appreciate his help in getting rid of the worst Estate Tax in the United States.

Tom Letson Email:  district64@ohr.state.oh.us

Mark Okey Email:  district61@ohr.state.oh.us

*Upon receipt of a courtesy sending of this email to Rep. Letson's office they communicated with us that a hearing will most likely be held on the bill in November 2010, 10 months+ after the bill was introduced.
 

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