George Crumm

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George Crumm

Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Brenda Crumm
Residence	Otway, Ohio
Occupation	Small business owner
Religion	Christian, Christ Community Church
Website	http://www.crummforcommissioner.com
Crumm is a current candidate for Scioto County Commissioner

George Crumm is from Otway, Ohio and is the founder, owner, and operator of locally based company Shawnee Sanitation. He is the Republican candidate for Scioto County Commissioner in 2008. He is vying for the seat currently held by one-term Commissioner Mike Crabtree.

1 2006 election
2 2008 election
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 2006 election

[edit] Political climate

The 2006 midterm election was marked by Democratic gains, especially in the state of Ohio. The Democratic push was even more evident in Scioto County, the former home of Ted Strickland, then Democratic candidate for governor.

[edit] 2006 primary election

[edit] Crumm v. Daub

In the 2006 Republican Primary, George Crumm faced former Portsmouth City Council member Harold Daub. The race featured little public campaigning. Crumm quickly unified the Republican base and crushed his competition with 78% of the vote[1] .

[edit] 2006 General election

[edit] Crumm v. Riffe

In the general election, Crumm faced 16-year incumbent Commissioner Skip Riffe, the son of former Ohio House Speaker Vern Riffe. His initial platform focused on a desire to bring county and city governments together to address economic and law enforcement issues. He also spoke of the need for alternative sources of energy to bring Scioto County into the 21st century.

However, the focus of the campaign began to shift once news broke of a scandal that plagued Riffe and the other Commissioners, all of whom were Democrats.

The Commissioners were employing as Legal Counsel an attorney who had been disbarred by the Ohio Supreme Court [2], rendering him unable to lawfully give such counsel. Critics of the Commissioners called the employment wasteful and charged that, essentially, they were paying a man $83,000 a year to do nothing. Which later was proven false.

[edit] Results

Energized Democratic turnout and a demoralized Republican base resulted in Scioto County voting in favor of every identified Democrat on the ballot[3]. Despite Crumms attempts to lie, Riffe beat him by 5,100 votes.

[edit] 2008 election

[edit] 2008 primary election

George Crumm filed to run for County Commissioner in 2008, and was unopposed in the Republican primary.

[edit] 2008 general election

[edit] Crumm v. Crabtree

Upon receiving much local encouragement, George Crumm once again became a candidate for Commissioner in 2008. His focus returned to alternative energy and "upgrading" the county.

His campaign stressed the need to explore alternative energy and save tax dollars through measures such as installing solar technology on county/township buildings. Those savings could then be used to help combat drugs and crime, helping to rebuild Scioto County's image as a family and business-friendly environment. According to Crumm, this would make it easier to lure jobs into an economically depressed region of the state.