(Submitted by the Wood County Republican Women’s Club)
The Wood County Republican Women’s Club held their first meeting of 2018 on January in Perrysburg, Ohio. This was a regularly scheduled business meeting and those attending were pleased
to hear from their guest speakers.
Invited to speak to the membership were Judge Gene Zmuda, current Lucas County Common Pleas candidate for the Sixth District Court of Appeals, and Judge Craig Baldwin candidate for Ohio Supreme Court, who was appointed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals in 2013. He was elected to the position in 2014 and again in 2016. Prior to his time on the appellate court, Judge Baldwin served eight years as a judge in the Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division. In 2001 he was appointed by the Licking County Commissioners as director of the Licking County Child Support Enforcement Agency until his election as judge in 2004. He was re-elected as judge in 2010.
Both candidates shared their experiences and their reason for seeking judgeships to higher courts.
The 25 members and guests attending this meeting discussed upcoming outreach opportunities to promote Republican candidates throughout Wood County. The highlight of the meeting was the announcement that application information for the 2018 WCRWC Scholarship has been sent to 30 area school districts. WCRWC will be awarding $500 scholarships to two (2) Wood County women graduating from high school in the class of 2018.
WCRWC became active in 1935, and is part of one of the largest women’s political organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to promote the principles and objectives of the
Republican Party, elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government. For additional information about the WCRWC, please send your inquiry to WCRWC2016@gmail.com
