SR31 - Republican Drops Out

Politics Extra has the news that Scott Gehring, the Republican candidate for the 31st state house district, is dropping out of the race.

Here is his open letter:

To Whom It May Concern:

It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to resign my candidacy for State Representative in Ohio's 31st House District. Due to an unforeseen family illness, I have decided it is in the best interest of my family to no longer pursue this seat at this time. While I remain dedicated to working to improve our great Westside community, I simply must put my family first. My wife and I ask that everyone keep our family in their thoughts and prayers, as we have a difficult road ahead of us.

The Hamilton County Republican Party should have an individual to replace me on the ballot within the next few weeks. I am eagerly looking forward to working with my replacement and remaining active in the community, albeit in a less demanding roll, as we continually work to improve our neighborhoods.

The Westside is a very unique part of Ohio; as I step down from the political arena today, I would like to ask every Westside resident to take pride in our community and vote this November for representatives that will work as hard as I have to better our neighborhood.

In closing I would like to thank everyone in the 31st House District for all of their support, and I look forward to working together further down the road.

Sincerely,
Scott Gehring

The 31st district has been represented for the last 8 years by Steve Driehaus, who is moving on to run in the 1st Congressional district race against Steve Chabot. Driehaus' sister Denise, a local business owner, is the Democratic candidate in this race.

Scott had made this run in 2006 and won only 32.67% of the vote against Steve Driehaus.

Gehring's 2008 post primary filings show he had $4,999.65 cash on hand.