Honored to receive the endorsement of the Athens NEWS!
We like the fact that Lang is keeping his focus on the plight of middle-class citizens, both with regard to tax policy and jobs. He recognizes the outrageousness of the core Republican principle that it’s OK to balance the budget on the backs of the middle class and poor, while continuing to reduce taxes for the wealthy.
Yet, he does recognize the need for attacking the deficit energetically.
Read the entire endorsement here.
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Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has weighed in on the contested 15th District congressional primary, endorsing Pat Lang in the race to decide who will face incumbent Rep. Steve Stivers in the fall.
“We need someone in Washington who will stand up for hard-working Ohioans,” Gov. Strickland said. “Pat Lang is the man for the job. He’ll never forget where he came from.”
Gov. Strickland represented portions of the new 15th District, including Lang’s hometown of Albany, when the governor was a member of Congress.
Lang, who currently serves as the elected Law Director in Athens, thanked Gov. Strickland and pledged to represent Ohio values in Congress. Stivers, a freshman congressman, is a career banking lobbyist whose extremist agenda ignores jobs and threatens to end Medicare as we know it.
“If there has ever been a champion for working men and women and for the middle class, it’s Governor Strickland,” Lang said. “I am honored to have Ted Strickland’s endorsement, and I intend to fight every day for the values we share.”
The Perry County Tribune ran a feature on Pat’s campaign for Ohio.
Candidate’s top priorities are a strong middle class, protecting Medicare for seniors and creating jobs
“We recently witnessed the one-year anniversary of this current Congress taking office. They have been a total disaster for Perry County and for America.”
So stated Athens Law Director Pat Lang during a recent meet and greet visit to the Perry County Tribune. Lang is on the campaign trail and hopes to represent families in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District.
Lang continued, “Members of Congress were elected for one reason: to create jobs. One year later, they haven’t done a thing to create one single job. But they found time to vote 28 times against jobs proposals, vote seven times against a middle-class tax cut, and vote to end Medicare as we know it. Congressman Stivers and the Washington politicians should be spending less time on tour, and more time doing the one thing we elected them to do: create jobs.”
LOGAN, OH — Candidate for Congress Pat Lang has tapped Logan’s Seth Riddlebarger to run his campaign.
Riddlebarger, 29, is a Hocking County native who graduated from Logan High School in 2001, then attended Hocking Technical College for Fire & Emergency Services. Riddlebarger has since dedicated his life to public service. He works for Hocking County EMS part-time and served as a volunteer with the Logan Fire Department.
“I believe in Pat Lang and I’m excited about the chance to help send him to Washington to represent Hocking County and all of the newly created 15th District,” Riddlebarger said. “I look forward to working beside Pat and getting him elected to Congress.”
In 2007, Riddlebarger — a Democrat — was elected at age 24 to Logan City Council. His four years on council ended recently after he narrowly lost the race for mayor.
“Seth is one of Logan’s fine young leaders, has a sharp political mind and — most importantly — is genuinely committed to serving Hocking County as a citizen,” Lang said. “Seth will be critical in our campaign to bring jobs back to our part of Ohio and stand up for middle class families.”
ATHENS, OH — Pat Lang today filed new petitions to run for Congress, reaffirming that his campaign is underway to represent families in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District.Lang currently serves as the elected Law Director of the city of Athens.
The filing of new petitions was required after the Ohio legislature changed the map of the state’s congressional districts. The shape of Ohio’s 15th District has changed, but Lang’s intentions have not.
“I look forward to focusing on jobs and fighting for the middle class families of Pickaway, Clinton and Fayette counties, which have been added to the district,” Lang said. In addition to all of Pickaway and Clinton counties and part of Fayette county, the revised 15th District includes part of Athens, Franklin and Ross counties and all of Fairfield, Hocking, Madison, Morgan, Perry and Vinton counties.
The incumbent is Congressman Steve Stivers, a career banking lobbyist whose extreme agenda protects Wall Street but ends Medicare as we know it.
“I’m running for congress because I grew up in a small Appalachian town – as a child, my parents could sometimes afford to heat just one room of the house in winter time. When the coal mines closed and neighbors got laid off, I saw things go from tough to tougher. That’s why it is so frustrating to watch Congress and see a whole lot of nothing,” Lang said.
“Congress is doing nothing to create jobs, nothing to invest in middle class families or small business, nothing to reassure us that we have the right tools to get out of this economic mess. And then we see people like Congressman Stivers voting to protect the Big Banks and voting to end Medicare as we know it.
“We can do better. We can start by ensuring a strong middle class, protecting Medicare for seniors and creating jobs. That’s why I’m running for Congress.”
Pat Lang, 34, grew up in the small Athens County town of Albany, moved to the city to attend Ohio University and became the first undergraduate student elected to the Athens City Council. After earning his bachelor’s degree from O.U. and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati, Lang returned to Athens County and prosecuted felony crimes as an assistant county prosecutor before defeating a 30-year incumbent in the race for Law Director of Athens. He and his wife Jenny, a high school science teacher, live in Athens and attend Christ the King Catholic Church.
Pat appeared on WOUB-TV’s Newswatch to talk about why he’s running for Congress: to stand up for middle class families.
Roll Call took note of Pat’s campaign announcement:
Athens Law Director Pat Lang (D) announced Wednesday he will run in Ohio’s 15th district, where freshman Rep. Steve Stivers (R) filed to seek re-election.
“We can do better,” Lang said in a statement. “We can start by ensuring a strong middle class, protecting Medicare for seniors and creating jobs. That’s why I’m running for Congress.”
The hometown Athens NEWS, Athens Messenger, WOUB and 970 WATH were among those to report on Pat’s December 7 campaign announcement.
[Lang] said he wants to work to ensure a strong middle class, protect Medicare for seniors and create jobs. Lang grew up in Albany, moved to Athens to attend Ohio University and became the first undergraduate student elected to Athens City Council. After earning his bachelor’s degree from OU and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati, Lang returned to Athens County as an assistant county prosecutor before winning an election for the law director’s job.
The Post – the independent Ohio University student newspaper that serves Athens County — also reported on the announcement.
Lang announced today on Facebook that he’s filed petitions for the 15th Congressional District seat, now held by Republican Steve Stivers.
The Associated Press account was carried by the Plain Dealer:
“I’m running for Congress because I grew up in a small Appalachian town — as a child, my parents could sometimes afford to heat just one room of the house in winter time. When the coal mines closed and neighbors got laid off, I saw things go from tough to tougher. That’s why it is so frustrating to watch Congress and see a whole lot of nothing,” Lang said in a news release announcing his candidacy.
“Congress is doing nothing to create jobs, nothing to invest in middle class families or small business, nothing to reassure us that we have the right tools to get out of this economic mess,” Lang said. “And then we see people like Congressman Stivers voting to protect the big banks and voting to end Medicare as we know it.”
He said he wants to work to ensure a strong middle class, protect Medicare for seniors and create jobs.
ATHENS, OH — Pat Lang has announced his campaign to represent families in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District. Lang vowed to focus on job creation and fight for middle class families. The incumbent is Congressman Steve Stivers, a career banking lobbyist, whose extreme agenda protects Wall Street but ends Medicare as we know it.
Lang currently serves as the elected Law Director of the city of Athens.
“I’m running for congress because I grew up in a small Appalachian town – as a child, my parents could sometimes afford to heat just one room of the house in winter time. When the coal mines closed and neighbors got laid off, I saw things go from tough to tougher. That’s why it is so frustrating to watch Congress and see a whole lot of nothing,” Lang said.
“Congress is doing nothing to create jobs, nothing to invest in middle class families or small business, nothing to reassure us that we have the right tools to get out of this economic mess. And then we see people like Congressman Stivers voting to protect the Big Banks and voting to end Medicare as we know it.
“We can do better. We can start by ensuring a strong middle class, protecting Medicare for seniors and creating jobs. That’s why I’m running for Congress.”
Pat Lang, 34, grew up in the small Athens County town of Albany, moved to the city to attend Ohio University and became the first undergraduate student elected to the Athens City Council. After earning his bachelor’s degree from O.U. and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati, Lang returned to Athens County and prosecuted felony crimes as an assistant county prosecutor before defeating a 30-year incumbent in the race for Law Director of Athens. He and his wife Jenny, a high school science teacher, live in Athens and attend Christ the King Catholic Church.