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Candidate Profile: Harry Bossey for Montgomery County Auditor

My name is Harry Bossey and I am running as the Republican candidate for Montgomery County Auditor in the November 2010 General Election.

I am a first generation American, Roman Catholic and the oldest of nine children. For almost 24 years I have called Montgomery County my home.

I came to this great nation of ours in August 1981 to attend Walsh University (formerly Walsh College) in North Canton, Ohio and earned my Bachelor degree with triple majors in Accounting, Finance and Management. I graduated Magna Cum Laude with honors and notable mentions on the Dean’s List as well as playing collegiate soccer during my 3-year studies – all without any scholarships!

Upon graduation from Walsh University, I went on to attend Cleveland State University and earned my Masters degree in Accountancy and Financial Information Systems (MAFIS) with dual majors in Accounting and Financial/Computer Information Systems. I completed my graduate schoolwork in 18 months.

I completed the Ohio Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination and have been a licensed CPA to public practice since 1987.

I started as an intern with Deloitte LLP (formerly Touche Ross & Co. – a forerunner to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu) in Cleveland, and was transferred to the Dayton office in July 1986 and have lived in Montgomery County ever since. I rose to the rank of Audit Senior. In my final years at Deloitte, I became the resident audit senior liaison between my firm and The Mead Corporation through its Internal Audit Department, then the office’s largest client. I was also the Division Controller for Mead Realty Group, Inc.

I left Deloitte in November 1992 to start my own company, Western TradeWinds, Inc. The company offices are located in Miamisburg, Ohio. As president and general manager, my responsibilities include operations management and directing activities of our wholly owned divisions. These divisions are primarily involved in the domestic distribution of industrial equipment and supplies to industrial, commercial and government agency accounts (United States, NATO and Foreign Military Sales), military packaging, warehousing and worldwide logistics.

As your county auditor, I will work to create fair and equitable real estate tax assessments, promote open government, and save the taxpayers’ money.

Fair and Equitable Property Tax Assessments

• Make assessment information available on-line for speedy dispute resolutions
• Impartial and fair citizen hearings
• Use local licensed appraisers and systems for consistent assessments

Open and Balanced Government

• Fresh approach to County government
• Make major County expenditures and disbursements visible to the public (on-line)
• User friendly access to Auditor’s Office and records

Save Taxpayers’ Money

• Reduce Auditor’s Office operating costs
• Use local available resources and spend locally
• Work with other County departments to reduce redundancies

For more information, please visit my website at www.harrybossey.com. I hope I can count on your vote on Tuesday, November 2nd.

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Rep. Seth Morgan Announces His Candidacy for State Auditor

Representative Seth Morgan announced on Thursday, January 31, 2010 that he will be running for state auditor to replace current Auditor Mary Taylor, who decided to be Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich’s running mate.

“Since I was first elected to public office in 2001, I have strived to ensure that I am in a position to do what is best for the people I represent. And that is now to be Ohio’s next auditor”, said Rep. Seth Morgan.

Rep. Morgan began his day with the official announcement in Columbus at the Statehouse and then concluded later in the day with a campaign kickoff rally in Huber Heights.

Montgomery County Republican Chairman Greg Gantt was on hand to introduce him at the Huber Heights rally. “Seth is more than qualified to be Ohio’s next auditor.”

“As a CPA and as an elected official, I have a track record of fighting for taxpayers at the local and state level. I have demanded accountability, transparency, and efficiency in government. I want to bring that experience to the auditor’s office,” Morgan said.

Representative Morgan has a broad coalition supporting him for Ohio auditor. Several conservative organizations, Republicans, party leaders, Tea Parties, grassroots activists, religious leaders, business owners, associations and more are behind him.

Additionally, Seth has quickly assembled a stellar campaign team, which includes his wife Debra; Emery Phipps, Political Director; Rob Scott, Communications Director; Leslie Klick, Events Director; Jan Mahaffey, Field Coordinator; Thomas Wise, Campaign Chaplain.

Seth Morgan was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 2008 after serving seven years on the Huber Heights City Council. He is a Small Business Owner and Certified Public Accountant. For more information about Seth Morgan visit www.SethMorgan.org.

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Mary Taylor Announces Her Bid for Re-Election as Ohio’s Auditor

Since being elected in 2006, my office has worked diligently to provide the taxpayers of Ohio with the professionalism and efficiency they deserve from their Auditor.

In that time, we have made measurable progress in providing Ohioans protection from government fraud and wasteful spending of their hard earned tax dollars.

But there is more work to be done- and I plan to finish the job.

With Ohio facing a future budget hole unlike any in our State’s history, it is imperative we hold all of our state and local governments accountable.

I am running for re-election as your Auditor of State to continue the progress we have made in providing Ohio taxpayers with a more accountable and affordable government.

As your Auditor of State, I will continue to be Ohio’s Taxpayer Watchdog, making sure your tax dollars count. I will continue to investigate allegations of public corruption and fraud and hold the perpetrators accountable. I will continue to work with the school districts responsible for educating our children to help make sure they are functional and efficient.

These are just a few of my priorities, and I trust they are what you expect from your State Auditor.

I look forward to working with you and every Ohioan to return our State to an era of prosperity and promise.

Sincerely,

Mary Taylor

You can visit Mary’s campaign website at www.citizensformarytaylor.com.