Your letters to legislators are needed NOW to get Tom Hall appointed to STRS Board

From CORE, January 22, 2007

Subject: ***CORE ALERT - Jan. 22, 2007*** YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT ARE NEEDED!

According to SB 133, the President of the Ohio Senate and the Speaker of the Ohio House make an appointment to the STRS Board. Their first appointee, Geoffrey Meyers, resigned recently. Thus, these two men will be considering another appointee very soon to take Meyer's place.

CORE is recommending that they appoint Dr. Thomas Hall, whose credentials follow. Dr. Hall would represent the STRS membership with more experience and knowledge in business practices and finance than others who have been elected to the Board. His outstanding qualifications are listed below. Dr. Hall is a contributing member to the STRS so he has a personal interest in ensuring that the pension fund remains solvent.

STRS unfunded liability is at a very dangerous level. We need Tom Hall's expertise on the STRS Board. We hope that all CORE members will write John Husted, the Speaker of the Ohio House and William Harris, the President of the Ohio Senate to encourage their support for Dr. Hall. You may e-mail them or write them or make a phone call. We encourage a personal handwritten letter as one which will receive the most attention, however. The contact information for both men is listed immediately below:

Jon Husted, Speaker of the Ohio House
77 South High Street
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
E-mail: district37@ohr.state.oh.us
Phone: 614-644-6008
Fax: 614-719-3591

William Harris, President of the Ohio Senate
Ohio Statehouse, Room 201
2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
E-mail: sd19@mailr.sen.state.oh.us
Phone: 614-466-8086
No fax # given

In addition to your communication with these two men, CORE encourages you to contact your own state senator and state representative to encourage their support of Dr. Tom Hall. They will have influence with Speaker Husted and Pres. Harris. Click here to find your state legislators

Link to Tom Hall's credentials