Who likes the House speaker?

Source: Columbus Dispatch

In his final term leading the chamber, House Speaker Jon Husted raised $1.05 million in 2007, tops among all elected officials in Ohio. He is getting strong backing from a variety of business interests, particularly energy companies, charter school operators, health care and insurance. Here’s a look at some of his top contributors:

Political Action Committees
Ohio Optometry: $10,670
Wholesale Beer & Wine: $10,500
Dealers Investment Group: $10,000
Duke Energy: $10,000
First Energy: $10,000
RPM Manufacturing: $10,000
Fifth-Third Bank: $9,355

Individuals
Weisberg family, Georgia, William and Morton, health care management: $25,000
Carl Lindner and wife Edith, insurance executive, Reds owner: $20,000
Mathile family, Mary, wife of former Iams pet food executive Clayton Mathile, Michael and Timothy: $15,250
George Repchick and wife, nursing home operator: $15,000
Richard Pogue and wife, managing partner Jones Day law firm: $11,000
Vail Miller and son Vail Jr., alcohol beverage distributor: $10,500
Wayne Boich, coal company owner: $10,000
David Brennan and wife Ann, charter school operator: $10,500
Otto Budig, president of Budco Group, philanthropist: $10,000
Bob Castellini, produce distributor: $10,000
Brian Colleran, nursing home operator: $10,000
Matt Evans, executive with Strategic Global Policy: $10,000
Richard Glennon, retired manufacturing executive: $10,000
Randall Gunlock, real estate developer: $10,000
William Lager, charter school operator: $10,000
George and Michael Oberer, housing developers: $10,000
Ronald Pizzuti, real estate developer: $10,000
Wanda Rice, Carrington Health Systems: $10,000
John Schiff, Cincinnati Financial: $10,000

Posted by Jim Siegel, Statehouse reporter on February 4, 2008