- Tom Brinkman
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footnotes =Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr. (born
December 6 1957 in Cincinnati,Ohio ) is a Republican (GOP) member of theOhio House of Representatives from Cincinnati. He is known for his opposition to highertax es and public spending, and has been nicknamed "Dr. No."Harvnb|Hostman|2002] Before his election to theOhio General Assembly , he was active in Cincinnati politics; and he has been popular among rank-and-file conservatives for his strongpro-life and anti-taxation stances.Brinkman was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress to replace
Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio in the special primary heldJune 14 ,2005 , but finished third with one-fifth the vote, losing toJean Schmidt who ultimately won the seat. Brinkman considered again challenging Schmidt in the Republican primary in May 2006, but instead successfully sought re-election to a fourth term in the Ohio House. In December 2007, Brinkman announced plans to run against Schmidt in the March 2008 Republican primary. Schmidt won that primary, garnering 13,143 (52 percent) votes to Brinkman's 11,530 (45.61 percent). A third candidate, Nathan W. Bailey, received 604 votes (2.39 percent).Background
A resident of the Mount Lookout section of Cincinnati, Brinkman graduated from St. Xavier High School and received a B.A. (in
history andpolitical science ) fromGeorge Washington University in 1979. In 1976, he worked for theRonald Reagan campaign to win the Republican nomination for President, and for theGerald Ford campaign following Ford's nomination at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City. While a student at GWU, he worked in the office of SenatorBob Dole ofKansas from 1977 to 1979. In 1980 he supported Congressman John B. Anderson's presidential bid, but switched his support to Reagan following theRepublican National Convention . From his graduation to 1999, he was Midwest Sales Manager for the Metroweb printing company in Erlanger,Kentucky . From 2001, he has worked in the sales department of the Curry Printing Company of Evendale,Ohio .He and his wife, Cathy, have six children: Will, Stephen, Daniel, Kelley, Kevin, and Michael.
Local politics
Brinkman worked for several Republicans' successful campaigns for Cincinnati City Council: Phil Heimlich,
Steve Chabot , Charles Winburn, andPat DeWine . He also worked for John Kruse's unsuccessful bid.In 1999, he founded the
Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes (COAST), which actively opposes tax levies in southwestern Ohio. Brinkman actively worked against many tax levies and bond issues. [citation|chapter=About Tom|title= Brinkman for Congress|url=http://www.gobrinkman.com/?page_id=2|accessdate=2008-05-09] In his Congressional campaign he declared:I have been relentless in my pursuit of lower taxes, reduced spending and elimination of waste in the State of Ohio. No one else in this race has my record of saying "NO" to taxes. Every candidate in this race will tell you that they are "conservative" but when the rubber hits the road, I am the only one with a proven voting record. [citation|title=Brinkman for Congress|url=http://www.gobrinkman.com/index.htm | accessdate=??? ]
Brinkman opposed numerous tax increases. In 1999, he campaigned against Hamilton County's proposed levy to build a new communications system for the fire and police departments. He said the county already had the money: "Commissioners are the ones politicizing the basic issues of
public safety . They're putting it on the ballot instead of taking care of it like they should." [citation|first=Anne |last=Michaud|title=Radio levy backer attacks "extremists" |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=March 24 ,1999 |year=1999| |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/03/24/loc_radio_levy_backer.html| accessdate=???] Even atornado in 1999 that showed weaknesses in the current system could not change his mind. [Harvnb|Klepal|1999]When the Hamilton County Commissioners proposed spending $300 million on the
Albert Sabin Convention Center in 1999, Brinkman protested. "All of these projects keep on growing, and they're creating a huge tax burden on us. But when the economy goes sour, they will leave a tremendous burden." [Harvnb|May|1999] (When Brinkman went to the state legislature, he voted against legislation to pay for the expansion. [citation|title=Commissioners pave way for Sabin expansion process |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=May 16 ,2002 |year=2002| url= http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/05/16/loc_commissioners_pave.html | accessdate=???] )When the City of Cincinnati sued makers of
gun s, he sued the city. "It just seems to be another wrong-directed lawsuit costing us thousands of dollars," he said. Brinkman also said the city was violating the Second Amendment and had no authority to sue. [citation|first=Anne|last=Michaud | title=City being sued for suing gunmakers | newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=August 18 ,1999 |year=1999| |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/08/18/loc_city_being_sued_by.html| accessdate=???]In 2006 Brinkman was one of the leaders of group called Equal Rights Not Special Rights (ERNSR). This group started a petition drive to overrule a recent Cincinnati City Council vote that included sexual orientation and gender identity as proteced clasess under the city's Human Rights Ordiance. ERNSR ended up withdrawing the petitions when Citizens to Restore Fairness presented a challenge to the petitions. [citation|title= Protest of the Board of Elections' Certification of Referendum Petitions. Re: City of Cincinnati Ordinance No. 65-2006| url= http://www.equalitycincinnati.org/pdf/ProtesttoBOEFINAL.pdf] Equality Cincinnati continued to investigate the petition fraud and the evidence was sent to the Hamilton County Grand Jury. The jury did not find a reason to have any charges brought against Brinkman, even though he admitted to changing over 1000 address on the petitions to make them valid. Two women were charged by the Grand Jury and on Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at their plea hearing Hamilton County Common Please Judge Robert Ruehlman reprimanded Brinkman from the bench. Ruehlman called him the "real criminal" in this case. Ruehlman stated, "It's terrible. It takes away a right to the democracy. It takes away the right for people to decide the issues when you cheat like that." He even suggested that Brinkman should be charged with complicity to election fraud, acted with out ethics and that the Ohio State House of Representatives should remove him from office.Fact|date=May 2008
To the General Assembly
Brinkman defeated the candidate endorsed by the Republican party in the GOP primary in 2000 for the 37th District seat in the Ohio House, which was Anderson Township, the Hyde Park and Mount Lookout sections of Cincinnati, and the city of Norwood [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/28/loc_wilkinson_rogue.html] . A Brinkman supporter was upset by the party's endorsement process: "All we wanted was a free, open process of endorsement, and we didn't get that," said Christopher Finney [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/12/10/loc_deters_to_step_in_as.html] . In the primary, Steve Adams, the endorsed candidate, received 9,344 votes and Brinkman 11,127. In the November general election, he faced Democrat
Les Mann , a security guard atGeneral Electric 's aircraft engine plant in Evendale who previously had run for Congress againstRob Portman , and Natural Law candidate Jim Donaldson. The vote was 35,245 for Brinkman (66.7%), 2,029 for Donaldson (3.8%), and 15,531 for Mann (29.4%).Brinkman ran for reelection in 2002 to what
redistricting had made the 34th District, which included the Mount Washington, Hyde Park, and Mount Lookout sections of Cincinnati, part of Columbia Township, all of Anderson Township, and the municipalities of Fairfax, Newtown and Terrace Park [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/02/10/loc_whats_few_mill_among.html] . He faced no opposition in theMay 7 primary and was opposed in theNovember 5 general election by Democrat David Schaff, a twenty-four-year-old assistant to Hamilton County commissionerTodd Portune . Schaff said his opponent was "someone who's spent more time saying what he's against than working for what he's for." Schaff was endorsed by "The Cincinnati Post ", which wroteTom Brinkman's opposition to almost everything undercuts his credibility, and does a disservice to both the district and the region. His reflexive opposition to much government spending, his willingness to tolerate a tattered
social services safety net, his advocacy of an entirely unregulated concealed carry gun permit system, we submit, are out of step even with such a thoroughly Republican constituency.That year Brinkman called on Republican voters to cast their ballots for Democrat
Tim Hagan over Republican GovernorBob Taft in his reelection bid because of Taft's selection ofJennette Bradley as his running mate; many conservatives felt she was too liberal for the party. [Harvnb|Bronson|2002] "The Cincinnati Enquirer "'s Peter Bronson labeled Brinkman "Kamikaze Tom" for this action, but nevertheless, Brinkman was easily reelected over Schaff by a vote of 23,748 to 13,896.His stands in Columbus
When
University of Cincinnati law students in 2003 persuaded the General Assembly to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment, which a post-Civil War-era legislature had rejected, only one member voted against ratification: Brinkman.Harvnb|Davis|2003] Brinkman told "The Enquirer" his vote was because of how the amendment has been misused:It's misapplied constantly by the country to get states to do things they don't want to do. Most importantly to me, 45 million babies have been murdered since judges forced "
Roe v. Wade " down the throats of citizens.Following the repeal of Article XII of the Cincinnati city charter, which forbade the city from passing an ordinance protecting homosexuals from
discrimination , the Cincinnati city council approved ahate crime ordinance that includedsexual orientation . Brinkman said the ordinance "send [s] the message that you openly approve of homosexuality," citing theCatechism of the Catholic Church [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/02/12/loc_cityhall12.html] . Brinkman had previously served as treasurer of the committee which opposed repeal of Article XII [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/02/21/loc_articlexii21.html] .Brinkman prided himself on his perfect attendance and for coming home to Cincinnati every night from Columbus, but when "Columbus Monthly" in late 2003 did a survey of legislators,
lobbyist s, and others working in the State House asking them to rate the members of theOhio General Assembly , Brinkman was rated the single worst legislator in the 132-member General Assembly. The magazine said Brinkman was "an uncompromisingly principled man. But he's a terrible, terrible legislator." Those surveyed ranked him as least knowledgeable, least hardworking, least likeable, least compassionate, and least savvy. [Harvnb|Williamson|2003] Brinkman, for his part, points to his principled stance on the issues as the reason lobbyists don't like him.In 2007, Representative Brinkman was named the chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee.
2004 reelection
In 2004, he faced a challenger in the primary, attorney Greg Delev of Anderson Township. [Harvnb|Edwards|2004] Brinkman told the "Enquirer", "I ran for office when the party wanted to dictate who my state representative was going to be. I couldn't stand for that, so I ran, and I'm proud I did. It's been a frustrating three years as I've watched Governor Taft drive the state off a cliff. But I've been fighting back." [citation|title=Candidate Q&A: Ohio 34th District state House seat| newspaper=
The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=February 20 ,2004 |year=2004| url= http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/02/20/editorial_brinkman-delev.html |accessdate=????] Delev said he agreed with Brinkman on most of the issues, but that Brinkman's actions in Columbus had made the district "the laughingstock of the state." [Harvnb|Horstman|2004] "The Cincinnati Enquirer" said both candidates were "rock-ribbed conservatives who agree on most fiscal and social issues," but endorsed Delev. "The issue here is Brinkman's lack of effectiveness," said the newspaper, echoing the "Columbus Monthly" article:Few lawmakers are as honest, principled and consistent as Brinkman. But he exhibits those qualities to a fault, coming off as stubborn, ideologically rigid and unwilling to compromise. He's made many enemies in Columbus by refusing to see anyone else's side of things. This has limited his ability to work with others and get things done. [citation|title=Endorsements in GOP legislative races| newspaper=
The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=February 29 ,2004 | year=2004 |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/02/29/editorial_ed2b.html |accessdate=???]Brinkman won the
March 2 primary: 7,113 (63.00%) to 4,178 (37.00%).In the general election on
November 2 he faced Democrat Glen Miller of Anderson Township, a former history teacher who worked in job training. "I think the biggest issue of this race is Tom Brinkman—how he votes and how he's against everything," Miller said. [Harvnb|Kemme|2004] "The Enquirer", again citing his stubbornness, endorsed Miller [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/30/editorial_ohlegis.html] . Despite the criticism, Brinkman once again won the Republican district by a comfortable margin: 35,229 (60.04%) for Brinkman to 23,451 (39.96%) for Miller.Brinkman strongly supported
concealed carry legislation. "We have a constitutional right to bear arms.Larry Flynt has a right to put out smut and some people may not like that, but it's a right whether we like it or not," he said [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/05/07/loc_concealed_weapons.html] [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/07/23/loc_fop_softens.html] [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/03/22/loc_ohio_house_passes.html] . Brinkman sponsored legislation to allow ex-cons the right to cut hair. He called "stupid" the policy of the state regulators to deny prisoners who had taken prison-administered barber classes a license upon their release. "I'm for personal responsibility, but people do make mistakes and we should give them a second chance," Brinkman said [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/04/04/loc_felons04.html] .Brinkman also worked to limit state spending just as he had opposed local projects. In 2003, he opposed Taft's "Third Frontier" project and the bond issue on the November ballot as Issue One which would have permitted the state to borrow money to subsidize business's research and development. "Who would have thought a Republican governor would run on this?" Brinkman said (Issue One was soundly defeated by voters). [Harvnb|Gentile|2003] When Taft proposed in 2004 the question once more be submitted to the voters, Brinkman renewed his criticism. "
Corporate welfare is corporate welfare. Just because you buy off the manufacturers with more money for them, and you buy off the farmers, doesn't change what it is." [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/23/loc_taft23.html] He said he would join Democrats in voting against its placement on the November 2005 ballot. Brinkman in 2004 criticized state spending for Cincinnati's bid to win the 2012Olympic Games [Harvnb|Klepal|2001] and against legislation in 2004 to give hospitals more money forbreast cancer examinations [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/06/07/loc_loc1cancer.html] . Later that year, he spearheaded a campaign to repeal the City of Cincinnatiproperty tax . While it did make it to the November ballot, it was rejected by the voters [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/08/24/loc_loc1ctax.html] [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/02/loc_councilrollback02.html] . He was also a supporter ofOhio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell 's proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution to limit state spending [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/08/19/loc_taxamendment19.html] . In 2005, he was one of only eight Republicans in theOhio House to vote against the state budget, which raised taxes and increased spending. [citation|last=Associated Press |title=$51.2B state budget passed| newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=June 21 ,2005 | year=2005 | url=http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050621/NEWS01/506220306/1056 |accessdate=???] Previously, he had opposed Governor Taft's proposed personalincome tax cut because it would mean higher local property taxes. He also called for funding for public libraries to be maintained. [citation|title=Brinkman, Mallory: Save library funding| newspaper=The Cincinnati Post |date=May 19 ,2005 | year=2005| pages= A12 |url=http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050519/NEWS01/505190358 |accessdate=????]On
April 28 2005 , he introduced a bill, [http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_228 House Bill 228] , that would ban allabortion s. Brinkman acknowledged that the bill was unconstitutional under "Roe v. Wade ", but wanted to use it as a test case to overturn the "Roe" decision. "We’re just positioning the state for the future," he told the Cleveland "Plain Dealer". He re-introduced the ban on July 2007, despite the additional burden of Gov. Strickland's veto threat. [http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/jul/07071301.html] Six months before, he successfully passed legislation for Ohio to conduct a study of how thedeath penalty has been administered in the state. "I'd like to abolish it or have a moratorium, but you've got to start somewhere." [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041111/NEWS01/411110369/1056]Congressional bid
Brinkman ran for Congress in 2005 to replace Portman, announcing his candidacy outside the
post office in Anderson Township onApril 14 [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050415/NEWS01/504150399/1056/news01] . Brinkman told the press "When I first went to Columbus, I promised my constituents that I would fight for lower taxes, limited government, and to end abortion. I will do the same in Washington." An early poll foundPat DeWine , a member of the Hamilton County Commission and the son of U.S. Sen.Mike DeWine , with a significant lead: 42 percent for DeWine, 6 percent for Brinkman. [Harvnb|Andrews|2005]Brinkman had a strong
pro-life stance that was criticized by rival candidate Pat DeWine because he also opposed the death penalty. One mailing from DeWine had a large, ominous photograph of a man in a ski mask pointing a gun directly at the viewer. The caption was "Tom Brinkman opposes the death penalty, even for child murderers, cop killers and terrorists who kill Americans." The mailing also stated "Tom Brinkman says he's a conservative but when it comes to the safety of our families, he doesn't stand with us" and that murderers "will get off easy if he casts the deciding vote." DeWine did not note that Brinkman's opposition to the death penalty was rooted in his pro-life beliefs. Automated calls were made by DeWine's campaign featuringJoe Deters , Hamilton County prosecutor. Deters in the recording stated:In my career when I prosecute the worst of the worst like people who kill children, I believe the only appropriate punishment is the death penalty. Tom Brinkman is against the death penalty even for those vicious killers who prey on our kids, and he's even against the death penalty for terrorists who kill Americans. Our next congressman must go to Washington and fight to remove these murderers from society. Tom Brinkman will work to stop the death penalty just as he's done in Columbus. Pat DeWine believes these people should go. And that's one more reason I support Pat DeWine for Congress.
One of Brinkman's mailings said "Tom Brinkman believes all life is precious and must be protected. He has a 100% pro-life voting record." Brinkman's position was that he was "100% pro-life from conception to natural death." [http://www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/oh/state/vote/brinkman_t/questions.html] While DeWine also stated his pro-life position, Brinkman noted on his web site "Because of [my] unwavering support of the Right to Life, from conception to natural death, Ohio Right to Life, Cincinnati Right to Life and
Family First have again exclusively endorsed my election this year." [http://www.gobrinkman.com/promiseskept.htm] In anAssociated Press article, Brinkman was quoted as putting it more simply, saying he was "pro-life all the way" [http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=125&sid=268826] .Brinkman also complained about DeWine taking advantage of his father's name in raising money, but publicly distancing himself from his father's positions, such as Senator DeWine's role in the "
Gang of 14 " judicialfilibuster compromise in May 2005 with six other mostly center-leaning Republicans and seven mostly center-leaning Democrats. "He seems to have no problems riding his father's coattails when it comes to raising money and getting name recognition; he's willing to take all the good from it and none of the bad." [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/NEWS01/505270373/1077]In one mailing to voters Brinkman did not mince words:
I am sick and tired of watching politicians promise to cut taxes in October—then raise them in March.I have had it with candidates who campaign against big government and later give in to the money hungry bureaucrats.I will not tolerate ideologically bent liberals trying to shift our educational focus from English and math to " 'safe sex' and homosexual acceptance". [His emphasis]
In another mailing, he declared "He meant what he promised. He promised what he meant. Brinkman is faithful 100% ... 100% Against Higher Taxes ... 100% Committed to Limited Government ... 100% Pro-life ... 100% Pro-Second Amendment ... 100% Attendance Record," the latter referring to his never missing a roll call vote in the Ohio House.
Brinkman was endorsed by the
Ohio Taxpayers Association , theGun Owners of America Political Victory Fund, and was theNational Right to Work Committee 's 2005 state legislator of the year. The Anderson Township Republican Club ranked him "highly qualified". [citation|title=Anderson Twp. GOP gives top rating to pair| newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=June 2 ,2005 | year=2005| url= http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050602/NEWS01/506020345/1056 |accessdate=???.] "The Cincinnati Enquirer " endorsedJean Schmidt , praising her record in theOhio House , writing of her substantial record. Schmidt, said the "Enquirer", the measures "successfully sponsored were remarkable in number and quality for a neophyte lawmaker". The paper contrasted her to Brinkman, who :has kept close touch with people and has been conscientious in constituent service. We admire the consistency of the principles he operates under. But he has earned a reputation as one of Ohio's least effective legislators, too often an uncompromising, anti-any-tax "no" vote. It's hard to see how he could effectively serve this district [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/EDIT03/506120304/1023/EDIT] .Brinkman ran well in the
June 14 primary but finished third behind former state representative Schmidt with 9,211 (20.3%) of the vote.Brinkman had considered a challenge to Schmidt in the May 2006 primary but chose instead to run for re-election to the Ohio House.
In 2008, Brinkman declared his candidacy for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, challenging incumbent Schmidt. The primary election is set for March 4th, 2008.
ee also
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United States House of Representatives, Ohio District 2
*Ohio Second Congressional District Election, 2005
*Election Results, U.S. Representative from Ohio, 2nd District
*Brinkman v. Miami University Notes
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*Howard Wilkinson. "Deters to step in as county GOP chairman". "The Cincinnati Enquirer ."December 10 ,1999 . (Brinkman supporter didn't like endorsement process) [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/1999/12/10/loc_deters_to_step_in_as.html]
*Howard Wilkinson. "DeWine says dad was wrong about judicial filibusters." "The Cincinnati Enquirer . "May 27 ,2005 . [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050527/NEWS01/505270373/1077]
*Howard Wilkinson. "Rogue candidate takes GOP loyalty to the brink". "The Cincinnati Enquirer ."May 28 ,2000 . (2000 district described, his relations with the party leadership). [http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/05/28/loc_wilkinson_rogue.html]*citation|last=Williamson|first=Dan |title=The Worst Legislator |magazine=Columbus Monthly |date=December, 2003 |year=2003| pages=39–40.
External links
* [http://www.gocoast.org/ COAST: Coalition Opposed to Additional Spending and Taxes]
* [http://www.smartvoter.org/2005/06/14/oh/hm/congress.html League of Women Voters page on the race]
* [http://www.house.state.oh.us/jsps/MemberDetails.jsp?DISTRICT=34 Official Ohio House page]
* [http://gobrinkman.com/ Campaign site]Persondata
NAME = Brinkman, Thomas E., Jr.
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DATE OF BIRTH =6 December 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH =Cincinnati, Ohio
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