Why has Dennis Kucinich repeatedly praised indicted party boss Jimmy Dimora?

The advertisement ran in the 2012 Democratic primary for Ohio's 9th Congressional District and concerned remarks by Dennis Kucinich about former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora.

Topics: Campaign advertising.

• Dirty Derek's in so deep to them, he'd not only raise your premiums, he'd cut your Medicare.

  A 30-second campaign television advertisement, "Works for Us," from Kaptur for OH CD-09, as catalogued by AdImpact · October 16, 2026

• I voted with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools because parents know what's best for their kids

  A campaign television advertisement, "The Truth," from Kaptur for OH CD-09, as catalogued by AdImpact (AdImpact lists it as started airing 09/16/26) · September 16, 2026

• And now the GOP want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.

  A post on X · May 5, 2026 · PolitiFact: Mostly True

• The Social Security trust fund is sound. Without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned.

  A floor speech in the U.S. House of Representatives · April 11, 2013 · PolitiFact: Half True

• States have cumulatively cut over $1.8 billion from their mental health services between 2009 and 2011. This is the largest reduction in state mental health services in half a century.

  A floor speech in the U.S. House of Representatives · December 19, 2012 · PolitiFact: Mostly True

• The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California.

  An interview with C-SPAN · May 17, 2012 · PolitiFact: True

• The poorest in this country are women.

  An interview on MSNBC's "PoliticsNation" · March 12, 2012 · PolitiFact: True

• contains more native fish than all the other lakes combined

  A floor speech in the U.S. House of Representatives · February 29, 2012 · PolitiFact: Mostly True

• And when Kaptur fought for the Democrats’ prescription drug benefits for seniors, Kucinich voted no.

  A campaign television advertisement · February 20, 2012 · PolitiFact: False · FactCheck.org

Every claim filed under Marcy Kaptur

1. Democrat-on-Democrat Attacks in Ohio · FactCheck.org · 2012-03-02 · accessed 2026-09-25
2. Roll call votes · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · accessed 2026-10-15