Secretary of State of Ohio
November 7, 2006 · general election · 4 candidates with a page
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.
- Attorney in private practice for 17 years; founded her own law firm in 1988
- Committee secretary and legislative aide in the Ohio Senate
- Staff attorney in the Ohio Secretary of State's office
8 of 11 sections researched · 45 sources
- Career environmental engineer and consultant
- B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental engineering; born March 7, 1947 in Springfield, Ohio
- Active in the Natural Law Party of Ohio; ran for Ohio Senate in 1996, Lieutenant Governor in 1998, U.S. Senate in 2000, Governor in 2002 and Secretary of State in 2006
4 of 11 sections researched · 3 sources
- Partner at the Cincinnati law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp, practicing in family office services, government affairs and litigation.
- Assistant Hamilton County prosecutor, 1999 to 2003, handling cases in the county's juvenile, municipal, grand jury and common pleas courts.
- Hamilton County Commissioner, January 2009 to December 2015.
6 of 11 sections researched · 7 sources
- Secretary of the Green Party of Ohio and co-founder/treasurer of the East Central Ohio Green Party; regional coordinator for the 2004 Ohio presidential recount in six east central Ohio counties (per campaign)
- Warsaw, Ohio, in Coshocton County; owns and operates Action Septic Service with his wife Roberta (per campaign)
4 of 11 sections researched · 2 sources
Jennifer L. Brunner
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
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| claims | none found |
| record | researched |
| money | researched |
| interests | none found |
| polling | none found |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | researched |
| sources | researched |
John Eastman
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
| positions | not researched |
| claims | not researched |
| record | not researched |
| money | not researched |
| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
| sources | researched |
Greg Hartmann
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Section | State |
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
| positions | researched |
| claims | not researched |
| record | researched |
| money | not researched |
| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
| sources | researched |
Timothy Kettler
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Section | State |
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| profile | researched |
| ballot | researched |
| positions | not researched |
| claims | not researched |
| record | not researched |
| money | not researched |
| interests | not researched |
| polling | not researched |
| elections | researched |
| endorsements | not researched |
| sources | researched |
The race in pictures
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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A note on our coverage
Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.
Endorsements received: Jennifer L. Brunner has 9 entries, Greg Hartmann has 0 entries, John Eastman has 0 entries and Timothy Kettler has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Where they stand: Jennifer L. Brunner has 8 entries, Greg Hartmann has 1 entry, John Eastman has 0 entries and Timothy Kettler has 0 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Jennifer L. Brunner's record in office has 10 entries, Greg Hartmann's has 1, John Eastman's has 0 and Timothy Kettler's has 0. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
Sources: Jennifer L. Brunner has 24 entries, Greg Hartmann has 4 entries, John Eastman has 3 entries and Timothy Kettler has 2 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.
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- Jennifer L. Brunner: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- John Eastman: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Greg Hartmann: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
- Timothy Kettler: Where they stand · What they have said, checked · Record in office · Money
Where they stand
Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.
Access to justice and court technology
Jennifer L. Brunner
I believe that we must continue to improve access to justice through legal reform initiatives. That is why I have advocated for the use of technology to improve court efficiency and accessibility.
Source: Election 2026: Voter Guide for Akron and Summit County
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Courts and democracy
Jennifer L. Brunner
Democracy and the rule of law have to be working together, and the democracy piece is clearly being pummeled right now, and there are many courts who are shoring that up
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Data privacy
Jennifer L. Brunner
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Named addressing privacy concerns within public records as one of the four goals she had on taking office as secretary of state.
Source: citybeat.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Elections administration
Jennifer L. Brunner
Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:
Pledged elections for Ohio that are free, fair, open and honest, and that can be audited and verified.
Source: cleveland19.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
It is the office which defends Ohioans’ right to vote
Source: citybeat.com
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Judicial philosophy
Jennifer L. Brunner
When a judge is too tied to feeling really great about the results of the decision, there’s a big problem there, because what we need to be tied to is the law.
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Party labels on judicial ballots
Jennifer L. Brunner
It’s a First Amendment issue where I’m a partisan candidate, and everyone assumes that my thinking is … what’s on the Democratic platform
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Role of dissenting opinions
Jennifer L. Brunner
A dissenting opinion … shows a little different path to get there, which from a social standpoint may not be the majority social outlook now, but as society changes, it might actually provide a pathway that’s more workable in the future
Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Why they are running
Jennifer L. Brunner
Justice is about fairness, equality and respect for all people.
Source: justicebrunner.com
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
None found in the records checked
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
What they have said, checked
Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.
Jennifer L. Brunner
None found in the records checked
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
Not yet researched
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Record in office
Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Person | Date | Kind | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunner (D) | 2000 | office | Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas |
| Brunner (D) | 2007-01-08 | office | Ohio Secretary of State |
| Brunner (D) | 2015 | office | Judge, Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals |
| Brunner (D) | 2021-01-02 | office | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio |
| Brunner (D) | 2004 | action | 2004 (action): As a Franklin County Common Pleas judge, founded the county's first adult felony drug court, the TIES Program (Treatment Is Essential to Suc |
| Brunner (D) | 2022-08-10 | ruling | 2022-08-10 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Icebreaker Windpower, Inc., 2022-Ohio-2742, which affirmed the Po |
| Brunner (D) | 2023-08-01 | ruling | 2023-08-01 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's lead opinion, announcing the judgment of the court, in Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 2023-Ohio-2577, |
| Brunner (D) | 2023-10-25 | ruling | 2023-10-25 (ruling): Dissented, joined by Eleventh District Judge Mary Jane Trapp, who was sitting for Justice Donnelly, from the Supreme Court of Ohio's decisio |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-01-14 | ruling | 2026-01-14 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Jones Apparel Group/Nine West Holdings v. Harris, which upheld the commercial activity |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-05-01 | ruling | 2026-05-01 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re P.M.S., which upheld a juvenile court's finding that a teen at a youth home comm |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-06-05 | ruling | 2026-06-05 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio Inc., which allowed Duke Energy Ohio to charge c |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-06-25 | ruling | 2026-06-25 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., which upheld state regulators' approv |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-08-12 | ruling | 2026-08-12 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Camara v. Gill Dairy LLC, which held that a dairy worker injured by equipment missing |
| Brunner (D) | 2026-08-25 | ruling | 2026-08-25 (ruling): Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Drushal v. Miller, which allowed a Pike County couple to challenge a judgment ordering |
| Hartmann (R) | 2003 | office | Hamilton County Clerk of Courts |
| Hartmann (R) | 2003 | statement | 2003 (statement): While Clerk of Courts, his office's public website posted traffic citations containing unredacted Social Security numbers; a Cincinnati resi |
Jennifer L. Brunner
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August 25, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Drushal v. Miller, which allowed a Pike County couple to challenge a judgment ordering land they owned to be taken to pay the debts of the couple buying it on a land contract.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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August 12, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Camara v. Gill Dairy LLC, which held that a dairy worker injured by equipment missing its safety guards did not have to prove his employer never intended to repair or replace it.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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June 25, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., which upheld state regulators' approval of a $68 million Columbia Gas of Ohio rate increase.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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June 5, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Duke Energy Ohio Inc., which allowed Duke Energy Ohio to charge customers $29 million to recover the cost of retiring propane caverns used in natural gas delivery.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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May 1, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re P.M.S., which upheld a juvenile court's finding that a teen at a youth home committed rape by force.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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January 14, 2026 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in Jones Apparel Group/Nine West Holdings v. Harris, which upheld the commercial activity tax on $108 million in merchandise shipped to DSW's Columbus distribution center and denied the company's refund claim.
Source: courtnewsohio.gov
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October 25, 2023 · ruling
Dissented, joined by Eleventh District Judge Mary Jane Trapp, who was sitting for Justice Donnelly, from the Supreme Court of Ohio's decision on reconsideration in State v. Gwynne, 2023-Ohio-3851, which upheld a 65-year aggregate consecutive prison sentence for theft offenses; the dissent said the aggregate sentence was disproportionate to the seriousness of the offender's conduct and the danger she posed to the public.
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
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August 1, 2023 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's lead opinion, announcing the judgment of the court, in Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 2023-Ohio-2577, which concluded that a challenge to a since-expired pandemic-era Liquor Control Commission rule limiting bar and restaurant hours was moot, and vacated the appellate judgment with instructions to dismiss.
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
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August 10, 2022 · ruling
Wrote the Supreme Court of Ohio's majority opinion in In re Application of Icebreaker Windpower, Inc., 2022-Ohio-2742, which affirmed the Power Siting Board's certificate for a six-turbine wind farm in Lake Erie and held that the board's authority did not extend to deciding public-trust-doctrine claims.
Source: supremecourt.ohio.gov
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2004 · action
As a Franklin County Common Pleas judge, founded the county's first adult felony drug court, the TIES Program (Treatment Is Essential to Success), aimed at reducing recidivism among defendants with substance-abuse issues.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
John Eastman
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
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2003 · statement
While Clerk of Courts, his office's public website posted traffic citations containing unredacted Social Security numbers; a Cincinnati resident's SSN was exposed and later used by an identity thief, and she sued. The office removed the citations and changed local court rules only after litigation was underway.
Sixth Circuit, Lambert v. Hartman, 517 F.3d 433 (2008), per FindLaw:
Affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff's constitutional privacy claim, holding that financial/credit harm from identity theft did not implicate a 'fundamental' right under circuit precedent -- no court found Hartmann or his office legally liable.
· the sourceSource: caselaw.findlaw.com
Timothy Kettler
Not yet researched
Money
Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
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| None found in the records checked |
Jennifer L. Brunner
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
None found in the records checked
Top donors, as filed
None found in the records checked
Outside spending
None found in the records checked
In-state share
Not yet researched
John Eastman
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Greg Hartmann
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
Timothy Kettler
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Status |
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| None found in the records checked |
Totals as filed
Not yet researched
Top donors, as filed
Not yet researched
Outside spending
Not yet researched
In-state share
Not yet researched
The result
Jennifer L. Brunner · certified 2006-11-07
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer L. Brunner | 2,104,114 | 55.0% |
| Greg Hartmann | 1,546,454 | 40.5% |
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Quick answers
When was the 2006 Secretary of State of Ohio election?
The election for Secretary of State of Ohio was held on November 7, 2006.
Who ran for Secretary of State of Ohio in 2006?
On the ballot for Secretary of State of Ohio, in surname order: Jennifer L. Brunner (Democratic), John Eastman (Independent), Greg Hartmann (Republican), Timothy Kettler (Independent).
Who won the 2006 Secretary of State of Ohio election?
Jennifer L. Brunner won the election for Secretary of State of Ohio. Results as certified: Jennifer L. Brunner 55.0%, Greg Hartmann 40.5%.
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