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machine suppliers, and the Klaffky-‐Preisse team has been hired by the other big player in the<br />
business." [The Columbus Dispatch, 5/23/11]<br />
Jim Leftw<br />
Cover-‐up<br />
Kasich Insider Jim Leftwich left the administration following reports he directed <strong>com</strong>panies he had<br />
a financial stake in to seek grants that he helped distribute. The Kasich administration circled the<br />
wagons and refused to release records relating to Leftwich on behalf of the Governor.<br />
Leftwich Served Multiple Roles In The Kasich Administration<br />
2011: Kasich Appointed Jim Leftwich Director Of The State Depart<strong>me</strong>nt Of Develop<strong>me</strong>nt.<br />
According to The Dayton Daily News "Leftwich has been tied to state govern<strong>me</strong>nt since the<br />
beginning of the Kasich administration. In March 2011, the governor tapped Leftwich, then<br />
director of the Dayton Develop<strong>me</strong>nt Coalition, to be director of the state Depart<strong>me</strong>nt of<br />
Develop<strong>me</strong>nt, a job that paid $127,400-‐a-‐year." [The Dayton Daily News, 11/24/12]<br />
After Leaving The Depart<strong>me</strong>nt Of Develop<strong>me</strong>nt, Leftwich Was Hired To Advise Governor Kasich<br />
On Aerospace And Defense Issues. <br />
top policy advisor, told the develop<strong>me</strong>nt depart<strong>me</strong>nt that he wanted Leftwich hired as a<br />
consultant for the unmanned aerial vehicles airspace project in the Dayton area, according to<br />
<br />
<br />
employee charged with advising the governor on aerospace and defense issues. It is unclear<br />
exactly why Leftwich was hired as a state employee, which automatically made him subject to<br />
state ethics laws." [The Dayton Daily News, 11/24/12]<br />
Kasich Appointed Leftwich To The Third Frontier Advisory Board. According to The Dayton Daily<br />
News "In August, shortly after Leftwich signed his current contract with Wright State, Republican<br />
Gov. John Kasich appointed him to the board for the Third Frontier program, a $2.3 billion<br />
<br />
technology." [The Dayton Daily News, 11/24/12]<br />
Leftwich Advised His Undisclosed Private Sector Clients To Seek Grants Through<br />
Third Frontier While Serving On Its Board; Stood To Gain 25% Equity In Involved<br />
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