Grove City Messenger - January 29th, 2023

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Congressman recognizes local students
On Jan. 19, Congressman Mike Carey recognized military academy nominees at a ceremony held at City Hall, in Grove City. The
nominees are from Carey’s 15th district. Pictured here (from left to right) are Brian Fitzsimmons (Bishop Ready), Colby Forcum
(Zane Trace), Steventon Wagner (Upper Arlington High School), Zachary Swierz (Bishop Ready), Congressman Carey, Major
General John Harris, Aidan Eberhardt (Pickerington North), Justin Viau (Fisher Catholic, Ray Soldini (Dublin Scioto), Daniel Reese
(Teays Valley). In total, 12 military academy nominees were honored. Those not pictured include Isaac Carter and Samantha
Paduchik of Grove City High School and Luke McCoy from Grove City Christian School. Members of Congress may nominate candidates
for appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, West Point; the U.S. Naval Academy; the U.S. Air Force Academy; and the
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. In pursuit of a nomination, students submit an application and are interviewed by Carey’s Military
Academy Review Board. The board evaluates the students on the basis of academic performance, leadership ability, and community
involvement.
Guys in Ties
The Finland Elementary School Guys in Ties student leadership group, led by Mr. Edwards, held a bow tie summit to discuss leadership
strategies and studied the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how he inspired millions through his words.
January 29, 2023 - GROVE CITY MESSENGER - PAGE 5
Dave Dobos
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
The Work
Has
Started…
By the time this issue of the Messenger is published,
I will have been sworn in as a member
of the Ohio House of Representatives. Our
first session of the 135th Ohio General Assembly
took place on January 3rd in the
House Chambers. The main orders of business
were to swear in members, vote for the
respective House leadership positions, and
approve various procedural resolutions so
the House can operate. The House reconvened
later in the afternoon in a joint session
with the State Senate to witness the formal
announcement of the popular vote results for
the state executive branch offices of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
Secretary of State, Auditor, and Treasurer.
Although the House meets in its chambers in
the State House, House Members are provided
offices in the Riffe Tower (NW corner of
High & State Streets—across from the State
House) to work individually and meet with
constituents. My office is on the 11th floor,
my office phone is 614-466-9690, and my
email address is rep10@ohiohouse.gov (I represent
the new 10th District). By the end of
the week, we should have learned our committee
assignments and begun to meet to
consider our respective agendas for the next
two years.
Each representative is allotted a legislative
aide. My aide is Bria Meisse (pronounced my’
see). She is a recent honors graduate of Ashland
University, did an internship research
project with the Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland, and played varsity soccer at the
university. Her areas of interest are economic
growth and education. So, our priorities
match up well. She also can be reached at the
number and email above and, in most cases,
probably will be the first of us to respond to
your questions and concerns.
In past years, the House of Representatives
has not convened much in January after the
first week. That would appear to be different
for this General Assembly. We have been
scheduled to meet throughout January, with
the exception of the week of January 16th.
The intent is to get a jumpstart on the work
and to complete some of the unfinished business
of the last General Assembly. In future
weeks, I will provide more details about portions
of that work.
(Dave Dobos represents the new Ohio House
of Representatives 10th District, which consists
of most of the west and southwest sides
of Columbus, parts of the south side of
Columbus, Grove City, Urbancrest, and
Franklin Township. He reports to us regularly
via this column, which is paid for by Dobos
for Ohio.)
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