Lundy Will Run For Commissioner Seat in 2014

State Representative Matt Lundy (D-Elyria) announced today he will run for Lorain County Commissioner in 2014.  Lundy is serving in his last two years in Columbus due to term-limits of eight years in the Ohio House of Representatives.

 “I have always worked to represent all of Lorain County, not just my district. I want to continue to fight for the families of our county by serving as county commissioner," Lundy said in a press release.

Lundy, who graduated from is a former Avon Lake councilman and Elyria Assistant Safety-Service Director. He unsuccessfully ran for a Commissioner's seat in 1994.

The Primary Election is May 6, 2014. The winner of the November 2014 election will begin serving in January 2015.

Lundy has served in Columbus on the House Finance Committee and other committees focusing on consumer protection, state government and local government.  During his term as a state representative, Lundy has held his regular “Lundy Listens” town hall meetings to meet directly with residents to answer their questions and to hear their concerns.

 “I know that the residents of Lorain County are my boss and I am here to serve them,” he said. “I believe I have been responsive and accountable to taxpayers.  I pledge to do the same should residents give me the opportunity to continue my public service representing all of Lorain County.”

Lundy said jobs will be a priority.

“My focus will always be jobs,” Lundy told Avon-Avon Lake Patch. “We offer a great quality of life and a talented workforce. I believe in working together. When we work together as one county, we can achieve great goals.”

Lundy will face Williams

Lorain County Commissioner Tom Williams, who was elected in 2010 and began service in 2011, said he will run again.

Williams, a Republican said he feels the county needs balanced representation.

“The last 100 years it’s been controlled by one party (Democratic),” Williams said. He believes he is the first Republican to seek re-election since the 1930s.

Williams said he will be running on a platform of continuing the upward trend the county has experienced in the past few years due in part, to Lorain County Commissioner leadership.

“We reduced the budget,” he said. “We went from a projected deficit of $10 million to surplus of $8 million. We had an $8 million carryover and we’re projecting another $6 million to $8 million carryover. We put on more sheriff’s deputies on the road.”