Buckland choice for 83rd Posted on March 23, 2018 0 To the editor: Early voting for the May 8 primary begins April 10. I believe the 83rd District needs a mature, experienced state representative who understands the desires and problems of their constituents. That is why Cheryl Buckland has my vote. Cheryl’s experience and education in nursing, farming and business is definitely the voice we need in Columbus. There are currently no nurses in the Statehouse, even though there are over 200,000 registered nurses in Ohio. Lawmakers make significant decisions about health care; Medicaid expenditures accounted for 37.4 percent of Ohio’s 2015 budget. Cheryl is an energetic, critical thinker who attained her master’s degree when her peers were considering retirement plans. Nursing is the most trusted profession in America (according to Gallup) for 16 consecutive years. Cheryl has been a bedside nurse, nurse educator, director of nursing and national speaker on nursing ethics and management. Representative Robert Sprague successfully brought forth initiatives to address Ohio’s opiate crisis. Over the past year, Cheryl tirelessly collaborated with the Community Foundation, the ADAMHS Board and Blanchard Valley Healthcare System to develop a specialty care team providing needed treatment to pregnant, opiate-dependent women and delivering healthy babies in Hancock County. Cheryl brings real life experience to address this public health crisis. Growing up on a large hog and grain farm, Cheryl not only understands the needs of the agricultural community but she’s also built relationships in the 83rd District in order to stay informed about the challenges facing today’s farm families. Cheryl and her husband Larry created 75 good-paying jobs at the nursing home they established in Fostoria. She understands the hardships governmental regulations place upon hard-working business owners; we need more state legislators with business ownership experience to continue finding ways to make Ohio a more business-friendly state. Cheryl understands the government’s money is your money. She knows how to manage a budget and hit a deadline. I believe Cheryl when she says she seeks this office because she is committed to public service. Her legacy demonstrates she is ready, willing and able to represent your interests in Columbus. Susan Hellmann Findlay
