PCTEA Portage County Republican Primary Voter Guide 2024

While these recommendation will be helpful to you, they may not reflect your own personal preferrences! We strongly suggest that you do your own research and vote for the candidates who best meet your goals!


Presidential Race:

You may be wondering why the Republican Presidential Candidates are listed TWICE on your Ballot. Legally, you are not voting for who you want for President. You are voting for who's delegates to send to the Republican convention. So, you are voting for one delegate by your congressional district and then the other is an at large delegate. When you vote for the Trump delegates they will go to the Republican Convention and vote for Trump to be the Republican Nominee.

PLAN ON ATTENDING THIS FREE EVENT NEXT TUESDAY!

VOTE TRUMP TWICE! Click Here to See our Endorsement of Donald Trump.


US Senator:

This is a very close three way race. President Trump has endorsed Bernie Moreno, as have we and the We the People Convention and Freedom for All PAC, because he thinks Moreno has the best chance of defeating Democrat Sherrod Brown in November. VOTE FOR BERNIE MORENO!


US Congress in the 14th District:

The 14th District has changed dramatically since Dave Joyce first became it's representative, thanks in large part to YOUR efforts in Portage County and NE Ohio. It is now MUCH MORE REPUBLICAN than it used to be but Dave Joyce is a "Moderate" Republican at Best and does not fit the District. Joyce is going to win because he has a ton of lobbiest money and his opponents don't. We recommend that you Vote for Portage County's own Elayne Cross as a protest vote to let Joyce know that we will be watching his votes very carefully over the next two years and will mount a serious campaign to replace him if he does not FULLY support President Trump's America first Agenda next year!


11th District Court of Appeals:

John Eklund is running for re-election and being challenged by Shelly Pratt. The 11th District Court of Appeals a few years back was ALL Democrat and now it is ALL Republican largely due to the efforts of Judge Matt Lynch. While John Eklund has not been as conservative as we would like at times he has been solid in his reasoning and voting since he has been on the court. We recommend that you Vote for John Eklund who has a known record versus Shelly Pratt who is an unknown to us.


In the second race in the 11th Court of Appeals we have an open seat that is being sought by newcomer Scott Lynch and previous Appeals Court Judge Colleen Mary O'Toole. Scott Lynch is Matt Lynch's nephew and is a solid Attorney from Geauga County whose years of experience qualify him for the Court. He would also be the youngest member of the court in a long time and we think that is a good thing. Colleen Mary O'Toole is someone we know well and who has had a controversial political past. The Ashtabula County Republican Party last year unanimously called for her resignation as county prosecutor for a whole host of reason you can read here. Her own county party is not endorsing her and is endorsing Scott Lynch. We have had our own problems with Ms. O'Toole dating back to some unethical behaviour by her in her race against Eugene Luci a few years back. We recommend that you Vote for Scott Lynch.


County Commissioner:

Incumbent Tony Badalamenti vs Jill Crawford. We have already Endorsed Jill Crawford and you can read that endorsement by clicking here. 

We recommend that you Vote for Jill Crawford.


Incumbent Sabrina Christian-Bennett vs Sherry Griffith. We have supported Sabrina Christian-Bennett in the past but she has not even asked for our endorsement this time. We do not know Sherry Griffith very well but she is supported by Sheriff Zuchowski who we do support. We are not going to Endorse Either Candidate in this race and we ask that you decide on your own.


Members of the Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee:

Men: Vote for Mike Berger

Women: Vote for Amanda Suffecool


All other positions on the ballot are un-opposed.

Meet and Talk with our PCTEA Endorsed Candidates Heidi Workman and Jill Crawford on Tuesday!

Help Put out Yard Signs and Knock on Doors for Heidi and Jill!

Call Chris at 917-721-0929 or

Send an Email to News@HeidiWorkman.com

Did You get this Lying Hit Piece in your Mail or See the Horrible TV Commercial?

Desperate and Despicable Blue 22 Traitor and now PROVABLE LIAR Gail Pavliga got "support" yesterday from Democrat/RINO House Speaker Jason Stephens and the Democrat Unions when they mailed this HIT PIECE to every Republican in Portage County.


Their is only one problem . . . The "dark money special interests group that opposes President Trump", who they claim is supporting Heidi Workman, is Americans for Prosperity (AFP), which is anti-Trump and is sending out mailers supporting many of the challengers to the Blue 22.


However, as you can see in the text that Heidi sent to me and members of her campaign staff on January 6, 2024, AFP withdrew their support of Heidi after she posted Pro-Trump statements on social media and she told them she would not take them down!!! You won't be getting any AFP mailers supporting Heidi Workman and the entire premise of this mailing is a blatant LIE!


They even paid to run TV ads in Portage County to try to convince you that Heidi Workman is Anti-Trump! I guess that is why Gail Pavliga told Heidi not to run against her because "the Democrat Unions will give me all the money I need to get re-elected"!


I've got news for you Gail, on March 19th We the People of Portage County are going to throw you out of OUR Ohio House and then take it back from the Democrats next year when we show Jason Stephens the door!

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Portage County TEA Party Endorses Heidi Workman for Ohio House after "Blue 22" Traitor Gail Pavliga Votes AGAINST Portage County Values in Ohio Education Committee Vote Today!

Portage County, Ohio: Today the Portage County TEA Party Executive Director, Tom Zawistowski, announced that the organization is endorsing Heidi Workman in the March 19, 2024 Republican Primary to replace failed Ohio House member Gail Pavliga, whom the group had previously elected twice. Zawistowski made it clear in his announcement that the only way to get honest representation is not just to elect people to office who share your values, but to be able to Un-Elect those who betray the voters and their values. Today, Gail Pavligia totally betrayed the conservative voters of Portage County who put her in office twice.


Zawistowski said,"Gail Pavliga was nobody. She had no name ID. She had no money. She had no political experience. She came to the Portage County TEA Party in 2019 as a candidate who wanted to run for the Ohio House. She said that she believed in our conservative values. She participated in our Liberty Camp for Kids and professed her love of the Constitution. We elected her to the Ohio House in 2020 and again in 2022. Then immediately after the election just a year ago, Gail Pavliga took the bribe from the Democrat Teachers Unions and betrayed everyone who voted for her."


Zawistowski continued, "The Conservative voters of Ohio elected the largest super-majorities in the Ohio House and Senate in 2022 because we wanted to take back our schools and our government from the woke radical leftists. We wanted to end the indoctrination of our children with the anti-American Critical Race Theory (CRT) lies, we wanted freedom to make our own medical decisions, we wanted to stop the assault on our values from the racist and sexist Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and radical trans-agenda, we wanted election reform and more. The Republicans we elected promised to deliver those things and more. Until we were betrayed."


Zawistowski explained, "When the"Blue 22 Traitors", including Gail Pavliga, voted with 33 Democrats last January to steal the House Speaker position, all that we had voted for in the 2022 election was derailed. Today was the last straw. When Gail Pavliga voted against the Ohio Education Reform Bill in a Committee vote, she showed what a sellout she is. At one point during the Committee discussion of the bill Pavliga actually said that she could not decide until she talks to Kent State about the bill!!! Kent State didn't elected you Gail WE DID! Did you come home and ask your voters how you should vote??? Of course you didn't. It is clear to us that "Professor Pavliga" doesn't give a damn about protecting our children or representing the values of the voters in Portage County who elected her. She is too busy kissing Kent State's ass in the hope of getting a job there once we throw her out of the Ohio House."


Zawistowski asked, "Look at what was in this Senate Bill 83 today. What is in this that my fellow Portage Patriots haven't wanted for years??? Key provisions of the bill include:

  • Prohibiting mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs
  • Allowing tenured professors to be fired
  • Modifying collective bargaining agreements
  • Requiring students to take a course in the subject area of American government or history
  • Preventing professors from taking stances in the classroom on controversial topics, which include issues such as climate policies, electoral politics, foreign policies, DEI, immigration, marriage, or abortion policies
  • Prohibiting universities from taking public positions on these controversial topics
  • Requiring course syllabi to be made publicly available online
  • Preventing unions from negotiating on tenure


Gail Pavliga voted NO on ALL of this and Now She Must Go!!! Thankfully Eight REAL Republicans voted YES and moved the bill out of the Committee so that it can now go to the House floor perhaps as early as next week."


Zawistowski concluded by saying, "Get the hell out of our House, Gail! Get the hell out of Portage County for that matter! Gail told our endorsed candidate Heidi Workman when they first met a few months ago that the "Democrat Unions will give me all the money I need to get re-elected, so don't bother running against me." Well Gail, the Democrats don't run Portage County and they never elected you to anything. You can have Nancy Pelosi and the whole damned DNC come in and give you all the money they want, but WE THE POEPLE of Portage County who Elected You are going to THROW YOUR ASS OUT IN JANUARY. You shouldn't even file to run for re-election, Gail. You should resign in shame right now because you represent the most vile and disgusting part of corrupt politics. You are a dirty traitor who put your personal interests ahead of your voters and we don't have to take your abuse and we will not stand for it. I ask my fellow Portage County Patriots to share this email with everyone they know and if you see Traitor Gail anywhere in town, let her know how you feel. Then vote her the hell out in the Republican Primary."

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This is an Email from January of 2023 with more background on the Betrayal by Gail Pavliga

Betrayal in the Ohio House Can Not Stand! Gail Pavliga Must GO!

My Fellow Portage County TEA Party Members and Portage County Conservatives, I am writing today to inform you of the betrayal of one of the local officials whom we re-elected just two months ago and to ask for your help in removing her from office. As you may or may not know, this Tuesday, their was a coup conducted by the RINO Republicans in the Ohio House, to take our votes for a 67 Seat Ohio House REPUBLICAN SUPER MAJORITY and turn our Ohio House of Representatives over to the Democrats. 


These OHIO Republicans we elected in November voted to elect Conservative Derek Merrin to be the New House Speaker in a Republican Caucus Meeting right after the November election. At that meeting every Republican gave their commitment to vote for Conservative Derek Merrin when the new house convened in January. Including Portage County House members Gail Pavliga and Steve Demetriou. 


Then this Tuesday, a John Kasich orchestrated and Democrat Union financed Coup was conducted where 21 of the 67 Republicans broke their word and voted with 32 Democrats to elect NOT Conservative Derek Merrin but RINO Jason Stephens as Speaker! While Steve Demetriou kept his word and voted for Merrin, Gail Pavliga joined with the Democrats to throw away Republican Control of the Ohio House!


That’s Right. The minority 33 Democrats out of 99 House members NOW, thanks to Gail Pavliga and the other 20 Republican RINO Traitors, are the MAJORITY of the Majority in control of the House! None of the conservative policies that those 21 Republican Traitors ran on, like medical freedom, ending CRT indoctrination in our schools, limiting abortion in Ohio, new gun laws, the backpack bill, and more are now NOT going to pass this Ohio House because the RINO Speaker is dependent on Democrat Votes to keep his position.


This type of betrayal cannot just be accepted. We must and we will take action to replace all 21 of these Republicans In Name Only RINO’s in the next election. I am calling on Conservatives in Portage County to do two things. First, if you donated to, volunteer for, or voted for Gail Pavligia call or write to her TODAY and tell her that you are disappointed that she broke her promise to vote for the Conservative Derek Merrin and sided with the Democrats! Tell her that you will not vote for her, donate to her, or work for her in the next primary.


Second, I am asking for your help to recruit a candidate to run for Ohio House against Gail Pavliga in the 72nd House District primary next year with our support and that of the Portage County Republican Party. Anyone who lives in the 72nd District who is serious about running against Pavliga should contact Amanda Suffecool, Chairman of the Portage County Republican Party, by going to their website at PortageGOP.Com and calling the office or sending an email. 


It is long past time that we made sure that phony republicans paid a price for lying to the voters and representing their own interests instead of the conservative governance they promised. Gail Pavliga's must go, even though I am sure she will take lots of Democrat and RINO money to try and keep her position. The time and place to do that is to defeat her in the Primary next year.


For Liberty,


Tom Zawistowski

Executive Director

Portage County TEA Party

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