A new post Ohio Green Declares for Governor by Richard Winger from Ballot Access News has the latest information. Third party candidates are picking up notable wins across the country. Is Ohio next?:

On November 24, Dennis Spisak said that he will seek the Green Party’s nomination for Governor of Ohio. He was the party’s nominee in 2010, and he polled 1.52% in a four-party race. It is very likely that the Green Party will intervene in the pending Libertarian Party lawsuit, arguing that the new ballot access law cannot be applied for the 2014 election. Assuming that lawsuit wins, Ohio will hold a Green Party primary. If the lawsuit does not win, the Green Party will need approximately 28,000 valid signatures before early July 2014 in order to place Spisak on the November ballot with the party label. Or he could run as a statewide independent for 5,000 valid signatures, which are due in May. See this story about Spisak. 

Spisak has made a list of his concerns about the incumbent John Kasich:

• John Kasich is silent in supporting the Healthcare For All Ohioans Act.
• John Kasich is silent on advancing blue-green renewable energy and jobs in Ohio.
• John Kasich is silent on advocating a progressive fair tax system in Ohio.
• John Kasich is silent on true school finance reform.
• John Kasich is silent on foreclosure and finance reform.
• John Kasich is silent on the environment and fracking.

Also, from the website of Spisak’s last run for Governor, you get a bit more about the candidate and even his view on election reform and participatory government. He is a big fan of the localization of government:

Every human being deserves a say in the decisions that affect their lives and not be subject to the will of another. Therefore, we will work to increase public participation at every level of government and to ensure that our public representatives are fully accountable to the people who elect them. We will also work to create new types of political organizations which expand the process of participatory democracy by directly including citizens in the decision-making process…

…Our actions and policies should be motivated by long-term goals. We seek to protect valuable natural resources, safely disposing of or “unmaking” all waste we create, while developing a sustainable economics that does not depend on continual expansion for survival. We must counterbalance the drive for short-term profits by assuring that economic development, new technologies, and fiscal policies are responsible to future generations who will inherit the results of our actions.

Green Party Candidate to Run!

Also from candidate Spisak’s website:

Dennis is a 1977 graduate of Struthers High School where he was a member of the WKTL-FM afternoon polka program from 1974-77. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University and his Masters Degree from The Ohio State University. He received his principal certification from the University of Dayton and his superintendent certification from Ashland University.

Dennis Spisak has 25 years of experience in the field of education. He was a classroom teacher at Centerville High School and served as an Assistant Principal for a combined 7 years at Genoa High School, Fairless High School, and Struthers High School. While at Genoa High School he also served as the District’s Athletic Director. Dennis was head principal at Southern Local High School in Coulmbiana County for 7 years and also served as assistant principal at Indian River High School, a Department of Youth Services for the state of Ohio that housed 350 youth prisoners.

Good luck Greens!