Betty Sutton
2021 - Present
2027
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Betty Sutton (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on February 9, 2021. Her current term ends on February 8, 2027.
Sutton (Nonpartisan, Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals. Sutton won in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on April 28, 2020.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Sutton was a "far-left Democrat."[1]
Biography
Sutton was born in Barberton, Ohio. She earned a B.A. from Kent State University in 1985, and a J.D. from the University of Akron in 1990.[2]
Career
- 2007-2013: U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio's 13th Congressional District
- 1993-2000: Ohio House of Representatives
- 1991-1992: Barberton, Ohio, City Council
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2011-2012
Sutton served on the following committees:[3]
- Armed Services Committee
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Natural Resources Committee
- Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Issues
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Sutton voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. She was 1 of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257 - 167 vote on January 1, 2013.[4]
Elections
2020
See also: Ohio intermediate appellate court elections, 2020
General election
General election for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Betty Sutton defeated incumbent Julie A. Schafer in the general election for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betty Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 271,875 |
 | Julie A. Schafer (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 230,938 | |
| Total votes: 502,813 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Betty Sutton advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betty Sutton | 100.0 | 81,213 |
| Total votes: 81,213 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals
Incumbent Julie A. Schafer advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie A. Schafer | 100.0 | 47,649 |
| Total votes: 47,649 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jon Husted (R) | 50.4 | 2,231,917 |
| Betty Sutton (D) | 46.7 | 2,067,847 | |
 | Todd Grayson (L) | 1.8 | 79,985 | |
 | Brett Joseph (G) | 1.1 | 49,475 | |
 | Keith Colton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 185 | |
| Anthony Durgans (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 132 | |
| Dennis Artino (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 41 | |
| Total votes: 4,429,582 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Schertzer (D)
- Ian Tumey (Independent)
- Adam Hudak (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Betty Sutton | 62.2 | 428,159 |
| Tara Samples | 23.0 | 158,284 | |
 | Stephanie Dodd | 9.2 | 63,131 | |
| Chantelle Lewis | 3.3 | 22,667 | |
| Jerry Schroeder | 1.4 | 9,536 | |
| Jeffrey Lynn | 1.0 | 7,011 | |
| Total votes: 688,788 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Jon Husted defeated Nathan Estruth in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Husted | 59.8 | 499,639 |
| Nathan Estruth | 40.2 | 335,328 | |
| Total votes: 834,967 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amy Murray (R)
Green primary election
Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Brett Joseph advanced from the Green primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Joseph | 100.0 | 3,031 |
| Total votes: 3,031 | |||
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2014
- See also: Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014
Sutton was considered a potential Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2014. She ultimately decided against entering the race in March 2013.[5][6][7]
2012
Sutton was defeated by incumbent Jim Renacci.[8] Sutton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Ohio's 13th District. Sutton ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 6, 2012.
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Ohio in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[9] Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.[9]
After redistricting, Sutton faced another incumbent, Jim Renacci, in November. She was considered a vulnerable incumbent.[10]
In the final two weeks before the election, candidate James B. Renacci changed his plans to air tv advertisements. He had slots reserved for these two weeks, but since Cleveland was home to close races for Senate, House and Presidential elections, he decided that the market was saturated and that continued advertisement on TV would not help him reach undecided voters. His opponent, 13th District incumbent Betty Sutton, continued to advertise.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Betty Sutton | 48% | 170,600 | |
| Republican |  James B. Renacci Incumbent |
52% | 185,165 | |
| Total Votes | 355,765 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Sutton won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. She defeated Tom Ganley (R) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Congressional District 13 Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat | Betty Sutton Incumbent |
55.7% | 118,806 | |
| Republican | Tom Ganley | 44.3% | 94,367 | |
| Total Votes | 213,173 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Betty Sutton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Polls
2012 Election
A Normington, Petts and Associates poll, conducted June 26-28, 2012, showed Sutton with a slim lead over rival and fellow incumbent Rep. Jim Renacci.[13]
| Pennsylvania's Congressional District 16, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Betty Sutton (D) | Jim Renacci (R) | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||||
| [1] (June 26-28, 2012) | 41% | 38% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Sutton paid her congressional staff a total of $957,654 in 2011. Overall, Ohio ranked 30th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[14]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Sutton's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between $78,023 to $798,999. That averages to $438,511, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic House members in 2011 of $5,107,874. Her average calculated net worth[15] decreased by 28.52% from 2010.[16]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Sutton's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $328,023 to $899,000. This averages out to $613,511.50 which was lower than the average net worth of Democrats in 2010 of $4,465,875.[17]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Sutton tied with one other member of the U.S. House of Representatives, ranking 135th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[18]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Sutton ranked 89th in the liberal rankings among members of the U.S. House.[19]
Voting with party
Betty Sutton voted with the Democratic Party 94.3 percent of the time, which ranked 32 among the 192 House Democratic members as of November 2011.[20]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ GovTrack, "Betty Sutton," accessed April 18, 2012
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "SUTTON, Betty, (1963 - )"
- ↑ U.S. Representative Betty Sutton, Representing Ohio's 13th Congressional District, "Committee Assignments"
- ↑ U.S. House, "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff," accessed January 4, 2013
- ↑ The Plain Dealer, "Former Rep. Betty Sutton will not run for governor," March 22, 2013
- ↑ Plain Dealer, "Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to pass on rematch with John Kasich," January 8, 2013
- ↑ Plain Dealer, "Former Rep. Betty Sutton is seriously considering a campaign for governor," January 10, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Ohio," accessed November 11, 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Ratings," accessed October 3
- ↑ NYT: The Caucus, "Ohio House Candidate Cancels Advertising Buy," accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ www.Cleveland.com, "Poll shows Rep. Betty Sutton with slight lead over Rep. Jim Renacci," accessed July 6, 2012
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Betty Sutton," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Betty Sue Sutton (D-Ohio), 2011," accessed February 22, 2013
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "Betty Sue Sutton (D-Ohio), 2010," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," March 7, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ OpenCongress, "Voting With Party," accessed July 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Julie A. Schafer |
Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals 2021-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Sherrod Brown (D) |
U.S. House Ohio District 13 2007-2013 |
Succeeded by Tim Ryan (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Ohio House of Representatives 1993-2001 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Member/Vice-President Summit County Council 1991-1992 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Barberton City Council 1990-1991 |
Succeeded by - |
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