Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), announced his endorsement of Justice Michael P. Donnelly, Justice Melody Stewart and Judge Lisa Forbes for the Ohio Supreme Court. The endorsements are part of the NDRC’s Democracy Defenders program, a campaign supporting candidates running for state-level offices critical to safeguarding and strengthening democracy.

Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the NDRC, released the following statement endorsing Justice Michael P. Donnelly, Justice Melody Stewart, and Judge Lisa Forbes for the Ohio Supreme Court: 

“Ohioans have a chance this November to change the trajectory of democracy in the Buckeye State by electing a fair-minded and independent state supreme court majority. Justice Donnelly, Justice Stewart, and Judge Forbes will protect fundamental rights, adhere to legal and judicial norms, and uphold the rule of law for all Ohioans. 

“They stand in stark contrast to their opponents, who would take the Ohio Supreme Court’s conservative majority even further to the ideological extreme, putting everything from reproductive rights to free and fair elections at risk. 

“For too long, a group of arrogant politicians have put their personal partisan ideology before the will of the people, but this November Ohioans have a chance to change that by electing a balanced, independent, and fair court to finally hold those politicians accountable.” 

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