I want to thank you for everything you have done to help me. The results did not go our way, but that is how this goes and over the last two time I ran I have proven that there is still a considerable number of discontented voters who supported me. We did run a great campaign and I think we were at least 1.5 to 2.5 better than the other candidates, but the internal unions fear change which is why they endorsed my opponents and supported them financially and with manpower.

The disappointment in the election results came in the race for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education.

The lines were clear; if you wanted union-driven status quo, your vote went to Jack Ford or Lisa Sobecki. If you wanted progressive change, your vote went to Cheryl Catlin or Chris Myers. By wide margins, voters played it safe, casting more than twice as many votes for Ford (31 percent) and Sobecki (30.6 percent) as they did for Myers (13 percent) and Catlin (11 percent).

The Toledo Journal mentioned some of the following in their endorsement:

"Students attending Toledo Public Schools will enjoy better futures and the district as a whole will move dramatically in the right direction with the election of ... Chris Myers to the board of education."

We are down to the home stretch. Voters make their choice on Tuesday. It is not too late to help out. Sign up to volunteer and get involved!

Read more about me freezing at the UT candidates forum. I was lonely there, but there regardless.

http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=2121

Listen to Chris on Troy Neff's show on Monday morning.

http://www.troyneff.com/

http://www.troyneff.com/podcast/podaudio/102907/chris%20myers.mp3

Chris Myers is proudly endorsed by:

Toledo Board of Realtors
Toledo Chamber of Commerce
Lucas County African-American Republican Club
Roofers Union Local 134
Teamsters Local 20
The Toledo Journal

Read the Blade coverage of the Deveaux candidate forum.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071026/NEWS04/71...

Update: The story has been updated and the Blade will run a correction in tomorrow's paper.

My response to the question "Do you believe in mandatory parent volunteer hours?" was wrong in the Blade. I said “Can’t and no”. TPS was already in trouble with the State before on this issue. Grove Paterson once had a similar policy. The State auditor said TPS cannot make mandatory volunteer hours because it is considered a form of tuition, TPS had to stop it. There is no way State law will allow us to do this which is why I would oppose any policy.