For Immediate Release
Contact: Bill Couch (bill@benkonop.com)
or 419.508.6335
December 14, 2005
Ben Konop Announces Official Formation of Campaign Committee
Konop plans to Challenge Maggie Thurber for Lucas County Commissioner in 2006

Today at the Lucas County Board of Elections, Toledo attorney and law professor Ben Konop will officially file paperwork to create “Ben Konop for Lucas County,” a campaign committee established by Ben for the purpose of running against Lucas County Commissioner Maggie Thurber in 2006.

“For the last several months, I’ve discussed the possibility of challenging Thurber with a number of community leaders and the response has been very positive,” stated Konop, a Democrat. “The formation of this committee enables me to formally conduct campaign tasks like raising funds and hiring a staff,” added Konop.

Ben Konop, age 29, was born and raised in Lucas County and educated in the public schools of Lucas County. He earned a B.A. in History from Emory University, a Law Degree from the University of Michigan College of Law, and attended Oxford University in England. He has worked for Toledo Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Federal Judge James Carr, and Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred McDonald.

Ben is currently an attorney in Toledo and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at The University of Toledo College of Law. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Bluffton University and has previously taught at the Ohio Northern University College of Law. In 2004, Ben ran for U.S. Congress against Republican Mike Oxley. Prior to that, Konop practiced law in Washington, D.C. at the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP.

Ben sits on the Boards of Directors of Connecting Point of Toledo, The Catholic Club of Toledo, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of NW Ohio. He is also the Past President of the Lucas County Citizens Levy Review Committee and is a member of the Ohio and Toledo Bar Associations. Ben is a proud home owner in the Downtown Toledo Warehouse District.

For more information on Ben and the campaign go to www.benkonop.com