Ben Konop Talks 'Coingate' with Williams County Democrats
Toledo attorney's lawsuit against Lucas County GOP to be discussed Saturday in Bryan

Bryan, OH -Continuing to galvanize Democrats around the state to confront "the Republican culture of corruption," Lucas County Commissioner candidate Ben Konop will address a meeting of the Democratic Women of Williams County this Saturday, January 28th at 10 AM at the Bryan Community Center on Buffalo Road in Bryan. The address is free and open to the public. Area media are welcome to attend.

Konop, who teaches election law at the University of Toledo College of Law, will discuss the recent wave of corruption scandals plaguing Republicans at all levels of government and his recent lawsuit against the Lucas County Republican Party. The lawsuit seeks to recover for taxpayers $58,000 in outstanding loans made to the party by its former chairman, indicted coin dealer Tom Noe.

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 homeowner in the Downtown Toledo Warehouse District.