Intro: It’s election time and that means the job for County Commissioner is up in the air.

County Commissioner manages the budget for the county.

TV2 reporter Spenser Etzel spent a day with Tommie Jo Marsilio, the republican running for Commissioner.

Length: 01:37:00

CG: Tommie Jo Marsilio/(Candidate for Portage County Commissioner) : 00:14:17- 00:21:22

CG: Michael Friess/(Supporter of Tommie Jo): 00:31:09 – 00:43:09

NAT: Tommie Jo giving tour of office.

Tommie Jo Marsilio is running for County Commissioner because she believes that she can bring the government back to the people.

She is thirty-seven years old and is a working attorney.

Though she doesn’t think of herself as a politician.

SOT(Marsilio): MY INVOLVMENT VERY MUCH IS AS A NORMAL PERSON, A CITIZEN. I WANT TO BE JUST A REPRESENTATIVE OF GOOD OLD FASHION REAL PEOPLE.

She said that she is sick and tired of the corruption that’s been going on in the past few years.

NAT: Stapling signs to metal frames.

Her supporters feel she’s qualified because she’s “one of them.”

SOT(Friess): SHE BELIEVES IN THE WORKING MAN. SHE THINKS LIKE THE WORKING MAN. AND HER VALUES ARE ALONG THE LINES OF THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE.

Ever since the start of the campaign, she has been busy. Whether it’s taking care of her daughter or taking care of things at the office, this campaign has taken a toll on her.

SOT(Marsilio): IT’S A DEMANDING TIME CONSTRAINT BUT PEOPLE DIED FOR US TO HAVE A GREAT COUNTRY SO I’M THINKING IN THE WHOLE SCHEME OF THINGS, IT’S NOT A LOT TO ASK.

She feels that she can keep the jobs in Kent for those students who are graduating.

SOT(Marsilio): I’M A REAL PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE, WHO CARES ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WHO CARES IF KENT STATE STUDENTS HAVE JOBS TO GRADUATE TO. AND NOT HAVE TO LEAVE AND HAVE TO GO FAR AWAY.

She feels that businesses are very important for students to get jobs.

SOT(Marsilio): GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CREATE JOBS, BUSINESSES DO.

STANDUP: AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, TOMMIE JO HOPES TO WEED OUT CORRUPTION. ON HER CAMPAIGN TRAIL, SHE HAS ALREADY UNCOVERED A DOCUMENT THAT SHOWS THE CURRENT COUNTY COMMISSIONER HAS WASTED $15,000. FOR TV2 NEWS, I’M SPENSER ETZEL.

Tag: For more information on Tommie Jo and what she is all about, you can go to her website at W W W DOT VOTE TOMMIE JO DOT COM