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Attorney hired in sheriff’s race dispute
TweetYOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners have approved the hiring of Atty. Donald McTigue of Columbus to defend the county board of elections in a dispute before the Ohio Supreme Court concerning the county sheriff’s race.
Sheriff Randall A. Wellington, who is seeking re-election, is asking the high court to disqualify his opponent, David P. Aey, from the March 4 Democratic primary ballot because the sheriff said Aey lacks the required supervisory experience.
The sheriff unsuccessfully asked the board of elections to disqualify Aey on Jan. 18. The high court is expected to decide the case early next month.
Thomas McCabe, elections director, told the commissioners outside counsel is necessary to avoid a conflict of interest and that McTigue has experience arguing before the high court.
Fees for McTigue, a Youngstown native, will be capped at $13,000, McCabe said. McTigue charges $375 an hour for his services; and his firm charges $250 an hour for its legal associates and $50 an hour for legal assistants.
In a brief special meeting, Commissioners Anthony Traficanti and John McNally voted Tuesday to hire McTigue. Commissioner David Ludt, who is Aey’s uncle, abstained.
Comments
Wow! It is nice to know that the so called educated candidate is wasting our county's money. Now I am an educated voter and in my opinion Wellington is saying that he does not trust our community to make a right choice. By focusing solely on getting Aey off of the ballot it says to me that he does not think there is anything wrong with our county. Hello, Wellington I know you have been Sheriff for awhile maybe you would like to take a walk in Youngstown and let me know if there are any other issues that we should be discussing and if Aey is not qualified wouldn't the voters decide that?
In my opinion, Wellington, you are the only one not qualified to hold office simply because you have know clue what is going on. We need help and Wellington is not going to cut it. As an educated individual with a Bachelor's degree and receiving my Master's next December I would never vote for Wellington. Aey is my man whether he is educated or not. He has first hand experience protecting our streets and to me that is what makes you qualified to be Sheriff not simply looking good on paper don't we deserve a real difference? Yes, and Aey is the only difference maker I see on the ballot.