Marcy Kaptur lands city of Lorain endorsements

One of the most watched races on March 6 will be the Democratic congressional primary in the new 9th district, where incumbents Marcy Kaptur of Toledo and Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland have been pitted against each other.

As I wrote a couple of posts ago, Kucinich yesterday landed the endorsement of his home county, Cuyahoga, although it was not unanimous by any means. I can't find any evidence that Lucas County, Kaptur's home county, has done its endorsements yet, but it seems wildly unlikely they won't endorse her.

Meanwhile, there's those between counties, all those lakefront communities. Kaptur has been out there pitching all the money and projects she's brought back for them. And it seems to be paying off as several top Lorain officials have endorsed her:

http://www.toledoblade.com/Politics/2012/01/22/Kaptur-collects-endorseme...

The city of Lorain's mayor, treasurer, auditor, law director, and city county all endorsed Kaptur.

Lorain Mayor Chase Ritenauer told the Toledo Blade,

I look at Congresswoman Kaptur as someone who puts pragmatism over politics, someone who puts policy over politics. She understands a lot of the issues that are plaguing cities like Lorain. Her position on the appropriations committee is certainly beneficial. We can be sure that what our views and concerns are they’re certainly going to be passed along to Washington D.C. This woman is going to be a true advocate for the city of Lorain.

It probably didn't hurt that Kaptur took Ritenauer as her guest to the White House Christmas party last month. But then, that's just smart politics.