Tea Party

Tea Party Upset GOP Is Capitalizing on IRS Flap

Steve Brown (WOSU) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:35:00 +0000

Reaction to the IRS targeting several conservative groups is dividing some Ohio conservatives.

Tom Zawitowski is a Tea Party activist in Portgage County and was among those wrongly investigated by the IRS. The Ohio Republican Party this week sent out a email asking supporters to donate money to help fight the IRS. Speaking on All Sides with Ann Fisher today, Zawitowski called the email, “an example of how unconnected the Ohio Republican Party is with their base.”

Split Among Conservatives Becoming More Pronounced

Karen Kasler (Ohio Public Radio) — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:35:00 +0000

The rift among Republicans over the Ohio GOP's stance on major issues and its support of Gov. John Kasich is starting to look like a serious split. And some Republicans say they're ready to run away.

Tea Party leader Tom Zawistowski says he met this past weekend with the Ohio Constitution Party and is talking with others about finding a new political home for activists he calls “the force of the party”. And he says he doesn’t worry that this split is making conservatives look divided going into next year’s campaigns.

Ohio Republican Party Has a New Leader

Jo Ingles (Ohio Public Radio) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:35:00 +0000

The Ohio Republican Party has a new leader. Matt Borges, the party’s acting executive director, will take over as Chairman in June. Borges, who was supported by Governor Kasich and Republican leaders, won by a large margin, 48 to 7, over tea party activist Tom Zowistowski. He says there’s a difference in goals between his supporters and party loyalists.

Ohio Tea Party Group Rejoices Over Ryan Pick

Bill Rice (WCPN) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:06:00 +0000

The presumptive GOP presidential candidate officially announced Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential pick Saturday.

Among those cheering is Tom Zawistowksi, president of the Ohio Liberty Coalition. He says he and his fellow Tea Partiers were surprised at the boldness of the pick, but are pleased because Ryan has aggressively promoted fiscal responsibility and limiting the growth of government. Zawistoski says with Ryan on the ticket those issues are now front and center….even if the plan still needs work.

Liberal And Conservative Groups Join To Stop Kasich's Jobs Program

Karen Kasler (Ohio Public Radio) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:52:26 +0000

A coalition of progressive groups and a pair of Democratic state representatives are going back to the Ohio Supreme Court over the state’s job creation agency JobsOhio. But as Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports, this time they have some unlikely help.