Tickets for Ohio's elected officials

[BB73]

Here's a few hundred more tickets they could free up.

si.com

Lawmakers spend thousands on Ohio St. tickets

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -Ohio elected officials have spent more than $400,000 on Buckeyes football tickets since 1996, purchasing hundreds of seats each year through their campaign funds, state records show.

For the upcoming 2008 season, 773 season tickets have been purchased by public officials at the state, county and local levels, according to university data. Most of those were bought by state lawmakers, all 132 of whom are offered four apiece.

"We look at ourselves as a statewide institution,'' Ohio State spokeswoman Shelly Hoffman said. "Football is a great way to connect with people, so we can then tell them about other things we have going on.''

The tickets can be purchased for $62 a game - or $434 for season tickets for all seven home games.

The sudden resignation in May of state Rep. John Widowfield, a Republican from Cuyahoga Falls, drew attention to the popular practice of lawmakers purchasing face-value Buckeyes tickets offered by the university. Widowfield is alleged to have sold tickets he bought with campaign funds on eBay for a profit. Findings of a state investigation into his actions are expected later this summer.

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[CleveBucks]

Ehh, the lawmakers and politicians control a sizeable part of your budget. It's a good deal in my opinion. Cost of doing business, so to speak. The state is finally starting to take funding for higher education seriously, now would not be the time to piss them all off.

 

[Brutus1]

I saw my local State Senate Rep on the list so I sent her an e-mail to see if she'd sell me two tickets to the Troy game. One of her minions quickly wrote back and said she didn't get the tickets this year.

Next on my list will be the dearly-departed ex-Attorney General Marc Dann. He's back in town so I'll offer to drive to his law firm to pick up two if he wants to sell.

 

[Mac]

I saw my local State Senate Rep on the list so I sent her an e-mail to see if she'd sell me two tickets to the Troy game. One of her minions quickly wrote back and said she didn't get the tickets this year.

Next on my list will be the dearly-departed ex-Attorney General Marc Dann. He's back in town so I'll offer to drive to his law firm to pick up two if he wants to sell.

I can just see some of the replies you'd get from some of these people :box:

 

[fourteenandoh]

I saw my local State Senate Rep on the list so I sent her an e-mail to see if she'd sell me two tickets to the Troy game. One of her minions quickly wrote back and said she didn't get the tickets this year.

Next on my list will be the dearly-departed ex-Attorney General Marc Dann. He's back in town so I'll offer to drive to his law firm to pick up two if he wants to sell.

just buy from scalpers for Troy. you'll probably get a pair for less than face.

 

[msj2487]

just buy from scalpers for Troy. you'll probably get a pair for less than face.

I'd say very doubtful.

 

[buckeyefool]

I'd say very doubtful.

Actually pretty good chance if you wait till right before kickoff. Its what I did last year for the YSU game and got 50 yard line seats for half of what they were worth.