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Two Toledoans on ballot for state representative hash it out over content in one's campaign mailers

Candidates Daniel Ortiz and councilwoman Michele Grim, both aiming to be on the November ballot, are going head-to-head with each other on social media.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The address for the Lucas County Shared Services building was reported incorrectly when this story was published. It has been updated to reflect the correct address. 

Two Toledoans, Daniel Ortiz and city councilwoman Michele Grim, are both running for as Democratic candidates for state representative in the 43rd congressional district. 

They're also both sharing some words with each other on social media after Ortiz disagreed with content regarding his past voting record contained in a mailer Grim's campaign sent out.

According to Ortiz, "Michele Grim took something that I said in an interview over a year ago and really took it out of context and sent it out in an attack piece in the mail."

He said Grim sent "misleading and sensationalized mail to voters' homes over the weekend" about issues he voted on two years ago, as a private citizen.

It is unclear which specific issues Grim is referencing in her mailers.

Grim is standing strong in her statements. 

"Mr. Ortiz voted against the two income revenue measures," she said. "He voted against critical services, which would have laid off 300 firefighters, then road repairs - that was I think $72 million in road repairs. And that would have set us back decades."

According to a now-deleted tweet from Grim, Ortiz previously worked for her as a field director, calling him a "strong voice for change in Toledo."

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A reply to Ortiz's initial statement regarding the mailers contained a screenshot of the tweet from Grim pictured above.

Ben Krompak, who according to Grim's website is her husband, replied to the tweet, stating, "We didn't need a field director. We liked his Council campaign and invited him to join ours after he finished 14th in the primary to help him save face, and to give him a chance to be part of a win. And we paid him, partly to knock on doors for Mac Driscoll. It was charity."

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In another reply, Krompak said, "We just hired him for the hell of it because we liked him."

Krompak has since deleted the tweets.

Whoever wins next week's primary election will be the Democratic nominee to represent Toledo at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus.

"You need to send someone to Columbus who understands municipal government and understands how this revenue works," Grim said.

"My resume looks like most people in Toledo's resume. Just working regular jobs, trying to get by," Ortiz said. "I think that I could be a valuable voice when making decisions for us. But at the end of the day, those are your choices. I just want people to go out and vote and make an informed decision."

Early voting is currently underway.

Lucas County early voters will vote in a new location: the Lucas County Shared Services building at 3737 W Sylvania Avenue, Entrance C.

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