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Reporter, Plain Dealer statehouse bureau

Joe Guillen is a reporter in The Plain Dealer's statehouse bureau. He joined The Plain Dealer in 2005 and was a general assignment reporter and covered Cuyahoga County government before moving to the paper's Columbus bureau in February 2010.

Featured Statements

Tom Niehaus
stated on January 3, 2013 in an online video:

"Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."

By Joe Guillen • January 17, 2013
Mike DeWine
stated on November 14, 2012 in a news conference:

"A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."

By Joe Guillen • December 7, 2012
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 in a news story:

Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.

By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:

A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."

By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :

Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."

By Joe Guillen • October 3, 2012
Protect Your Vote Ohio
stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release:

"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.

By Joe Guillen • August 9, 2012
Mike Dovilla
stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer:

"Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."

By Joe Guillen • July 27, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
stated on July 10, 2012 in an emailed statement:

"Sherrod Brown and his special interest allies in Washington are plotting to spend over $13 million" to defeat Josh Mandel.

By Joe Guillen • July 19, 2012
Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 in a speech in the Ohio House:

Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."

By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012
Ron Gerberry
stated on April 17, 2012 in a news conference:

The last three days of early voting "happen to be the most populated days of voting that we have in early voting."

By Joe Guillen • June 4, 2012

Was Ohio runner up in the Sears derby?

By Joe Guillen • January 18, 2012
Governor's health benefits claim a favorite from 2011

By Robert Higgs • December 21, 2011