Danny Bubp

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Danny Bubp
Member of the OhioHouseofRepresentatives
from the 88th district
In office
January 3, 2005 –January 7, 2013

Jean Schmidt comments

Bubp has close ties to U.S. Representative Jean Schmidt, also from Ohio. He campaigned on behalf of Schmidt during her close race against Paul Hackett, also a U.S. Marine.

On November 18, 2005, during a U.S. House debate about a resolution calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq prompted by strong public comments from U.S. Representative John Murtha (D-PA), Schmidt commented:

A few minutes ago I received a call from Colonel Danny Bubp, Ohio Representative from the 88th district in the House of Representatives. He asked me to send Congress a message: stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message, that cowards cut and run, Marines never do. Danny and the rest of America and the world want the assurance from this body—that we will see this through. [5]

Schmidt's remarks were immediately criticized and within ten minutes, she withdrew them and apologized. Karen Tabor, Bubp's spokeswoman, said Bubp "did not mention Congressman Murtha by name nor did he mean to disparage Congressman Murtha ... He feels as though the words that Congresswoman Schmidt chose did not represent their conversation." [6] Bubp told The Cincinnati Enquirer that he never mentioned Murtha by name when talking to Schmidt and would never call another U.S. Marine a coward. Bubp later said, "I don't want to be interjected into this. I wish she never used my name." [7]

In discussing the incident, Rush Limbaugh [8] and Tucker Carlson [9] both claimed that Bubp was in Iraq when he spoke to Schmidt in 2005. Bubp was not in Iraq when he spoke to Schmidt in 2005, nor had he served in the Iraq War at the time of the controversy. [10] Bubp would later serve in Iraq from November 2007 to November 2008. [11]

Allegations of illegal service in two public offices

On October 22, 2009, the chairman of the local Democratic Party in the three counties comprising District 88 in the Ohio House of Representatives (Clermont, Brown and Adams Counties) filed complaints with their local prosecuting attorneys and the Ohio Attorney General claiming that Bubp was in violation of the Ohio Constitution and Ohio law by serving as both a member of the Ohio General Assembly and as a magistrate judge for the village of Ripley. According to the complaint, the Ohio Constitution and the Ohio Revised Code make it illegal to hold these two public offices at the same time. If the allegations of the complaint were confirmed, the matter could be submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court which would be called upon to rule whether Bubp, by accepting a second public office, forfeited his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives. [12]

Allegations concerning mishandling of probate estate

On July 29, 2014, a letter was received by the Adams County Common Pleas Court raising issues relating to Bubp's handling of the probate estate of Hubert C. Wescott in 2009 to 2010. According to the letter, a parcel of real estate in the probate estate was appraised for $100,000. Through Bubp's handling of the estate, the property was sold to Michael L. Morgan an alleged "close associate" of Mr. Bubp's for $72,000. On the same day that the probate estate transferred the property to him, Mr. Morgan turned around and transferred the property to Bubp. The deed to Bubp was not recorded until Nov. 29, 2011. As Bubp was a licensed attorney, the issue was referred to the Ohio Supreme Court's Disciplinary Council on May 28, 2014. Disciplinary Council later dismissed the grievance against Bubp noting, however, that the grievance could be filed again, if appropriate, when the Adams County case is closed. [13]

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  2. ↑ Reps. Bubp, Johnson introduce concealed carry legislation
  3. ↑ Siegel, Jim (2011-04-15). "Lawmaker won't give up on gun bill". Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved 2011-04-15.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Johnson, Alan (2011-04-13). "2 Democrats seek end to Ohio death penalty". Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved 2011-04-14.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  6. ↑ The New York Times: Lawmaker Returns Home, a Hawk Turned War Foe. November 22, 2005.
  7. ↑ Bubp shows disdain for statements
  8. ↑ The Rush Limbaugh Show, November 21, 2005.
  9. ↑ The Situation with Tucker Carlson, MSNBC, November 22, 2005. Transcript available.
  10. ↑ "Limbaugh, Carlson falsely claimed Marine referenced by Rep. Schmidt is serving in Iraq". Media Matters. 2005-11-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
  11. ↑ Ohio State House of Representatives Member Details: "Danny R. Bubp (R)". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  12. ↑ Complaint asks for removal of State Representative Archived 2009-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ The Ripley Bee: "Bubp responds to accusations". September 10, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
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