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Democrat Doug Owens is delaying the start of his TV campaign commercials by a week in his 4th District congressional race against Republican Mia Love. His campaign manager called it a "strategic decision."

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SALT LAKE CITY Democrat Doug Owens is delaying the start of his TV campaign commercials by a week in his 4th District congressional race against Republican Mia Love, from Sept. 15 to Sept. 22.

Owens' campaign manager, Casey Frary, said Tuesday that money isn't the reason for what she called a "strategic decision" to cancel the first week of advertising time reserved on Utah airwaves through the Nov. 4 election.

"We want to make sure that once we're up on TV, we have a very strong and continuous presence," she said, describing the $300,000 ad buy announced this summer as "slightly reduced."

Love's campaign manager, Dave Hansen, said her commercials will still begin airing on Sept. 15. More than $400,000 worth of time on network affiliates and cable channels was paid for months ago, he said.

The decision to scale back Owens' TV commercials won't affect Love, Hansen said. "If anything, we would increase our ad buy as we go along. We'll have to take a look at that," he said. "It does not change our strategy at all."

Hansen said radio commercials will start next week and billboards have been going up for Love, a former Saratoga Springs mayor who narrowly lost to retiring Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, for the state's newest congressional seat two years ago.

The Utah Democratic Party launched a new website opposing Love on Tuesday, NoLoveForMia.com. Matt Lyon, the party's executive director, said the intent is to remind voters of what he termed Love's extreme positions on issues.

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Democrat Doug Owens campaign delays start of TV advertising

Political newcomer Seth Moulton is setting his sights on Republican Richard Tisei in the state's 6th Congressional District, having pulled off the stunning defeat of nine-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Tierney in a bitter Democratic primary contest.

Tierney is the first sitting Massachusetts congressman to lose a primary since 1992, when former U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan beat then-incumbent Chester Atkins in the Democratic primary.

Moulton, a former Marine and Iraq war veteran from Salem, will face Tisei in November. He credited his win Tuesday in part on voter frustration with Congress.

"It's time for a new approach to end the gridlock in Washington," Moulton told supporters Tuesday night. "It's not enough to blame the Republicans for the lack of progress at a time when our country faces so many challenges. And it's cynical to think we must accept it."

Tierney, in a brief concession speech, said he was proud of "an amazing 18 years" in office.

Moulton ran a well-financed campaign, suggesting Tierney had been ineffective in Congress.

Tierney is the fourth House incumbent and first Democrat to lose a primary this year. He joins Republican Reps. Kerry Bentivolio of Michigan, Eric Cantor of Virginia, the former majority leader, and Ralph Hall of Texas on the House casualty list.

During much of the primary Tierney had focused his attention on Tisei.

Then, late in the primary, Tierney launched a campaign ad linking Moulton to Republicans who support gun rights and oppose abortion rights. The ad focused on money the Moulton campaign received from the White Mountain PAC, which is affiliated with former U.S. Sen. Judd Gregg, a New Hampshire Republican.

Moulton said the ad showed that Tierney believed he was a serious challenger.

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PARMA, Ohio -- State Rep. Nicholas J. Celebrezze, a Democrat, and Republican Patty Gascoyne-Telischak are vying again for the Ohio House seat in District 15, which covers Parma, Brooklyn Heights, Cuyahoga Heights and a portion of southwest Cleveland.

Celebrezzedefeated Gascoyne-Telischak in 2012 to retain the seat he was appointed to earlier that year to replace Tim DeGeeter, now the mayor of Parma.

Celebrezze, a former Cuyahoga County assistant prosecutor and adult probation officer, is a partner with the Cleveland-based firm of Calo & Celebrezze. He served on the Parma City Council from 2005-11.

The Celebrezze name has been a staple on Ohio ballots. His father, James Celebrezze, was elected as an Ohio Supreme Court Justice. His grandfather served as a Cleveland safety director in the 1940s and later as a municipal judge.

His opponent, Gascoyne-Telischak, is a mother of six children, three of whom are in the military. She homeschooled her children until they reached the third grade. Since 2012, she's worked for Fireside Chimney Cleaning.

The Parma residents spoke Tuesday with Northeast Ohio Media Group. Here are some highlights:

Why they're running

As a state representative, Celebrezze serves on the transportation, state and local government and judiciary committees. He was also asked by the Ohio attorney general to serve on the Foster Care Advisory Review Group, which helped push legislation to enhance child safety and welfare.

He said he's running for reelection because his work isn't finished.

"I think I've done a very, very good job of holding the seat, being open to my constituents, moving along legislation in the House, which is sometimes very difficult to do as a Democratic member," Celebrezze said. "I've been able to do the hardest job, which is to balance the needs of the district as well as the needs of all Ohioans."

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Democrat state Rep. Nicholas J. Celebrezze and Republican Patty Gascoyne-Telischak compete in the Ohio House District 15

Criminal charges were not enough to stop a city Democrat from re-claiming his state Senate seat Tuesday.

Brooklyn Sen. John Sampson, a former Democratic majority leader, easily defeated three challengers in the Democratic primary despite a looming trial on federal embezzlement charges.

"We had the governor, the mayor and some of my colleagues in the Assembly who didn't want to see this happen, a jubilant Sampson told supporters at the Thomas Jefferson political club in Canarsie. Prosperity breeds friends, adversity proves it. It is going to be a different John Sampson."

Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo had endorsed Dell Smitherman, a former political coordinator for the powerful health care workers union 1199 SEIU, in the race.

Because the district is heavily Democrat, Sampsons victory means hes likely headed toward an easy re-election in November.

While Sampson survived, another city Democrat facing federal charges, Queens Sen. Malcolm Smith, wasnt as lucky. Smith, who has pleaded not guilty to bribery charges, was trounced by former City Councilman Leroy Comrie.

"This win is a huge triumph and now I am looking forward to getting to work, Comrie said in a statement.

Sampson and Smith were two of three senators under indictment who faced primaries. The third, Deputy GOP leader Thomas Libous of Binghamton, cruised to victory over a little-known Republican challenger.

In another closely watched race upstate, Buffalo Sen. Mark Grisanti one of four Republican senators to vote for legalizing gay marriage in 2011 lost to conservative attorney Kevin Stocker. Grisanti was the last of the four Republicans to still hold office.

Meanwhile, Senate co-leader Jeffrey Klein turned back the challenge of former Councilman Oliver Koppell, who hoped to capitalize on lingering Democratic resentment over Kleins past alliances with Senate Republicans.

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City Dem facing criminal charges wins re-election

Republican leads in key Senate battleground state
A CNN/ORC International poll released Friday shows Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., with a two-point lead over Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Pryor.

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