Beatty goes for Obama

House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty (D-Columbus)Superdelegate and Ohio House Minority Leader Joyce Beatty (D - Columbus) announced her support for Barack Obama in a statement, saying he is the right person for the job. Beatty becomes the seventh Ohio superdelegate to support Obama, compared to eight for Clinton and six more who are still undecided.

"I have spoken to Sen. Obama several times about his ideas for moving our nation past the failed policies of the Bush administration," Beatty said. "I like Sen. Obama's stances on issues important to all Americans, and I am proud that an African-American has the trust and the support of people across all cross-sections of our society in this historic campaign. He has brought energy and an excitement to this race that inspires people, and he is the right person for the job."

Obama won Ohio's 27th House district in Columbus, which Beatty represents, although he lost the Ohio primary to Hillary Clinton by 10 points on Mar. 4.

The remaining Ohio Democratic superdelegates yet to endorse include U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (Lorain County), U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (Toledo), Dennis Kucinich (Cleveland), Zach Space (Dover) and Charlie Wilson (St. Clairsville), and Democratic chair and state Rep. Chris Redfern (Catawba Island Township).