Obama Fundraiser in Cincinnati Feb. 26

State Sen. Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) is organizing an 8:00 am breakfast fundraising event for presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) at the downtown Westin Hotel in Cincinnati on February 26th. Tickets are $100, $500, $1000 or $2,300, with the latter amount being the limit for individual contributions during the primary phase of the presidential campaign.

Kearney's wife Jan-Michelle was a classmate of Obama's at Harvard Law School, and Kearney says that he and Obama are long-time friends. State Sen. Tom Roberts (D-Trotwood) is a co-host.

The Obama campaign has been reaching out to a number of prominent Ohio Democrats. Here in the Cleveland area, former city law director and candidate for attorney general Subodh Chandra (D-Cleveland) is a big supporter, and local NAACP president George Forbes has been approached by the Obama camp.