http://www.solarbus.org/stealyourelection/articles/0109-hicks.htmlBrian K. Hicks: Ohio's Karl Rove
by Amaury E. Nora
January 9, 2005
What did Wally O'Dell mean when he was caught saying he was going to deliver Ohio to Bush? In a careful investigation of the Ohio election fraud, certain information was found and can be used to connect the dots between Wally O'Dell and Kenneth Blackwell. To answer this election riddle, one would only need to look to see who is serving on The Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
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Brian K. Hicks - was appointed to the board of trustees by Governor Bob Taft in 2004. Hicks' appoint is the link between Wally O'Dell and Ken Blackwell.
1. Hicks served as chief of staff for Ohio Governor Bob Taft.
2. Hicks previously served as chairman of Taft's transition
committee,
3. Ohio deputy secretary of state, and
4. Senior legislative assistant to Congressman Michael G. Oxley
Hicks has played key roles in numerous statewide candidates, judicial and issue campaigns, which also includes Taft's 1994 campaign for Secretary of State, his 1998 and 2002 gubernatorial campaigns, and the successful Ohio Bush-Cheney 2000 and 2004 campaign. Hicks is considered Ohio's "most powerful unelected official" (according to the Associated Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Columbus Dispatch).