COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans and Democrats in Ohio’scapital city are launching a joint effort
to explore landing a nationalpolitical convention for Columbus in 2016.The Columbus 2016coalition will lead
the effort with the support of Mayor MichaelColeman, Columbus Partnership and Experience Columbus, the
city’sconvention and visitors’ bureau.The group said Tuesday thatlanding a convention can mean as many as
45,000 visitors — 15,000 ofthem U.S. and international media — and $150 million to $200 million fora city’s
economy.Ohio, home to eight presidents, has hosted fivenational political conventions. Democrats held theirs
in Cincinnati in1856 and 1880, and Republicans held theirs in Cincinnati in 1876 and inCleveland in 1924 and
1936.Columbus has never been a host city.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans and
Democrats in Ohio’scapital city are launching a joint effort to explore landing a nationalpolitical
convention for Columbus in 2016.The Columbus 2016coalition will lead the effort with the support of Mayor
MichaelColeman, Columbus Partnership and Experience Columbus, the city’sconvention and visitors’ bureau.The
group said Tuesday thatlanding a convention can mean as many as 45,000 visitors — 15,000 ofthem U.S. and
international media — and $150 million to $200 million fora city’s economy.Ohio, home to eight presidents,
has hosted fivenational political conventions. Democrats held theirs in Cincinnati in1856 and 1880, and
Republicans held theirs in Cincinnati in 1876 and inCleveland in 1924 and 1936.Columbus has never been a
host city.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.