Coach Protests Outside Space’s Office

A local football coach is sleeping outside Congressman Zack Space’s Zanesville Office and says he won’t leave until Space holds a public meeting.

Dave Daubenmire of Pass The Salt Ministries and coach at Fairfield Christian Academy in Lancaster, says he’s wants Congressman Space to hold a meeting in Licking, Knox or Muskingum County so that his constituents of the 18th district can ask questions about his policies.

“They are putting a burden of debt upon our grandchildren, kids that aren’t even born yet and I think if Zack Space is going to represent the people of the 18th district he ought to have the courage to tell us why they’re doing it, what his policies are and where he stands so we can figure out if he is for us or against us,” says Daubenmire.

Congressman Space’s chief of staff Stuart Chapman says that in the midst of outreach to tens of thousands of people this month the Congressman went out of his way to meet with Daubenmire, but he says Daubenmire does not want a meeting he just wants to grandstand.

Daubenmire says he doesn’t want a one-on-one meeting, it needs to be public.

“A town hall meeting. I don’t want a private meeting. I don’t want to go behind closed doors and have Zack Space say one thing behind closed doors and another thing when we go into public. I want a public town hall meeting where Zack Space can answer the questions of his constituents, but up to this point he has not been willing to do that.”

In response Chapman says that if the Congressman asked Coach Tressel to hold a Town Hall meeting at half-time during the Ohio State/Michigan game it wouldn’t be good enough for Daubenmire.

Daubenmire says he will only leave his protest to fulfill his coaching duties. He says he will continue to stay outside Space’s office until he holds a town hall meeting or it becomes obvious he is ignoring the protest.