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She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress to replace Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio in the Special Primary held June 14 , 2005 . Wells finished second behind Paul Hackett . A resident of Indian Hill , a wealthy Cincinnati suburb, Wulsin was a first time candidate for office. She was born in Elyria, Ohio . Though her web-site claimed she was educated in Ohio, '' The Cincinnati Enquirer '', reported she had an A.B. from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts . She received a medical degree was from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on May 28 , 1980 . She received her masters and doctorate degrees in Public Health at Harvard University . Wulsin received her medical license in Ohio on March 7 , 1989 . In April 2003, Wulsin founded a word for "all of us together" and an acronym for Sustainability, Opportunity, Training, Epidemiology , Networking, and Interdependence—which has its headquarters in Cincinnati and an office in Kenya . SOTENI has been "mainly aimed towards women and orphans who were most effected by the AIDS pandemic." [http://soteni.org/History.htm Wulsin campaigned to reform health care to provide every citizen with coverage, promised to protect Social Security and The Environment , advocated Gay Rights , said the Iraq War "has not been worth the cost of American service personnel or the dollars we have spent", and said America needed "fair trade" in the proposed CAFTA agreement. She also wrote strongly on defending the right to an Abortion : :I support a woman’s constitutional right to choose and I oppose any effort to curtail that right. Effective sex education, available birth control and contraceptive distribution must be used to prevent unwanted pregnancies. The government should not interfere with women and their families’ ability to make private, personal decisions. Wulsin wrote of her goals if elected: :Throughout my career, I have successfully used a results-oriented philosophy which emphasizes building consensus to solve problems. I will use this same formula in Congress to address the compelling problems facing us. The bitterly partisan environment which now dominates Congress may make good sound bites, but is disastrous for our citizens who deserve a thoughtful examination of the issues, real dialogue (not pre-rehearsed, orchestrated events), and real solutions. {Link without Title} She was endorsed by Alexander Sanger, chairman of the International Planned Parenthood Council and Laketa Cole , a member of the Cincinnati City Council. She told The Enquirer "The most important issue facing our country today is health care. Having spent 25 years as a public health physcian, I have unique experience." In the final returns, Wulsin finished second. She received 3,800 votes (27.35%). Wulsin will again the Democratic nomination in 2006 , Paul Hackett having announced he would not run again. In the May 2 primary she faces health care administrator James John Parker and civil engineer Jeff Sinnard , who both ran in 2005, and newcomers Gabrielle Downey , a high school teacher, and Thor Jacobs , a building contractor. Her husband, Lawson Reed Wulsin, is also a doctor. Wulsin is a member of St. Thomas's Church in Terrace Park, Ohio . SEE ALSO
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