Freddie Mac

Independent candidate and entrepreneur David Krikiorian (I) hasn't been seeing as much attention as his party-backed opponents Dr. Victoria Wulsin (D-Indian Hill) and U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Loveland) in the race for Ohio's 2nd Congressional district seat. But Krikorian is running to be what he calls a "voice of action."

Krikorian is particularly concerned with the "financial crisis" in Ohio.

"I set out to represent Ohio's second congressional district, because I saw the financial crisis unfolding across our country, and I intend to be a loud voice for effective action," Krikorian said in announcing a letter he sent to both the House Financial Services Committee and the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Krikorian's letter urged the two committees to increase funding for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in order to protect Americans from what Krikorian calls the widening banking crisis.

"Congress has been slow to act on many of the crises we are facing today, and I don't want to take any chances with the wave of bank failures that we are starting to see all over the country," Krikorian said.