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Below are the CCPC-endorsed candidates who are on the ballot August 2:

Ohio State Senate District 21: Kent Smith

Ohio State Senate District 23: Nickie Antonio

Ohio House District 13: Mike Skindell

Ohio House District 20: Mike Seals

CCPC does not do formal endorsements for State Central Committee races. However, we are recommending that you vote for Diane Morgan in the District 23 State Central Committee race.

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Issue 24

Mayor: Justin Bibb
Ward 7 City Council: Stephanie Howse
Ward 12 City Council: Rebecca Maurer
Ward 15 City Council: Jenny Spencer

East Suburbs

Cleveland Heights Mayor: Kahlil Seren
Cleveland Heights at Large City Council: Tony Cuda, Josie Moore, Davida
Russell

East Cleveland at Large City Council: Pat Blochowiak

Shaker Heights at Large City Council: Tres Roeder, Anne Williams

University Heights Mayor: Michael Dylan Brennan

West Suburbs

Berea at Large City Council: Mary K. Brown
Berea City Council Ward 4: Erika Coble

Brook Park at Large City Council: Brian Poindexter

Lakewood at Large City Council: Tristan Rader

North Olmsted City Council Ward 2: Chris Glassburn

Parma City Council Ward 8: Linda Kohar

Rocky River at Large City Council: Christina Morris

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The Cuyahoga County Progressive is proud to announce its endorsements for 2021 local elections in Cuyahoga County. CCPC is a bottom-up grassroots organization. All of CCPC’s endorsements are determined by a vote of our membership in the communities of candidates seeking our endorsement. The CCPC members who vote on each endorsement have full access to each candidate’s application and questionnaire to help make their decision before casting their vote.

Berea City Council: At-large – Mary K. Brown, Ward 4 – Erika Coble

Brook Park City Council at Large: Tom Dufour and Brian Poindexter

Cleveland Mayor: Justin Bibb; Cleveland City Council: Ward 3 – Ayat Amin; Ward 4 – Erick Walker; Ward 7 – Stephanie Howse; Ward 8 – Aisia Jones, Ward 11 – Michael Hardy, Ward 12 – Rebecca Maurer, Ward 13 – Kate Warren, Ward 15 – Jenny Spencer

Cleveland Heights: Mayor – Kahlil Seren, City Council at Large – Tony Cuda and Davida Russell

Cleveland Heights – University Heights School Board: Mario Clopton-Zymler

East Cleveland: Mayor – Juanita Gowdy, City Council at Large – Pat Blochowiak

Garfield Heights: Mayor – Dr. Tenisha Mack, City Council Ward 6 – Renae Bolton

Lakewood City Council at Large: Tristan Rader and Laura Rodriguez-Carbone

North Olmsted City Council Ward 2: Chris Glassburn

Parma City Council: Ward 1 – Monica Wilson, Ward 8 – Linda Kohar

Rocky River City Council at Large: Christina Morris

Shaker Heights City Council at Large: Tres Roeder and Anne Williams

University Heights Mayor: Michael Dylan Brennan

Contact person: Steve Holecko, CCPC Political Director, 440 220 1874

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Thanks to all of the candidates who sought CCPC endorsement in running for local office in 2019, and congratulations to the endorsed candidates who won on Tuesday:

Brian Poindexter, Brook Park City Council
Lisa Schmuck, Brook Park City Council
Stephanie Walls, East Cleveland School Board
Michael Kilbane, Fairview Park City Council President
Meghan George, Mayor of Lakewood
Trevor Elkins, Mayor of Newburgh Heights
Dorene Kray, Newburgh Heights Council
Gigi Traore, Newburgh Heights Council
Linda Kohar, Parma City Council
Carmella Williams, Shaker Heights City Council
Marty Gelfand, South Euclid City Council

Also, Anton Krieger came within 2 votes of being the youngest elected official in North Royalton history, and his race is headed to an automatic recount.

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CCPC is a bottom-up grassroots organization. All of CCPC’s endorsements are determined by a vote of our membership in the communities of candidates seeking our endorsement. The CCPC membership who vote on each endorsement have full access to each candidates application and questionnaire to help make their decision before casting their vote.

The CCPC endorsement process is quite different from the top down approach that the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and other organizations use, where management and/or a committee partially or fully selected by management make the endorsement at the exclusion of rank and file input.

Endorsed Progressives for Nov. 5, 2019 election:

Berea: Mayor – Mary Brown, Ward 4 City Council – Erika Coble

Brook Park: President of City Council – Jim Astorino, At large City Council – Brian Poindexter, Lisa Schmuck

East Cleveland: School Board – Patricia Blochowiak, Stephanie Wall

Euclid: Mayor – Dr. Richard Montgomery

Fairview Park: President of City Council – Michael Kilbane

Garfield Heights: Ward 2 City Council – Tenisha Mack

Lakewood: Mayor – Meghan George, Ward 1 City Council – Laura Rodriguez – Carbone, Ward 2 City Council – Brad Presutto, Ward 3 City Council – Jeff Wise, School Board – Andy Meyer

Newburgh Heights: Mayor – Trevor Elkins, At large City Council – Dorene Kray, Gigi Traore

North Royalton: Ward 1 City Council – Anton Kreiger

Parma: Ward 8 City Council – Linda Kohar

Rocky River: At large City Council – Cassimir Svigelj

Shaker Heights: At Large City Council – Carmella Williams, School Board –  Ted Auch

South Euclid: At Large City Council – Marty Gelfand

Contact person: Steve Holecko, CCPC Political Director, 440 220 1874

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Endorsed candidates who will continue toward the November election include Sherrod Brown (US Senate), Betsy Rader (US Congress 14th district); Nickie Antonio (Ohio Senate District 23); Kenny Yuko (Ohio Senate District 25); Kent Smith (Ohio House District 8); Mike Skindell (Ohio House District 13); and Cassimir Svigelj (Ohio House District 16).

A majority of the winning CCPC-endorsed candidates emerged from contested primaries. The primary for Ohio Senate District 23 drew substantial media attention, and looked to be a close race for much of Tuesday evening before Antonio pulled ahead with overwhelming support from Lakewood, her home and that of CCPC’s headquarters. Though a write-in opposition candidate will challenge Antonio in November, she is likely to become the first openly gay member of the Ohio Senate next year.

Current state Senator Mike Skindell, whose race was listed among Capitol Letter‘s “top Ohio legislative primary races to watch,” wrote on Wednesday morning “I also want to thank the… organizations who fight daily for working people and who supported our campaign,” including CCPC.

In addition to candidates seeking election in November, CCPC communicated to members in support of nearly 100 candidates for Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Central Committee. More than two-thirds of these candidates won, and will be sworn-in next month.

Finally, the redistricting reform Issue 1 succeeded, and earned more than 82% support in Cuyahoga County; CCPC both endorsed Issue 1 and actively supported the larger Fair Districts campaign.

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