Hamilton County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census,the population was 830,639,making it the third-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cincinnati. The county is named for the first Secretary of the Treasury,Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton County is part of the Cincinnati-Middletown,OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun,also sometimes Moseley-Braun,is an American diplomat,politician,and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate tenure,Moseley Braun was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to 1988 and served as Cook County Recorder of Deeds from 1988 to 1992. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 after defeating Senator Alan J. Dixon in a Democratic primary. Moseley Braun served one term in the Senate and was defeated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald in 1998.
Kathryn Jean Whitmire is an American politician,businesswoman,and accountant best known as the first woman to serve as Mayor of Houston,serving for five consecutive two-year terms from 1982 to 1992. From 1977 to 1981,she was the city controller,a position which made her the first woman elected to any office in the city. Whitmire drew national attention when she defeated former Harris County Sheriff Jack Heard in her election as mayor. The election drew national focus because it symbolized a major political realignment in the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Nancy Elizabeth Hollister is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first and,to date,only female governor of Ohio,serving briefly from December 1998 to January 1999. She attended Kent State University,and upon leaving college she became a housewife. She began her political career in the 1980s. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County,including Euclid,Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.
Rhine Lana McLin is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton,Ohio from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.
Roxanne Qualls is an American politician who served as the 66th mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio. She also served a two-year term on the Cincinnati City Council prior to her service as mayor,having been elected in 1991. On August 8,2007,the Charter Committee announced her appointment to fill the unexpired term of council member Jim Tarbell. Qualls was elected to a two-year term on Cincinnati City Council in November 2007,and again in 2009 and 2011. She served as Vice Mayor,the chair of the Budget and Finance Committee,chair of the Livable Communities Committee and chair of the Subcommittee on Major Transportation and Infrastructure Projects.
Mary Rose Oakar is an American Democratic politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio,serving from 1977 to 1993. She was the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state. Oakar was also the first woman of Arab-American ancestry to serve in Congress. Oakar later served as a member of the Ohio State Board of Education.
Susanna Madora Salter was an American politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia,Kansas,becoming the first woman elected to serve as mayor in the United States and one of the first women to serve in any political office in the United States.
Sheila Yvette Oliver was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to statewide office in New Jersey.
Lillian G. Burry is an American Republican Party politician who served on the Monmouth County,New Jersey Board of County Commissioners from 2006 to 2024. She first served as Director of the Board in 2008,the first woman and the first Italian-American to do so in Monmouth County. She was again chosen as Director of the Board in 2011,2014,and 2017.
Priscilla Ann Taylor is a West Palm Beach,Florida,businesswoman and Democratic politician who formerly served as Palm Beach County commissioner for District 7.
Denise Driehaus is an American Democratic politician currently serving as a Hamilton County Commissioner. She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016.
Marian Regelia Alexander Spencer was an American politician who served as Vice Mayor of the Cincinnati City Council in Cincinnati,Ohio. She was the first African American woman to be elected to the Council. The granddaughter of a former slave,she was active in the civil rights movement to desegregate schools and end discrimination,and became the first female president of the Cincinnati NAACP chapter. She also served on the University of Cincinnati board of trustees.
Charleta B. Tavares is a former member of the Ohio Senate. She represented the 15th District from 2011 to 2018. Her district included much of central Franklin County,including the cities of Bexley and Grandview Heights with the majority encompassing the historic neighborhoods of Columbus,Ohio. Tavares previously had served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 1998.
Paula S. Hicks-Hudson is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 11th district since 2022. She is the former Mayor of Toledo,Ohio.
Nida Allam is an American politician,political activist,and data analyst. She currently serves on the Durham County Board of Commissioners,to which she was elected in 2020,making her the first Muslim woman to serve in public office in North Carolina. Allam is one of five women to serve on the Durham County Board of Commissioners;this is the first time the board has consisted entirely of women in its 139-year history.
Marilyn John is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 76th district. John previously served as the mayor of Shelby,Ohio and was a Richland County Commissioner.
