Michael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus,Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as the mayor of Ohio's capital city.
WOSU-TV is a PBS member television station in Columbus,Ohio,United States. Owned by Ohio State University as part of WOSU Public Media,it is sister to public radio stations WOSU-FM (89.7) and WOSA. The three stations share studios on North Pearl Street near the OSU campus;WOSU-TV's transmitter is located on Highland Lakes Avenue in Westerville,Ohio.
The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Columbus,Ohio,in the United States. It is the largest police department in Ohio,and among the twenty-five largest in the United States. It is composed of twenty precincts and numerous other investigative and support units. Chief Elaine Bryant assumed leadership of the Division in 2021. Special units of the Columbus Division of Police include a Helicopter Unit,Canine Unit,Mounted Unit,Community Response Teams,Marine Park Unit,and Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT).
Kevin L. Boyce is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party who currently serves as President of the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. Formerly,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 25th District from 2012 to 2016,a member of Columbus City Council,and was the 47th Ohio State Treasurer from 2009 to 2010.
Paula L. Brooks is an American politician who is a former member of the Franklin County,Ohio Board of Commissioners.
The Columbus mayoral election of 2011 was the 84th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 8,2011. Incumbent mayor Michael B. Coleman defeated challenger Earl W. Smith. The scheduled nonpartisan primary was canceled because only two candidates were able to make the ballot. While the election was formally nonpartisan,Coleman was affiliated with the Democratic party while Smith was affiliated with the Republican party. Coleman was re-elected to a fourth term and became the longest-serving mayor of Columbus.
The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich won reelection to a second term in office by a landslide over Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios. Primary elections were held on May 6,2014.
The Columbus mayoral election of 1963 was the 72nd mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio,United States. It was held on Tuesday,November 5,1963. Incumbent Republican mayor Ralston Westlake was defeated by Democratic party nominee and former mayor Jack Sensenbrenner.
The Columbus mayoral election of 1975 was the 75th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 4,1975. Democratic party nominee John Rosemond was defeated by incumbent Republican mayor Tom Moody.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16,2015,and the primary election took place on March 15,2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.
The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Columbus,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election,regardless of party.
The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Ohio,concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various Ohio and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor John Kasich was term-limited and could not seek re-election for a third consecutive term.
Christopher Columbus,or simply Columbus,is a 1955 sculpture by Edoardo Alfieri,originally installed outside Columbus,Ohio's City Hall,in the United States. The statue was unveiled in 1955,celebrating Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World. It was removed in July 2020.
The 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Republican governor Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term in a landslide,defeating Democratic nominee Nan Whaley,the former mayor of Dayton,with 62.4% of the vote. DeWine's 25-point victory marked the continuation of a trend in which every incumbent Republican governor of Ohio since 1994 has won re-election by a double-digit margin.
The current city flag of Columbus,Ohio is a yellow-white-red vertical triband with the city seal on a blue field. Officially,the flag was adopted in 1929,although it is unknown if the flag was ever flown when it was first adopted.
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil disturbances that initially started in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota,United States,before spreading nationwide. In Columbus,Ohio,unrest began on May 28,2020,two days after incidents began in Minneapolis. The events were a reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer Derek Chauvin,who knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes,asphyxiating him.
On December 22,2020,47-year-old Andre Hill was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy of the Columbus Division of Police in Columbus,Ohio. Coy had been called to the neighborhood in response to a non-emergency call from a neighbor who reportedly witnessed someone sit in an SUV and turn the car on and off. Hill was leaving a friend's house when Coy confronted and shot him. Hill was unarmed,and was holding a smartphone. Coy was fired from the Columbus Police less than a week later.
Shannon G. Hardin is an American Democratic politician who has served as the President of the Columbus,Ohio City Council since January 2018.
The 2023 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Columbus,Ohio. Incumbent Democratic mayor Andrew Ginther was re-elected to a third term in office. A primary election would have been held in May,but because only two candidates qualified for the race,both advanced directly to the November general election. Two write-in candidates were later certified to the general election ballot. Mayoral elections in Columbus are officially non-partisan but candidates are often endorsed by their parties.
