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.
James Howell McGee was an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party. He served as the first black mayor of Dayton,Ohio. He was also the city’s longest-tenured mayor to date.
Clarence Josef McLin Jr. was an American mortician and politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 36th district from 1967 to 1988. His father was civil rights leader Mac McLin.
Louis Stokes was an American attorney,civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives –representing the east side of Cleveland –and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War-era chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee,headed the Congressional Black Caucus,and was the first African American on the House Appropriations Committee.
Glenn Dale Cunningham was an American Democratic Party politician,who was the first African American Mayor of Jersey City,the state's second-largest city,winning the 2001 Jersey City mayoral election. Cunningham also served in the New Jersey Senate.
John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician,author,and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio (1979–80),the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–99),and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006,the first African-American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. He currently sits as Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Council For National Policy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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.
Theodore Moody Berry is an American politician of the Charter Party of Cincinnati,Ohio and was the first African-American mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio.
Tom Roberts is an Ohio Democratic politician who formerly served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly.
Ray Miller is a Democratic politician and a former member of the Ohio General Assembly.
Bruce Edward Johnson is an American lawyer and Republican politician who was appointed the State of Ohio's 63rd lieutenant governor on January 5,2005,to complete an unexpired term. Johnson concurrently served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development.
Nathaniel Raphael Jones was an American attorney,judge,and law professor. As general counsel of the NAACP,Jones fought to end school segregation,including in the northern United States. From 1979 until 1995,he served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit before assuming senior status,and in 2002 retired to resume a private legal practice.
Sandra R. Williams is a former Democratic member of the Ohio Senate who served the 21st district from 2015 to 2022. She also formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014. Her district includes the eastern two-thirds of Cleveland,as well as the east-side suburbs of Bratenahl,Cleveland Heights,Garfield Heights,Newburgh Heights,Shaker Heights and University Heights.
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.
The Grand Lodge of Ohio,formally known as the Grand Lodge of Free &Accepted Masons of Ohio,is the governing body of the largest group of Masonic lodges in Ohio. The Grand Lodge of Ohio follows the Anglo-American tradition of Freemasonry that is common in the United States. In 2023,the Grand Lodge reported a total membership of 75,000 Master Masons. As of July 2023,the Grand Master is Most Worshipful Brother Steven M. Grindle.
Richard "Rick" Pfeiffer,Jr. is a Democratic politician and a former member of the Ohio Senate. He served as the city attorney of Columbus,Ohio from 2003 to 2017.
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 Columbus mayoral election of 1991 was the 79th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 5,1991. Republican party incumbent mayor Buck Rinehart retired from office after serving two consecutive terms. Republican party nominee Greg Lashutka defeated Democratic party nominee Ben Espy.
Hearcel F. Craig is an American politician serving as the Senator for the 15th District of the Ohio State Senate. Craig formerly served in the United States Army and then had a career with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He then went on to help develop City Year in Columbus. He has a degree from Central Michigan University. In 2007,Craig was appointed to serve on Columbus City Council. While on Council,Craig rose to serve as President Pro Tempore.
