Summit County is an urban county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census,the population was 540,428,making it the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat and largest city is Akron. The county was formed on March 3,1840,from portions of Medina,Portage and Stark Counties. It was named Summit County because the highest elevation on the Ohio and Erie Canal is located in the county.
Akron is a city in and the county seat of Summit County,Ohio,United States. At the 2020 census,the city proper had a total population of 190,469,making it the fifth-most populous city in Ohio and 136th-most populous city in the United States. The Akron metropolitan area,covering Summit and Portage counties,had a population of 702,219. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau in Northeast Ohio about 40 miles (64 km) south of downtown Cleveland.
The region Northeast Ohio,in the US state of Ohio,in its most expansive usage contains six metropolitan statistical areas:Cleveland–Elyria,Akron,Canton–Massillon,Youngstown–Warren,Mansfield,and Weirton–Steubenville along with eight micropolitan statistical areas. Most of the region is considered either part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton,OH Combined Statistical Area and media market or the Youngstown–Warren,OH–PA Combined Statistical Area and media market. In all,the region is home to:4,502,460 residents. It is also a part of the Great Lakes megalopolis,containing over 54 million people. Northeast Ohio also includes most of the area known historically as the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Thomas Charles Sawyer was an American politician of the Democratic Party. During a career that spanned five decades,he represented his hometown of Akron,Ohio,across multiple levels of government. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983,the Mayor of Akron from 1984 to 1986,a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003,and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2016.
Frank George Jackson is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th Mayor of Cleveland,Ohio from 2006 to 2022. He was first elected on November 8,2005,unseating incumbent Jane Campbell,and re-elected in 2009,2013,and 2017. Having served four full terms,he is the longest-serving mayor in Cleveland history. On May 6,2021,he announced he would not seek re-election in 2021.
Betty Sue Sutton is an American politician who currently serves as a Judge of Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals. She previously served as a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 13th congressional district from 2007 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Sutton lost her 2012 re-election campaign after she was redistricted to the 16th District,losing to fellow incumbent Jim Renacci in the Republican-leaning district.
Jon Allen Husted is an American politician serving as the 66th lieutenant governor of Ohio,since 2019. He was previously the 53rd Ohio Secretary of State. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 6th District of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2011 and was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009. From 2005 to 2009,Husted served as Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives and remains the 7th youngest person to ever become Ohio House Speaker. Husted was elected Ohio Secretary of State in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He was a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Governor of Ohio in the 2018 election but later announced that he would instead run for lieutenant governor of Ohio as Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.
The Akron,OH Metropolitan Statistical Area,sometimes referred to as Greater Akron,is defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as an area consisting of two counties,Summit and Portage,in Northeast Ohio and anchored by the city of Akron. As of the 2020 census,the MSA had a population of 702,219. The Akron MSA is also part of the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton,OH Combined Statistical Area,which has a population of 3,633,962 people as of the 2020 census,the largest metropolitan area in Ohio.
John Randell Adams Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Adam VanHo is an attorney in Munroe Falls,Ohio.
Lizzie Lape was a mid-Ohio madam who owned and operated multiple bordellos at the end of the 19th century and early into the 20th.
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.
Ilene Shapiro is an American businessperson and politician. She has served as the Executive of Summit County,Ohio,since August 1,2016. Her predecessor Russell M. Pry died in office on July 31,2016. She was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Shapiro is currently serving a four-year term that ends December 31,2024 and is running unopposed for re-election in 2024. Previously,Shapiro was a member of Summit County Council for ten years and Council President for three years. Prior to her time in public service,Shapiro was a businesswoman.
William (Bill) Roemer is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,since 2019,representing the 31st district. The district encompasses the majority of western and northern Summit county. A Republican,he is serving his third term in the House of Representatives.
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,62.4% to 37.4%. 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 2022 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio. Republican writer and venture capitalist J. D. Vance defeated Democratic U.S. Representative Tim Ryan to succeed retiring incumbent Republican Rob Portman.
On March 10,2021,Marcia Fudge resigned her seat in the United States House of Representatives after being confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden administration. Governor Mike DeWine set the primary date for August 3,concurrent with the special election in Ohio's 15th congressional district. The general election was on November 2. Shontel Brown won both the competitive Democratic primary and the general election,and was sworn in on November 4.
Shontel Monique Brown is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga County Council,representing the 9th district. She won her congressional seat in a special election on November 2,2021,after Marcia Fudge resigned to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Sage Frederick Lewis is an American homelessness activist,author,and small business owner. He is known for allowing a homeless encampment of 50 people on his private property in Akron,Ohio.
The 2023 Akron mayoral election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the mayor of Akron,Ohio. Party primaries were held on May 2. Incumbent Democratic mayor Dan Horrigan chose not to seek re-election to a third term in office.
