Ed FitzGerald

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2026 Congressional candidacy

After stepping away from politics for over a decade, FitzGerald announced that he would challenge incumbent Max Miller in Ohio's 7th congressional district in the 2026 midterms. [40]

Electoral history

Ed FitzGerald
Ed FitzGerald.jpg
FitzGerald in 2013
1st Executive of Cuyahoga County
In office
January 9, 2011 January 1, 2015
Election results
YearOfficeElectionSubjectPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%OpponentPartyVotes%
2014 [41] Governor of Ohio General Ed FitzGerald Democratic 1,009,35933.03%John Kasich Republican 1,944,84863.64%Anita Rios Green 101,7063.3%
2010 [42] County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio General Ed FitzGerald Democratic 188,47445.73% Matt Dolan Republican 124,71930.26%Ken Lanci Independent 47,11011.43%Tim McCormack Independent 33,7608.19%*
2007 [43] Mayor of Lakewood, Ohio General Ed FitzGerald Non-Partisan 6,63161.27%Thomas J. George Non-Partisan 4,19238.73%

*Independent candidate Don Scipione received 11,897 votes (2.89%) and Green Party candidate David Ellison received 6,193 votes (1.5%)

Personal life

FitzGerald is the seventh of eight children and is of Irish Catholic ancestry. He and his wife Shannon have been married for twenty one years and are the parents of four children.

References

  1. Gomez, Henry J. (May 26, 2013). "A closer look at Ed FitzGerald's FBI career". Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  2. "Ed FitzGerald – NewDEAL". 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  3. McCarty, James. "Federal prosecutors recommend Jimmy Dimora be sentenced to at least 22 years in prison". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. Gomez, Henry. "Cuyahoga County executive candidates share ideas for economic development at forum". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  5. Miller, Jay. "Cuyahoga County exec FitzGerald looks to lead consolidation of gov't services". Crain's Cleveland Business. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  6. http://inspectorgeneral.cuyahogacounty.us/ [ bare URL ]
  7. "Cuyahoga County Office of the Executive" (PDF).
  8. "Cuyahoga County wants to set up college savings accounts for all kindergartners". cleveland.com. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  9. "Ed FitzGerald says Cuyahoga County's college savings program is the first to guarantee an account for every child entering kindergarten". @politifact. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. "Cuyahoga County". cleveland.com. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  11. "Fitz-O-Meter: Establish a $100-million economic development fund - PolitiFact Ohio". PolitiFact Ohio. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  12. Cleveland Leader Staff. "Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald Responds to Ohio Gov. John Kasich's Speech at RNC". Cleveland Leader. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  13. "Ohio Gov. John Kasich gets first likely challenger: Ed FitzGerald". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  14. Gomez, Henry J. (24 April 2013). "Ed FitzGerald kicks off his long-planned bid for governor by banking on his Cuyahoga County base". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  15. "Ted Strickland endorses Ed FitzGerald for governor". YouTube .
  16. "FitzGerald proposes $500 million universal preschool plan". cleveland.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  17. "Ed FitzGerald assails Ohio budget as harmful to middle-class families, the poor and women". cleveland.com. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  18. "Jobs Ohio Doesn't Have to Disclose Records on Taxpayer Money - WCMH: News, Weather, and Sports for Columbus, Ohio". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  19. "Ed FitzGerald Calls For JobsOhio Transparency". WOSU News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  20. CIN (21 March 2014). "Ed FitzGerald to Enquirer: Here's my Ohio" . Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  21. "Kasich signs voting bills that end Golden Week and limit distribution of absentee ballots". cleveland.com. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  22. "Cuyahoga County". cleveland.com. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  23. "fitzgerald-picks-sen-eric-kearney-for-ohio-governors-race". Fox 19. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
  24. "Democrat ends bid to be Ohio's lieutenant governor". WKYC. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013.
  25. Navera, Tristan (January 17, 2014), Kasich challenger picks Dayton lawyer as running mate, Dayton, Ohio: Dayton Business Journal , retrieved January 24, 2014
  26. Bump, Phillip. "Ed FitzGerald's name recognition is about to get a boost in Ohio, for the wrong reasons". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  27. "Witnesses saw FitzGerald driving alone". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  28. "Ed FitzGerald lacked driver's license for decade". Chronicle-Telegram. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  29. Troy, Tom (November 15, 2013). "U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown comes to Toledo to endorse FitzGerald for governor". Toledo Blade . Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  30. Drabold, Will (April 9, 2014). "Mayor Coleman endorses FitzGerald for governor". The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  31. Gomez, Henry J. (January 16, 2014). "Ed FitzGerald collects endorsement from Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson; announcement on new running mate 'coming very soon'". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  32. Troy, Tom (August 15, 2013). "Kaptur endorses FitzGerald in governor's race". Toledo Blade . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  33. Gomez, Henry J. (July 29, 2013). "Ohio governor's race: Former Gov. Ted Strickland passes torch to fellow Democrat Ed FitzGerald". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  34. "Ed FitzGerald in the Democratic primary for Ohio governor: endorsement editorial". The Plain Dealer . April 25, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 4 Hart, Jason (January 6, 2014). "Ohio Democrats Enjoy Early Labor Union Endorsements". mediatrackers. Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  36. Gomez, Henry J. (October 7, 2013). "Ohio AFL-CIO backs Ed FitzGerald for governor". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  37. "Ohio Education Association Endorses FitzGerald for Governor". Ohio Education Association . November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  38. Gomez, Henry J. (February 13, 2014). "Ed FitzGerald plays up UAW endorsement, John Kasich heads to Cleveland: Ohio Politics Roundup". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  39. Gomez, Henry J. (July 29, 2014). "Fraternal Order of Police endorses Ed FitzGerald". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  40. Ohio, Today in (2025-07-25). "Ed FitzGerald's political resurrection? Have Ohio voters forgotten his spectacular flame-out?". cleveland. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  41. "November 02, 2010 Amended Official Total Ballots Cast by Contest". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  42. "November 02, 2010 Amended Official Total Ballots Cast by Contest". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  43. "November 6, 2007 Official Summary Report" (PDF). Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Ohio
2014
Succeeded by