Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie,it is situated across the Canada–United States maritime border and lies approximately 60 mi (97 km) west of Pennsylvania. Cleveland is the most populous city on Lake Erie,the second-most populous city in Ohio,and the 54th-most populous city in the U.S. with a population of 372,624 in 2020. The city anchors the Cleveland metropolitan area,the 33rd-largest in the U.S. at 2.18 million residents,as well as the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area with 3.63 million residents.
Cuyahoga County is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The county seat and largest city is Cleveland. As of the 2020 census,its population was 1,264,817,making it the second-most populous county in the state.
Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County,Ohio,United States. The population was 45,312 at the 2020 census. One of Cleveland's historic streetcar suburbs,it was founded as a village in 1903 and a city in 1921.
Shaker Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County,Ohio,United States. As of the 2020 census,the city's population was 29,439. Shaker Heights is an inner-ring streetcar suburb of Cleveland,abutting the eastern edge of the city's limits. It is a planned community developed by the Van Sweringen brothers,railroad moguls who envisioned the community as a suburban retreat from the industrial inner city of Cleveland.
Connie Schultz is an American writer,journalist,and educator. Schultz has been a columnist for several publications. After several years as a freelance writer,Schultz became a columnist at Cleveland's daily newspaper,The Plain Dealer,a role she held from 1993 to 2011,winning the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for "her pungent columns that provided a voice for the underdog and underprivileged". She also wrote for USA Today and had a syndicated column for Creators Syndicate.
Cleveland City Council is the legislative branch of government for the City of Cleveland,Ohio. Its chambers are located at Cleveland City Hall at 601 Lakeside Avenue,across the street from Public Auditorium in Downtown Cleveland. Cleveland City Council members are elected from 17 wards to four-year terms. In Cleveland's mayor–council form of government,council acts as a check against the power of the city executive,the mayor. Its responsibilities include "monitoring city departments,approving budgets,and enacting legislation to improve the quality of life [for the citizens of the city]."
Nina Hudson Turner is an American politician,and television personality. A member of the Democratic Party,she was a Cleveland City Council member from 2006 to 2008 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2008 until 2014. Turner was the Democratic nominee for Ohio Secretary of State in 2014,but lost in the general election against incumbent Jon Husted,receiving 35.5 percent of the vote. A self-described democratic socialist,her politics have been variously described as progressive,left-wing,or far-left.
Eugene Miller is a former member of Cleveland City Council and a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 10th District from 2007 to 2009. He has represented Cleveland's Ward 10 since May 2009,when he was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Councilman Roosevelt Coats. He won an election for the seat in November 2009.
Nickie J. Antonio is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat,she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district,which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Cleveland and some of the nearby western suburbs. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 13th district from 2011 to 2018. A former member of Lakewood City Council,Antonio was elected to the lower chamber of the legislature in 2010 and took office on January 3,2011,and was re-elected in the 2012 General election,receiving 75% of the vote. She was re-elected consecutively in the General elections of 2014 and 2016. After being term limited in the lower chamber of the legislature,Antonio was elected to the upper chamber of the legislature in 2018 and took office on January 7,2019.
David Anthony Yost is an American politician and lawyer who currently serves as the 51st Attorney General of Ohio. A member of the Republican Party,Yost previously served as Ohio State Auditor.
Barbara Boyd was an American politician. She served twice as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving the 9th district from 2007 to 2014,and the same district from 1993 until 2000.
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.
Sarah LaTourette is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 76th district and is now serving as the executive director of Ohio Family and Children First,a partnership of government agencies and community organizations that works to coordinate services for children in need.
Nathan Manning is a member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 13th district since 2019. Previously he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives,serving in that body from 2015 to 2018. He is the son of state Representative Gayle Manning and former state Representative Jeffrey Manning.
Stephanie D. Howse is an American politician serving as a member of the Cleveland City Council from the 7th ward. She was previously a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2015 to 2022.
Abortion in Ohio is legal up to the point of fetal viability as a result of abortion rights being placed into the Ohio State Constitution by November 2023 Ohio Issue 1.
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 under President Joe Biden.
The 2022 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County,Ohio. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Armond Budish was eligible to run for a third term,but instead chose to retire.
Bishara Addison is an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district. She was appointed to the seat after incumbent Democrat Janine Boyd was appointed as a regional director of the United States Department of Health and Human Services,to complete Boyd's remaining term. She did not run for election to a full term in 2022.
Kahlil Seren is an American politician,former local government advisor,and the first directly elected Mayor of Cleveland Heights,Ohio. Before becoming Mayor,Seren served for ten years as a Policy Advisor for Cuyahoga County Council and six years as a Cleveland Heights City Council member.
