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.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,her district encompassed most of Downtown and Eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County,including Euclid,Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights. She was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from Ohio.
Daniel R. Brady of Cleveland,Ohio,is an American politician of the Democratic party. Brady holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and political science from Ohio University. An early staff member of Ohio Citizen Action,Brady was a member of the Cleveland City Council from 1986 to 1996. Brady was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1996 and served one term. He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1998. In 2001,he was elected Senate minority whip by the Democratic caucus. In 2010 he was elected to the inaugural Cuyahoga County Council representing the 3rd District on Cleveland's near west side.
Louis W. Blessing Jr. of Cincinnati,Ohio,is an American politician of the Republican party.
Robert Maynard Murray was an attorney,banker,businessman and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for one term from 1883 to 1885.
Shirley A. Smith is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 2007 to 2014. Previously,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. She is a Democrat.
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.
Jamie Callender is an American lawyer and college professor who has served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives since 2019. He represents the 57th district which includes the Lake County communities of Concord Township,Kirtland,Kirtland Hills,LeRoy Township,Madison,Madison Township,North Perry,Perry,Perry Township,Waite Hill,Willoughby Hills,as well as most of both Mentor and Painesville Township. He currently is Chairman of Public Utilities and Finance,as well as serving on Civil Justice,Joint Education Oversight Committee,Rules and Reference Ohio House Committees.
Thomas F. Patton is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,representing the 17th district since 2023.
Kevin Bacon is a former state senator for the 3rd District of the Ohio Senate,who served from 2011 to 2018. Formerly,he served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2010,and as a Blendon Township Trustee. Bacon represented portions of Franklin County,including Westerville,New Albany,Gahanna,Whitehall,Reynoldsburg,Canal Winchester,Obetz,Valley View,Marble Cliff and portions of Columbus.
Armond D. Budish is an American politician,lawyer,and television host who served as Cuyahoga County Executive for two terms from 2015 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was a four-term Ohio State Representative from the 8th district,and served as Speaker of the House from 2009 to 2011. He was the first Jewish representative to hold that office. He was re-elected to the House in 2010 and 2012,and thereafter was term-limited.
Bill Coley is a former Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 4th District from 2011 to 2020. Formerly,he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
Lynn Wachtmann is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives,who had represented the 81st District from 2007 to 2014. Prior to his term in the House,Wachtmann was a two-term state Senator,representing the 1st district of the Ohio Senate from 1999 to 2006,and the 83rd District of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1985 to 1998. He is the Chairman of the House Health and Aging Committee.
Ron Young is a Commissioner for Lake County,Ohio and is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives serving from 2011 to 2018 and again from 1997 to 2004.
Daniel P. Troy is an Ohio politician from Lake County,Ohio. In 2020,he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives,having previously served seven terms in the House,interspersed with several terms as Commissioner for Lake County,Ohio. He represents the 23rd district,encompassing the cities of Eastlake,Mentor-on-the-Lake,Richmond Heights,Wickliffe,Willoughby,Willowick,half of Mentor,the villages of Gates Mills,Mayfield,and Timberlake.
Thomas D. Ganley was an American businessman and politician who was an unsuccessful Republican congressional candidate.
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.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a gubernatorial election.
Juanita Olukemi Brent is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 22nd district since 2019. The district includes the Cuyahoga County communities of Bedford,Bedford Heights,Cleveland Heights,Highland Hills,Maple Heights,Mayfield Heights,North Randall,Orange,Pepper Pike,Warrensville Heights,and parts of Cleveland.
The One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the Ohio state legislature,composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. It convened in Columbus,Ohio on January 4,2021,and adjourned on December 31,2022. The apportionment of legislative districts was based on the 2010 United States census and 2011 redistricting plan. The Ohio Republican Party retained the majority in both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
