Rebecca Maurer

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Rebecca Maurer (born 1989) is a Cleveland City Council member representing Ward 12 since 2022. [1]

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Early life and education

Maurer was born in 1989 [2] in Cleveland. She graduated from University of Chicago and Stanford Law School. [3] Civil attorney Maurer started a blog Serial Land, providing history and context to Serial (podcast). [4]

In 2019, she and other community activists [5] formed Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH). [6]

Political career

On Nov. 2, 2021, she was elected in Ward 12 [7] and became the first out LGBTQ woman elected to Council. [8]

Maurer, the only Jewish councilperson, was the only councilperson to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Meet the women serving on Cleveland City Council".
  2. "CJH - Jewish members of the Cleveland's City Council". www.clevelandjewishhistory.net.
  3. "Rebecca Maurer". Ballotpedia.
  4. "'Serial' podcast set in CLE, spurs response". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. 25 September 2018.
  5. Schneck, Ken (13 December 2021). "Kerry McCormack becomes the first out LGBTQ+ individual to hold Cleveland's #2 legislative post". The Land.
  6. "City leaders plan to crack down on lead safety enforcement". spectrumnews1.com.
  7. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland com (2021-11-03). "Rebecca Maurer beats long-time Cleveland City Councilman Anthony Brancatelli. See latest council race results here". cleveland. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  8. Staff, Victory Fund (2021-11-02). "Rebecca Maurer Becomes Cleveland's First Out LGTBQ Councilwoman". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved 2024-03-15.

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