Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio and is a western suburb of Cleveland. The population was 19,093 at the 2010 census. Berea is home to Baldwin Wallace University,as well as the training facility for the Cleveland Browns and the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds. Also near Berea is the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
George Victor Voinovich was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011,the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989,the last Republican to serve in that office.
Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.
Ralph Joseph Perk was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Cleveland,Ohio.
Michael White is an American politician of the Democratic Party and was the 55th and second longest-serving mayor of Cleveland,Ohio encompassing three four-year terms,from 1990 to 2002. He was Cleveland's second African American mayor as well as the city's second youngest mayor.
Coingate is a nickname for the Tom Noe investment scandal in Ohio revealed in early 2005 in part by Toledo,Ohio newspaper The Blade. The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) invested hundreds of millions of dollars in high risk or unconventional investment vehicles run by people closely connected to the Ohio Republican Party who had made large campaign contributions to many senior Republican party officials.
The written history of Cleveland began with the city's founding by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22,1796. Its central location on the southern shore of Lake Erie and the mouth of the Cuyahoga River allowed it to become a major center for Great Lakes trade in northern Ohio in the early 19th century. An important Northern city during the American Civil War,Cleveland grew into a major industrial metropolis and a gateway for European and Middle Eastern immigrants,as well as African American migrants,seeking jobs and opportunity.
The 1978 Cleveland recall election determined whether or not the 53rd Mayor of Cleveland,Dennis Kucinich,would be removed from office. It was the first mayoral recall election in the city's history.
Joe Cimperman is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Cleveland City Council of Cleveland,Ohio,representing near-west side neighborhoods from 1997 to 2016. He had been chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Community and Economic Development Committee,Legislation and Public Parks Committee and Property and Recreation Committee.
The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4,2008,and determined who will represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4,2008.
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation provides medical and compensation benefits for work-related injuries,diseases and deaths. It was founded in 1912. With assets under management of more than $29 billion,it is the largest state-operated and second largest overall provider of workers’compensation insurance in the United States.
The Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) is the governmental agency responsible for law enforcement in the city of Cleveland,Ohio. Karrie Howard is the Director of Public Safety and Dornat "Wayne" Drummond is Chief of Police.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2,2004. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives and the presidential election. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich won re-election to a second term with the highest raw vote total in Ohio history.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 2,2010 as one of many Ohio elections in 2010. Incumbent two-term Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Former Representative Republican Rob Portman won the open seat.
Charles Lewis "Charlie" Butts is a former Democratic politician,who served as a member of the Ohio Senate from 1975 to 1990.
Roldo Bartimole is an American journalist. He was born in Bridgeport,Connecticut. He worked for a series of newspapers,including The Wall Street Journal and The Cleveland Plain Dealer, before founding his own newsletter,Point of View, in 1968. In 1991,he was the recipient of the second annual Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic Courage. Upon his induction in 2004 to the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame,Editor &Publisher described him as "Cleveland's most famous and iconoclastic media critic." He has been a critic of the Cleveland,Ohio,political scene since Point of View's founding and continues to report and comment on Cleveland politics today.
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.
The 2017 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 7,2017,to elect the Mayor of Cleveland,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the September 12 primary election advancing to the general election,regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson won reelection to a fourth term.
The 1979 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 6,1979,to elect the Mayor of Cleveland,Ohio. George Voinovich defeated incumbent mayor Dennis Kucinich. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the October 2 primary advancing to the general election.
The 2021 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 2,2021,to elect the Mayor of Cleveland,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the September 14 primary election advancing to the general election,regardless of party. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Frank G. Jackson was eligible to run for reelection to a fifth term,but instead chose to retire. Justin Bibb was elected the 58th mayor of Cleveland in the general election.
