John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician,author,and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati,Ohio (1979–80),the Ohio State Treasurer (1994–99),and Ohio Secretary of State (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006,the first African-American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is currently a Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. He currently sits as Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Council For National Policy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Michael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus,Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as the mayor of Ohio's capital city.
Mary Jo Kilroy is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 15th congressional district from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. She was defeated in her November 2,2010 re-election bid. In 2012,she ran in the newly redrawn,Columbus-based 3rd congressional district but lost in the primary.
Shannon Jones is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican,she was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009 and a member of the Ohio Senate from 2009 to 2016. She is currently a county commissioner in Warren County,Ohio and the Executive Director of Groundwork Ohio.
Paula L. Brooks is an American politician who is a former member of the Franklin County,Ohio Board of Commissioners.
The Columbus mayoral election of 2011 was the 84th mayoral election in Columbus,Ohio. It was held on Tuesday,November 8,2011. Incumbent mayor Michael B. Coleman defeated challenger Earl W. Smith. The scheduled nonpartisan primary was canceled because only two candidates were able to make the ballot. While the election was formally nonpartisan,Coleman was affiliated with the Democratic party while Smith was affiliated with the Republican party. Coleman was re-elected to a fourth term and became the longest-serving mayor of Columbus.
Stephanie Kunze is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate for the 16th district. She formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 24th district. Prior to her election,she was a member of Hilliard City Council and a secretary at Norwich Elementary School.
The Columbus City Council is the lawmaking body of Columbus,Ohio. It has 7 members who are elected at-large. It meets in the City Council Chambers located on the second floor of Columbus City Hall. Starting in the 2023 election,City Council will expand to 9 members and be elected by district in a primary election and then at large in the November general election. In the 2023 election,all members will run for another term. Four members will only serve a two-year term while the other five will serve a four-year term.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Ohio,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The close of registration for electors in the primary election was December 16,2015,and the primary election took place on March 15,2016. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman faced former Democratic Governor Ted Strickland. Green Party nominee Joseph DeMare was also on the ballot along with two other independent candidates and one officially declared write-in candidate.
The 2015 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Columbus,Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the May 5 primary advancing to the general election,regardless of party.
Hearcel F. Craig is an American politician serving as the Senator for the 15th District of the Ohio State Senate. Craig formerly served in the United States Army and then had a career with the Ohio Department of Youth Services. He then went on to help develop City Year in Columbus. He has a degree from Central Michigan University. In 2007,Craig was appointed to serve on Columbus City Council. While on Council,Craig rose to serve as President Pro Tempore.
Andrew James Ginther is an American Democratic politician,the 53rd mayor of Columbus,Ohio,and the 48th person to serve in that office. He previously served as President of Columbus City Council from 2011 until 2015.
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil disturbances that initially started in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota,United States,before spreading nationwide. In Columbus,Ohio,unrest began on May 28,2020,two days after incidents began in Minneapolis. The events were a reaction to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officer Derek Chauvin,who knelt on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes,asphyxiating him.
The Michael B. Coleman Government Center is a municipal office building of Columbus,Ohio,in the city's downtown Civic Center. The building,completed in 2018,is named for former mayor Michael Coleman.
The government of Columbus,Ohio,headquartered at Columbus City Hall in Downtown Columbus,is organized into a mayor-council system. The mayor is responsible for the administration of city government. The Columbus City Council is a unicameral body consisting of seven members elected or appointed at-large. The city has numerous government agencies,responsible for public education,health,and safety;emergency services;recreational facilities;sanitation;water supply;and welfare services.
The Trolley District is a mixed-use complex in Columbus,Ohio. The three-acre (1.2 ha) site houses the East Market,a public market and food hall,as well as two bars,restaurants,a brewery,and event space,with plans for neighboring apartments. The property is located in the city's Franklin Park neighborhood and is a contributing part of the Columbus Near East Side District,listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Latyna M. Humphrey is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 2nd district. She assumed office on October 13,2021.
William Byron Ireland was a nationally known American architect. He was known for his design of the Ohio History Center,which Architectural Record considered the most architecturally significant public structure constructed in the state since the Ohio Statehouse was completed in the 1860s.
Priscilla R. Tyson is a former Columbus Councilwoman and is the longest-serving female councilmember in the Columbus City Council's history. She is the founding director for City Year Columbus. She also spearheaded the passage of Columbus' CROWN Act to end hair discrimination.
