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Justin M. Bibb was elected mayor of Cleveland on Tuesday, paving the way for a handoff of power between the city’s longest-tenured leader and a 34-year-old newcomer who promised a fresh start. “Throughout this campaign I’ve said that now was the time for bold, new, dynamic, visionary leadership, and the voters of Cleveland have said we have a mandate for change across this city,” Bibb told supporters at his victory party at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church.
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Jackson set out to explain what he will hand over to the city’s next leader.
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Updated: 11:33 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 The seven candidates seeking to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor of Cleveland spent Tuesday night's debate differentiating themselves on topics including public education and economic development. On the topic of public education, there was widespread consensus that more investment is needed into job preparedness and wraparound services to make the system more effective.
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Candidates seeking to replace Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in this year’s election gathered Tuesday for a mayoral debate that ranged in topics from housing and healthcare to government transparency and racial equity.
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Updated: 9:50 a.m., Thursday, June 17, 2021 Eight candidates filed petitions by Wednesday’s deadline to enter the race to succeed Frank Jackson as mayor of Cleveland. The list includes longtime elected officials and first-time hopefuls who have been preparing for months to give the city its first new mayor in 16 years.
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Cleveland City Councilman Basheer Jones joined the race for mayor Thursday, announcing his campaign to supporters from the steps of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.
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Cleveland’s longest-serving mayor will exit City Hall at the end the year, his 16th in office. Mayor Frank G. Jackson on Thursday told a telephone town hall audience he will not seek a fifth term this year. The news ends months of speculation about Jackson’s political intentions, while numerous contenders – from first-time candidates to long-tenured elected officials – clamor to replace him.
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State Sen. Sandra Williams became the latest entrant in the Cleveland mayoral race Monday, joining a crowded contest that could give the city its first new mayor in 16 years.
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Visitations at Ohio's nursing homes and assisted living facilities will now be required; Ohio is the seventh state to reach 1 million coronavirus cases; a mass vaccination site at The Kent State University Field House begins today for Portage County residents; and more stories.
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The “Dennis!” yard signs aren’t back out quite yet, but former Rep. Dennis Kucinich has taken a step toward a Cleveland mayoral bid, seeking reelection to the job he held 41 years ago.