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20
Other good candidates may yet emerge for the Cleveland City Council seat vacated last week by the death of Fannie Lewis, but it is hard to imagine a better one than Stephanie Howse.
Howse, a 28-year-old field director for the Ohio Democratic Party, was appointed by council Monday as the Hough neighborhood’s representative, pending a special election Nov. 18. Council President Martin J. Sweeney said Lewis recommended Howse for the job shortly before her death. Such a request would be typical of Lewis — to the very end doing what she thought best for her beloved community.
Bright, passionate and a product of the community, Howse has a degree in engineering from Florida A&M University and a master’s degree in environmental studies from Cleveland State University. She ran against Lewis — and lost badly — in 2005. A year later, Howse was one of eight people awarded a Cleveland Foundation fellowship designed to help develop civic leaders. She is an ideal choice to succeed the legendary councilwoman.
Now, if only the editorial that will result from the PD’s interview of Ohio House and Senate candidates for my district (Josh Mandel and Bob Belovich, and Tom Patton and Gary Kucinich, who still has no website? oy thank you ODP for ignoring my districts) shows similar, reasonable logic. Doesn’t have to result in who I’d vote for, but it does have to be honest.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:46 am August 20th, 2008 in Cleveland+, Elections, OH17, OH24th, Ohio, Politics, Voting
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