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Nov
18
At 4:40pm today, I was the third voter in my precinct to vote. That is pathetic - even though Democratic candidate Marcia Fudge is running unopposed for the Ohio 11th Congressional District (empty after Stephanie Tubbs Jones died earlier this year).
Voters in the 11th Congressional District today choose an interim replacement for the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones and voters in Cleveland’s Ward 1 and Ward 7 cast ballots for City Council candidates.
Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. for all the races.
In the special congressional election, Warrensville Heights Mayor Marcia Fudge is running unopposed to fill the remaining weeks of Tubbs Jones’ term. Fudge, a Democrat, earlier this month defeated Republican businessman Thomas Pekarek for a full term earlier this month.
In Ward 1, the Lee-Miles neighborhood, a special primary election will narrow a field of nine candidates. The two top vote getters will face off in a Dec. 23 special general election.
Nina Turner, who vacated the Ward 1 seat to fill a vacancy in the Ohio Senate, named Terrell H. Pruitt to hold the seat until the end of her term in January. The other candidates are Anthony B. Brown, Jana S. Crosby, Ken Ferguson, Tonya Jones, Pierre Nappier, Anthony W. Ruffin, Andre P. White, and Joani Worthy.
In Ward 7, the Hough neighborhood, a special general election will decide a race between T.J. Dow and Stephanie Howse. Council appointed Howse to the seat after the August death of Councilwoman Fannie Lewis.
Before taking over Lewis’ seat, Howse, 29, served as field director for the Ohio Democratic Party. Among other things, she has pledged to give residents a booklet detailing groups and representatives providing services in the neighborhood. She also wants to get residents involved with public meetings affecting the ward.
Dow, 34, is an attorney for the felony division of the Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s office. Among other things, he proposes more programs for seniors and youths. He also wants to attract more businesses to the ward and partner with police to improve safety.
Emphasis is mine - Stephanie Howse is a fellow White House Project grad. You go girl - good luck.
By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:02 pm November 18th, 2008 in Announcements, Cleveland+, Congress, Elections, Government, Ohio, Politics, Voting
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Actually probably could have stolen the election with a covert write in ballot drive. Darn, I could’ve been a Congressman!
With a little Internet savvy, who knows.