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2010 Cuyahoga County Executive Election
The 2010 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This was the first held under the newly ratified Charter of Cuyahoga County, which replaced Cuyahoga's 200 year old Board of County Commissioners with an executive and legislature, establishing the office of County Executive. The Democrats nominated the mayor of Lakewood Ed FitzGerald, while the Republicans nominated former Ohio State Representative Matt Dolan. This was the only Cuyahoga County executive election to date with more than two candidates on the ballot, with the Green Party nominating architect David H. Ellison, and businessmen Ken Lanci and Don Scipione as well as former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim McCormack running as independents. FitzGerald defeated Dolan by approximately 50,000 votes with 45.7% of the vote to Dolan's 30.3%, making it the closest County Executive election in Cuyahoga's history, and the only to be won by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed FitzGerald
Edward FitzGerald (born July 10, 1968) is an American businessman, attorney, and entrepreneur who previously served as a law enforcement officer and public official in the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area. Early life FitzGerald was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 10, 1968. FitzGerald was the seventh of eight children, born to Joseph and Mary FitzGerald. FitzGerald graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis, and then attended Indiana University and Ohio State University, where he earned a degree in political science in 1990. In 1989, FitzGerald moved to the Cleveland, Ohio area, where his father was born and raised, and where the FitzGerald family had lived since emigrating from Ireland in the 19th century. FitzGerald attended the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree and passed the Ohio bar exam in 1993. Public Sector Career FitzGerald served as a staff member for U.S. Representative Edward F. Feighan from 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Plain Dealer
''The Plain Dealer'' is the major newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In fall 2019, it ranked 23rd in U.S. newspaper circulation, a significant drop since March 2013, when its circulation ranked 17th daily and 15th on Sunday. As of May 2019, ''The Plain Dealer'' had 94,838 daily readers and 171,404 readers on Sunday. ''The Plain Dealers media market, the Cleveland-Akron Designated Market Area, has a population of 3.8 million people, making it the 19th-largest market in the United States. In August 2013, ''The Plain Dealer'' reduced home delivery to four days a week, including Sunday. A daily version of ''The Plain Dealer'' is available electronically as well as in print at stores, newspaper vending machine, newsracks and newsstands. History Founding The newspaper was established in January 1842 when two brothers, Joseph William Gray and Admiral Nelson Gray, took over ''The Cleveland Advertiser'' and changed its name to ''The Plain Dealer''. ''The Cleveland Advertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ohio Elections
The Ohio general elections, 2010 were held on November 2, 2010 throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4, 2010. Federal representatives United States Senate In the Democratic primary on May 4, 2010, current Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher defeated current Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. On November 2, Republican Rob Portman, who has served in two federal cabinet positions and as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives defeated Fisher as well as Eric W. Deaton of the Constitution Party and Dan La Botz of the Socialist Party. Portman replaced Republican Senator George Voinovich, who retired from office after his second term expired. United States House of Representatives All of Ohio's eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. State executive branch Governor and Lieutenant Governor Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland ran for reelection to a second term in office. His running mate was Yvett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
