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The council and county executive position were created by means of a charter approved by the county's electorate on November 3, 2009, and became effective January 1, 2011. [1] The Council meets in the C. Ellen Connally Council Chambers at the Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters at 2079 E. 9th Street in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chris Ronayne is an American politician who currently serves as the 3rd Cuyahoga County Executive. He was elected to the office in 2022, defeating Lee Weingart with 63.9% of the vote. [ 1 ] Ronayne took office on January 1, 2023.
Summit County is the only other Ohio county with an executive. Democrat Ed FitzGerald, the then-Mayor of Lakewood, Ohio, defeated Matt Dolan in the initial election in November 2010 [5] and was sworn in as the first Cuyahoga County executive on January 1, 2011 and inaugurated on January 9. [6]
James C. "Jimmy" Dimora (born June 21, 1955 in Cleveland [1]) is an American politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner from 1998 until 2010, and as chairman of the county Democratic Party from 1994 until 2009. [2] Before being elected county commissioner, Dimora served as mayor of Bedford Heights, Ohio for 17 years. [3]
Eighty-six of Ohio's 88 counties (all except Summit as of 1981 and Cuyahoga as of 2011) have the following elected officials as provided by statute: . Three county commissioners (the Board of Commissioners): Control budget; oversee planning and approve zoning regulations where county rural zoning is implemented; approve annexations to cities and villages; set overall policy; oversee ...
Cuyahoga County had long been led by a three-member Board of County Commissioners, which is the default form of county government in the state. [25] In July 2008, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents began raiding the offices of Cuyahoga County Commissioners and those of a wide range of cities, towns, and villages across Cuyahoga County. The ...
Brady was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1996 and served one term. He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1998. In 2001, he was elected Senate minority whip by the Democratic caucus. [1] In 2010 he was elected to the inaugural Cuyahoga County Council representing the 3rd District on Cleveland's near west side. [2]
Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties. Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government. The governor, Mike DeWine, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Jon A. Husted, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Ohio State Treasurer ...