Jimmy Jet

I guess I will give an update on my intention of running for office..Im wasnt sure how you get a job on city council so I just decided to fill out a resume that emphasised my qualifications for the job and a brief cover letter..Didnt know who to send it to so I decided, what the hell Ill just send it to the Mayor... Well knock me over and call me Susie, the Mayor of this city personally called me today!!! He wants me to meet with him, the head of the democratic party along with union bosses!! All I can say is Im stunned. My big break is finally here... I wont disclose the city yet but it is one of the major urban areas in Ohio..

Well, I pretty much ran on a pro-downtown campaign with improving our neighborhoods and parks. (At least that's what I thought my message was.) This was before the government services center (which was announced as a project during the election and I was skeptical then of it as an economic generator for downtown). I had limited funds but I spent money on yard signs, flyers that were put on doors and some mailers. (I did no mass mailing but walked the neighborhoods with high voter turn out and hand delivered.) I did a few radio ads and a few newspaper ads. I had t-shirts when I or my posse was out at functions (Damfest, Festivals, etc.) I went to every "Meet the Candidate" night I was invited to. And was invited to respond for endorsements to the Police/Firefighters Union and AFL-CIO. (They will contact you if you are a candidate registered at the Board of Elections.) I didn't get either endorsement. (The Police/Firefighters Union, who I knew members, would have probably endorsed me if I was a little older and told me as such when I spoke to someone one-on-one.) My father had been City Manager for a number of years so I was hopeful the name recognition would help. It did in some ways but not as much as I had hoped. (The Journal was and is a crap newspaper as far as I am concerned and wasn't balanced in reporting, etc. with a focus on incumbents. I needed free press to get the message out since I didn't have a lot of money and it didn't come my way easily.) On another note, who is "Stryker"? The race you ran in, was that a primary or something? Or did the top vote getters take how ever many council seats were avalible regardless of party, Im not sure how the process works in Hamilton county.

Thanks for all the responses, Im still in the exploratory stages and will announce my final decison on this site. The race im looking at will be decided next year..If I were to run and win I will seriously push for a lot of the things on this site. Im around the same age as you when you ran. The position is the same too except its in a different county. Did you use any specific strategy in targeting voters. How did you get out the vote; door-to-door, did you make calls, use flyers, signs? Did anyone endorse you, if so how did you go about getting thier endorsements?

With all the knowledge on this website its hard to believe no one has thought of running for office in thier perspective city. So my question is has anyone ever thought of running for office(city council, commissioner, Mayor) implementing some of the great ideas I read on here and bringing Ohio back to its prominence? Im thinking about it myself...