Posted January 13, 20223 yr Figure it wouldn't hurt to start a thread for this and keep all the exec discussion in one topic. Currently declared: Chris Ronayne (D), former President of University Circle (2005-2021) Brad Sellers (D), mayor of Warrensville Heights (2012-Present) Lee Weingart (R), former Cuyahoga County Commissioner (1995-1997)
January 13, 20223 yr The prospect of a Bibb/Ronayne power combo has me very bullish on the region's future.
January 15, 20223 yr Guessing that Sellers came to the realization that having multiple large late back tax payment issues and signing the legislation as mayor that granted himself tax abatement on his property wasn't going to play over very well with the voters.
January 15, 20223 yr Well that didn’t take long. How p*ssed is Annette Blackwell right now? I do think she would have been good, but I’m definitely voting for Ronayne - very excited to get him into office. He’s been awesome in University Circle. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
January 16, 20223 yr On 1/13/2022 at 10:54 AM, Clefan98 said: The prospect of a Bibb/Ronayne power combo has me very bullish on the region's future. Agreed. November can't come soon enough.
January 18, 20223 yr On 1/15/2022 at 1:35 PM, Boomerang_Brian said: Well that didn’t take long. How p*ssed is Annette Blackwell right now? I do think she would have been good, but I’m definitely voting for Ronayne - very excited to get him into office. He’s been awesome in University Circle. By no means too late for her to get back into it. I way prefer her over Ronayne, who still has Calamity Jane taint and with UC hasn't dealt as much with the recalcitrant as Blackwell has. She's done a good job in Maple Heights, crime is still a problem but with felonies and juveniles that's really a county court issue. I'll likely still vote for Weingart, but I may vote for her even against him. No way do I vote for Ronayne.
January 18, 20223 yr On 1/13/2022 at 7:02 PM, Boomerang_Brian said: Please no more legislators. Especially minority party legislators who don't really have to accomplish anything concrete. Budish showed us how that's not a qualification for the office. Edited January 18, 20223 yr by E Rocc
January 19, 20223 yr Fascinating & infuriating. All to keep the best Democratic candidate out of office. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 20, 20223 yr The "best" candidate for county executive is someone who has large tax bills go unpaid to the tune of nearly $16,000 and finally gets things paid up is when he is ready to file the campaign. In addition, this "best" candidate signs the legislation that grants him a tax abatement. Amazing. All this county needs is another scandal of its leadership. Hasn't there been enough of these "outstanding" candidates who cannot keep their own situations clean, are inept, incapable of management or outright thieves? It has been decades of scandals. The names change and the nature of the scandals are different, but in the end is more of the same. Inept and corrupt leadership for the county is helping to drive down the county. At least in case of Sellers, this comes to light before the campaign season ramps up or even worse, gets discovered after he could have reached office. If this is what the "best" candidate has to bring to the table, don't want to know what the lesser and worst candidates have. Edited January 20, 20223 yr by LifeLongClevelander
January 20, 20223 yr 45 minutes ago, LifeLongClevelander said: The "best" candidate for county executive is someone who has large tax bills go unpaid to the tune of nearly $16,000 and finally gets things paid up is when he is ready to file the campaign. In addition, this "best" candidate signs the legislation that grants him a tax abatement. Amazing. All this county needs is another scandal of its leadership. Hasn't there been enough of these "outstanding" candidates who cannot keep their own situations clean, are inept, incapable of management or outright thieves? It has been decades of scandals. The names change and the nature of the scandals are different, but in the end is more of the same. Inept and corrupt leadership for the county is helping to drive down the county. At least in case of Sellers, this comes to light before the campaign season ramps up or even worse, gets discovered after he could have reached office. If this is what the "best" candidate has to bring to the table, don't want to know what the lesser and worst candidates have. That is definitely not who Ken was talking about. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
January 26, 20223 yr ideastream: After a career away from local politics, Chris Ronayne hopes to become Cuyahoga County executive. https://www.ideastream.org/news/after-a-career-away-from-local-politics-chris-ronayne-hopes-to-become-cuyahoga-county-executive
February 3, 20223 yr Author Lee Weingart aims to be the first Republican elected Cuyahoga County executive https://www.ideastream.org/news/lee-weingart-aims-to-be-the-first-republican-elected-cuyahoga-county-executive
February 13, 20223 yr Author Good article today from cle dot com on Bill Mason and his (seemingly) dwindling grip on local politics It's a subscriber exclusive so here's the link for cuy co library members: https://infoweb-newsbank-com.eresources.cuyahogalibrary.org/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0FDEC62F6DF22455&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%2F188239699DBB0DB0
May 4, 20223 yr Author Chris is the winner in the dem election (66-34%), pretty surprising that Tariq got as many votes as he did (~23k). After a bunch of failed campaigns at this point, maybe he'll stop running for office?
May 26, 20223 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 27, 20223 yr 52 minutes ago, stpats44113 said: @KJP, is the John Storey above the chief of staff in Lakewood? Yes "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 9, 20222 yr On 9/20/2022 at 1:30 PM, GISguy said: Here's the City Club Debate from today: Good debate. Thanks for posting. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
October 11, 20222 yr Author 16 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said: What a difference. Armond has a private vehicle and driver. Reminder that the Bike Cle/Cle for Public Transit forum is this Thursday at Goldhorn starting at 6:30.
October 12, 20222 yr More details on the transit forum tomorrow When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
October 14, 20222 yr Highlights from this longer thread: … Ronayne calling for the HealthLine to get signal prioritization and go back to all door boarding is music to my ears. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
October 14, 20222 yr 17 minutes ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Highlights from this longer thread: … Ronayne calling for the HealthLine to get signal prioritization and go back to all door boarding is music to my ears. Yes. All door boarding with proof of payment please. I can't believe how much RTA has degraded what was the best BRT in the country when it was built.
October 14, 20222 yr Author This was a really well put together forum. Props to Bike Cle and CPT for facilitating.
October 14, 20222 yr 15 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said: Highlights from this longer thread: … Ronayne calling for the HealthLine to get signal prioritization and go back to all door boarding is music to my ears. "Reprising a line from the debate, Weingart says running as a Republican is a big disadvantage in Cuyahoga County, but *being* a Republican will help him get money from the GOP-controlled state." This is a reason to vote Republicans out of the state legislature, not a reason to vote *for* Weingart...
November 9, 20222 yr Author Just gotta say the election was not close at all. I really expected it to be much more competitive. Chris Ronayne (DEM) . . . . . . . 240,108 - 63.79% Lee Weingart (REP) . . . . . . . 136,050 - 36.14% WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 273 - .07% Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 174 Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 28,335 Edited November 9, 20222 yr by GISguy
November 10, 20222 yr 10 minutes ago, freefourur said: I like this pick. Agree, there's been a lot of positive news coming out of Sandusky the last few years.
November 11, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, freefourur said: I like this pick. This is AWESOME! When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
November 11, 20222 yr The Ronayne win was a nice silver lining. I got to work with him a little tiny bit many years ago and he left me with a very good impression.
November 11, 20222 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 12, 20222 yr Not a Ronayne fan because of his ties to Calamity Jane, and first impressions suggesting that he has an overly expansive concept of the county's authority. But I've said for quite some time that the position should be appointed by the county council, and it's certainly easy to imagine this council (yech) picking him. Besides, almost anything is better than Budish, who epically proved the point that legislative experience does not translate to executive. Edited November 12, 20222 yr by E Rocc
November 12, 20222 yr 16 minutes ago, E Rocc said: Not a Ronayne fan because of his ties to Calamity Jane That was a long long time ago though.
November 12, 20222 yr I like Ronayne's view of his authority; his opponent was no shrinking violet, either.. The county needs a much stronger hand in coordination of the herd of cats the area is pleased to call cities. A place to start: more and more I'm convinced East Cleveland needs a much bigger county role in its management. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
December 21, 20222 yr The fact that this kind of fundraising is necessary for the county executive race is pretty horrifying When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
