Opinion: First order of business as mayor will be restoring public trust
David Mann
With deep humility, I ask for your support to be the next mayor of Cincinnati. Cincinnati is where I was born and have spent most of my days. My total commitment will be to serve all of you, the citizens of this great city, with integrity, courage and vision.
President John F. Kennedy famously challenged us in his Inaugural Address: Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. My response has been to serve my country in the United States Navy and as a member of the United States Congress. My further response has been to serve Cincinnati as a council member for 26 years, including three previous years as mayor of Cincinnati.
Opinion: I have the experience and reputation to lead in troubled times
Cecil Thomas
The next mayor of Cincinnati should be someone with vision who you trust to lead our city through troubled times into greater prosperity. The best way to trust what someone will do is look at what they have done.
For 27 years as a police officer, five years as executive director of the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission, eight years on Cincinnati City Council and the last six years as Cincinnati’s state senator, I have spent my entire career serving this city.
But I’m also more than my job titles. I grew up in rural Alabama until my family had to flee our home because the Ku Klux Klan came looking to lynch my father. We then left the South for the hope of a better tomorrow in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati mayoral candidate Gavi Begtrup answered questions about some of the most pressing issues facing Cincinnati, including concerns about corruption at City Hall, affordable housing, policing and the city budget, among other topics.
Six people are running for mayor of Cincinnati in the May 4 primary, after which the field narrows to the top two vote-getters for the general election.
That group of five Democrats and one independent includes: Ohio Sen. Cecil Thomas, of Avondale; Cincinnati Councilman David Mann, of Clifton; Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval, of Clifton; retired Cincinnati firefighter Raffel Prophett, of Avondale; Businessman Gavi Begtrup, of Mount Lookout; and Najoli.
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Cincinnati mayoral candidate Aftab Pureval answered questions about some of the most pressing issues facing Cincinnati, including concerns about corruption at City Hall, affordable housing, policing and the city budget, among other topics.
Six people are running for mayor of Cincinnati in the May 4 primary, after which the field narrows to the top two vote-getters for the general election.
That group of five Democrats and one independent includes: Ohio Sen. Cecil Thomas, of Avondale; Cincinnati Councilman David Mann, of Clifton; Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval, of Clifton; retired Cincinnati firefighter Raffel Prophett, of Avondale; Businessman Gavi Begtrup, of Mount Lookout; and Najoli.
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Cincinnati mayoral candidate Herman Najoli, an educator from West Price Hill, answered questions about some of the most pressing issues facing Cincinnati, including concerns about corruption at City Hall, affordable housing, policing and the city budget, among other topics.
Six people are running for mayor of Cincinnati in the May 4 primary, after which the field narrows to the top two vote-getters for the general election.
That group of five Democrats and one independent includes Ohio Sen. Cecil Thomas, of North Avondale; Cincinnati Councilman David Mann, of Clifton; Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval, of Clifton; retired Cincinnati firefighter Raffel Prophett, of North Avondale; Businessman Gavi Begtrup, of Mount Lookout; and Najoli.