Frank Jackson will not seek another term as Cleveland s mayor
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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Thursday, May 6, announced he will not seek a fifth term.
Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland s longest-serving mayor, announced on Thursday, May 6, that he will not seek a fifth term.
Speculation that the announcement, made in what was billed as a Special TeleTown Hall, would address the 74-year-old Jackson s intentions toward the city s mayoral race have been swirling as election deadlines grew closer and more campaigns are being announced.
Jackson said that although there is so much more work to be done after nearly 16 years as mayor, working alongside the people of the city, he has decided not to run for another term. He said he will remain in office through the end of his term.
For many, that would have been the end of their military career, but Demma kept serving.Â
âThatâs probably my greatest accomplishment,â Demma said. âThe fact that we were able to overcome all of the health problems to continue to meet the standards that are set by the Army to continue to serve.âÂ
Now the Hudson High School graduate is retiring after more than 20 years.Â
âIâve done everything within these 21 years that I could have ever wanted to do,â Demma said. âNow itâs time to see if I can go make a difference somewhere else.âÂ
Demma first joined the Army when he was 33, after a career in law enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas.
State Sen. Sandra Williams announces campaign for Cleveland mayor
State Senator Sandra Williams
State Sen. Sandra Williams, a Democrat representing the 21st district, formally announced a campaign to become Cleveland s next mayor, according to a statement released Monday, May 3.
Williams, a Cleveland native, is serving her second term in the Ohio Senate. If elected, she would be the first Black woman to serve as Cleveland s mayor.
Williams represents parts of Cuyahoga County, including portions of Cleveland, Maple Heights and Cleveland Heights. She serves as ranking member on the following Senate committees: Energy and Public Utilities; Workforce and Higher Education; and Ways and Means.
KEYNOTES: Rotarians adapt to online setting
Rosemary Rimkus
The confines of COVID-19 have forced the Hudson Rotary Club to adapt its meetings and its aims. Organized in 1923, almost one hundred years later the Hudson service organization has swapped its weekly meetings at the Hudson Portuguese Club for bi-weekly “Zoom” meetings, and in recent years dropped its mandatory weekly attendance rules.
Hudson Town Moderator Richard Harrity, current club president, said when Covid restrictions were announced in March 2020, the club attempted outdoor meetings for a few months, “but in the Fall the weather forced us to make other plans.” At recent “Zoom” meetings, the club has hosted guest speakers Tom Gregory, who will soon succeed Tom Moses as town administrator; Police Chief Rick DiPersio and Mark O’Connell, Avidia bank president.
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