Christopher Smitherman

Former Cincinnati Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman and Gayle Mattson with Hospice of Cincinnati discuss end of life care.

Commission President Stephanie Summerow Dumas withstood challenges Tuesday from former Cincinnati Council Member Christopher Smitherman and Republican Matt O'Neill to hold onto her seat on Hamilton County Commission.

We ask the candidates about the Bengals stadium deal, the proposal to cap Fort Washington Way and how the city and the county can work better together.

Christopher Smitherman has carved out a reputation as a fiscally conservative, law-and-order candidate, which seems like a natural fit for a Republican Party endorsement. Except for one little problem: There's already a Republican candidate for the commission seat on the primary ballot.

Independent Christopher Smitherman and Democrats David Mann, Chris Seelbach and Wendell Young served together on council for the last eight years, although each held office for at least a decade. The last four years in particular have been marked by public bickering, lawsuits, corruption and the global pandemic.

This is Smitherman's first campaign for a county-wide job.

Cincinnati voters overwhelmingly approved a pair of charter amendments related to corruption on City Council. Issues 1 and 2 each got more than 75%…

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