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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.
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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.
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This is Smitherman's first campaign for a county-wide job.
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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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After the indictments of multiple Cincinnati City Council members, local voters will get the chance to weigh in on how members of council could be removed…
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Following corruption charges against three former and current Cincinnati City Council members, Vice Mayor Christoper Smitherman is proposing a "forensic…
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I can't presume to say that Cincinnati Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld's political ambitions, which burned hotter than a match until his recent indictment…
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First off, my apologies for writing about an election for Cincinnati mayor that is over 22 months away.After all, we have the small matter of deciding the…
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Cincinnati Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman says he will not run for mayor in 2021.Smitherman made the announcement in a letter posted to social media.…
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Cincinnati Vice Mayor Christopher Smitherman has resurrected his motion from last year asking that the so-called "Gang of Five" council members reimburse…