Nan Whaley

In a phone interview this week, Whaley made it clear how she plans to introduce herself to people in places like Cleveland, Toledo, Steubenville and Coshocton. "I am from the middle class,'' Whaley said. "I am not a millionaire."

If politics is, in part, entertainment where the stakes are rather high, the contest between Whaley and Cranley – two political allies and personal friends – may be great fun for political junkies to watch.Or not.

We're getting a better look at how the campaign to be Ohio governor is shaping up in the early days of the 2022 race. The gubernatorial candidates filed...

Looking at it from the outside, the early stages of the Battle of the Mayors – Nan Whaley of Dayton and John Cranley of Cincinnati – for the 2022 Ohio…

Well, this could be awkward.Two long-time friends and political allies, two Democratic mayors of neighboring cities, running against each other for the…

Nan Whaley, the Democratic mayor of Dayton, has announced she's running for governor in 2022. Whaley has gained statewide and national attention for her...

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley has probably been asked the question 1,000 times since the 45-year-old Democrat announced in January that she won't run for a…

He's really doing it this time.Tim Ryan, the longtime Democratic congressman from the Mahoning Valley, will run for the U.S. Senate in 2022.This comes…

If you are going to take on an incumbent elected official, it helps to have a fire in your belly and a score to settle with your opponent.Dayton Mayor Nan…

Last week, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley addressed the topic of police reform in the city by introducing the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Police Reform and…