June 29, 2022
Covering Third Parties and Independent Candidates Since 2008
From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer:
CLEVELAND, Ohio — David Ellison helped the Green Party reach a milestone last week by running unopposed in the primary for Cuyahoga County executive.
The architect from Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood gave the political party its first candidate for countywide office after it struggled for years to gain ballot access.
Green Party candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive David Ellison recently led a protest, also attended by Green candidate for County Council Alan Crossman and a Democratic candidate, calling for the resignation of the county’s auditor. The auditor, Frank Russo, is currently being investigated by federal officials in a corruption probe. … Read more ...
Read the full thing here. Sent to contact.ipr@gmail.com by Vaughn Stull:
David Ellison, a Cleveland architect running for the Green Party, opposed the county charter that created the executive position. Ellison said he thought the executive structure was too hierarchical, but he later decided to run for the job.