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Endorsed Candidates

The Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) Action Fund endorses candidates and ballot initiatives that represent the environmental values of Ohio communities. Our endorsements have a record of taking action to ensure safe air, clean water, and protection of Ohio's great outdoors.

Please use this tool to view endorsed candidates and find out more about them before you vote. You can view all candidates or filter by region, city, or office level. Then, be sure to vote for these candidates on your ballot on or before the upcoming election!

Be sure to check out OEC Action Fund endorsed park levies and ballot issues as well.

Candidates

Basia Adamczak

for Youngstown City Council Ward 7

Nabila Babar

for Deerfield Township Trustee

Lauren Bacans-Grounds

for Perrysburg Township Township Trustee

Nick Bankston

for Columbus City Council District 5

Lourdes Barroso de Padilla

for Columbus City Council District 8

Jonathan Bartell

for University Heights City Council At-Large

Joe Begeny

for Reynoldsburg Mayor

William Bell

for Harlem Township Trustee

Joy Bennett

for Mason City Council At-Large

Greg Betts

for Hilliard City Council At-Large

Michael Bird

for Hudson City Council Ward 4

Annette Blackwell

for Maple Heights Mayor

Merisa Bowers

for Gahanna City Council At-Large

Steve Browne

for Gahanna Mayor

Pete Bucher

for Worthington City Council At-Large

Beth Clodfelter

for Athens City Council At-Large

Emily Cole

for Hilliard City Council At-Large

Chris ColoĢn

for Liberty Township Trustee

Jeff Cramerding

for Cincinnati City Council

Nancy Day-Achauer

for Columbus City Council District 2

Rob Dorans

for Columbus City Council District 3

Rachel Dorothy

for Worthington City Council At-Large

Shayla Favor

for Columbus City Council District 7

Meghan George

for Lakewood Mayor

Andrew Ginther

for Columbus Mayor

Patricia Goetz

for Hudson City Council Ward 1

Ross Goldsmith

for Gahanna City Council At-Large

Melissa Green

for Columbus City Council District 5

Shannon Hardin

for Columbus City Council District 9

Theresa Harper Kolodzik

for Colerain Township Trustee

Reggie Harris

for Cincinnati City Council

Kyle Herman

for Stow City Council At-Large

Matt Hildebrand

for Beachwood City Council At-Large

Erin Hill

for Reynoldsburg City Council Ward 4

John Hobbs III

for Toledo City Council District 1

Denise Holt

for Forest Park City Council At-Large

Kirsten Holzheimer Gail

for Euclid Mayor

Mark Jeffreys

for Cincinnati City Council

Scotty Johnson

for Cincinnati City Council

Leslie Joiner

for Delaware City Council Ward 2

Jamille Jones

for Gahanna City Council At-Large

Matt Joseph

for Dayton City Commissioner At-Large

Heather Karr

for Powell City Council At-Large

Liz Keating

for Cincinnati City Council

Ben Kessler

for Mayor of Bexley

Brittney Klockowski

for Weston Village Council At-Large

Nicole Klungle

for St. Bernard Village Council At-Large

Gail Larson

for Cleveland Heights City Council At-Large

Meredith Lawson-Rowe

for Reynoldsburg City Council President

Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney

for Cincinnati City Council

Amy Lloyd

for Worthington City Council At-Large

Dave Long

for Bay Village City Council Ward 1

Victoria Maddox

for Bellefontaine City Council At-Large

Shammas Malik

for Mayor of Akron

Micah Maliskas

for University Heights City Council At-Large

Catherine Cercone Miller

for Struthers Mayor

Connor Moreton

for St. Bernard City Council At-Large

Heidi Munc

for Upper Arlington City Council At-Large

Julius Oliver

for Youngstown City Council Ward 1

Meeka Owens

for Cincinnati City Council

Victoria Parks

for Cincinnati City Council

Steve Patterson

for Athens Mayor

Jim Petras

for Cleveland Heights City Council At-Large

Honeya Price

for Warren City Council Ward 6

Emmanuel Remy

for Columbus City Council District 4

Chris Shaw

for Dayton City Commissioner At-Large

Damon Sherry

for Bowling Green City Council Ward 1

Meg Ryan Shockey

for Brooklyn Mayor

Danielle Shoykhet

for Beachwood City Council At-Large

Dr. Alicia Sloan

for University Heights City Council At-Large

Tim Steinhelfer

for Bellefontaine Mayor

Shanette Strickland

for Reynoldsburg City Council Ward 1

Reginald Sylvester

for Forest Park City Council At-Large

Hallie Turnberrez

for University Heights City Council At-Large

Samantha Turner

for Youngstown City Council Ward 3

Cynthia Vermillion

for Hilliard City Council At-Large

Seth Walsh

for Cincinnati City Council

Chandler White

for Delaware City Council Ward 4

Candace Winterbauer

for Norwood City Council Ward 2

Christopher Wyche

for Columbus City Council District 1

Park Levies & Ballot Issues

Building Cincinnati's Future

Issue 22

This ballot measure would authorize the sale of the Cincinnati Southern Railway to Norfolk Southern, generating $1.6 billion for Cincinnati that would be placed in a trust to fund sustainability programs, including water infrastructure improvements and landslide prevention.

Grandview for Clean Energy

Issue 23

This ballot measure would establish a community choice aggregation program in Grandview Heights, allowing residents to choose their electricity provider and switch to 100% renewable energy.

Citizens for Darke County Parks

Issue 9

Issue 9 in Darke County would be a renewal of a $500,000 park levy (no new tax) that would fund the maintenance and upkeep of 15 parks throughout the county.