/news/tags/lee-weingart Lee Weingart en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:16:04 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-08/chris-ronayne-maintains-democrats-hold-on-cuyahoga-county-executive-seat County Executive-elect Chris Ronayne has a long history in local politics, including stints as chief of staff for former Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell and president of University Circle, Inc. Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:16:04 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-08/chris-ronayne-maintains-democrats-hold-on-cuyahoga-county-executive-seat Matthew Richmond, Conor Morris /news/education/2022-11-03/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidates-discuss-their-education-policies Education hasn’t been widely discussed during recent candidate forums for Cuyahoga County executive candidates, but the county does play a significant role in funding and running some programs around education, workforce development and pre-kindergarten learning. The two executive candidates give their thoughts on education policy. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/education/2022-11-03/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidates-discuss-their-education-policies Conor Morris /news/government-politics/2022-11-02/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidates-lee-weingart-and-chris-ronayne-largely-agree-on-jails-future Both Ronayne and Weingart want to bring down jail population dramatically and reuse one of the existing jail buildings. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:27:14 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-02/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidates-lee-weingart-and-chris-ronayne-largely-agree-on-jails-future Matthew Richmond /news/government-politics/2022-12-01/lee-weingart-hopes-to-become-cuyahoga-countys-first-republican-county-executive Lee Weingart is making a big bet this election season: that Cuyahoga County – which often overwhelmingly votes blue – will elect its first Republican County Executive. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:12:36 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-12-01/lee-weingart-hopes-to-become-cuyahoga-countys-first-republican-county-executive Conor Morris /news/government-politics/2022-11-01/democrat-chris-ronayne-makes-his-bid-to-be-the-next-cuyahoga-county-executive Cuyahoga County residents will vote for a new County Executive next month. Republican Lee Weingart is facing off against Democrat Chris Ronayne. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ is profiling both candidates ahead of the election, and recently caught up with Ronayne on the campaign trail. Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-01/democrat-chris-ronayne-makes-his-bid-to-be-the-next-cuyahoga-county-executive Ida Lieszkovszky /news/government-politics/2022-09-20/weingart-ronayne-work-to-draw-distinctions-in-cuyahoga-county-executive-debate Democratic candidate Chris Ronayne and Republican hopeful Lee Weingart met at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel at noon, answering questions from county residents in a conversation moderated by ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 22:22:54 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-09-20/weingart-ronayne-work-to-draw-distinctions-in-cuyahoga-county-executive-debate Nick Castele /news/community/2022-07-08/morning-headlines-downtown-akron-under-curfew-again-and-more The Akron curfew was reinstated Thursday night in anticipation of ongoing protests over the weekend; Community activists are speaking out about Akron police responding with unwarranted aggression to peaceful protesters; and more stories. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 15:39:21 GMT /news/community/2022-07-08/morning-headlines-downtown-akron-under-curfew-again-and-more Amy Eddings, Jay Shah /news/government-politics/2022-07-07/gop-cuyahoga-county-executive-hopeful-lee-weingart-endorsed-by-democratic-former-councilman Basheer Jones, a former Cleveland City Council member and 2021 mayoral candidate, announced his support for Weingart on Thursday on a street corner in Hough, the neighborhood he once represented on council. Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:25:44 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-07-07/gop-cuyahoga-county-executive-hopeful-lee-weingart-endorsed-by-democratic-former-councilman Nick Castele /news/government-politics/2022-02-03/lee-weingart-aims-to-be-the-first-republican-elected-cuyahoga-county-executive There have been three elections for Cuyahoga County executive since voters overhauled county government more than a dozen years ago. No Republican has won. Lee Weingart is hoping to become the first. He’s been running for county executive for a year already, raising money and building connections. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:16:47 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-02-03/lee-weingart-aims-to-be-the-first-republican-elected-cuyahoga-county-executive Nick Castele /news/government-politics/2022-02-01/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidate-war-chests-approach-half-a-million-dollars Two candidates for Cuyahoga County executive are each beginning their election year with more than $400,000 on hand in what will likely become a million-dollar race to lead county government. Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:29:06 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-02-01/cuyahoga-county-executive-candidate-war-chests-approach-half-a-million-dollars Nick Castele