Michael Houser is chosen to replace Anthony Hairston on Cuyahoga County Council and is pictured with County Councilwoman and County Democratic Chair Shontel Brown after the Central Committee of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chose him Thursday among four candidates....Brown is the first Black woman and first Black to lead the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

Newly appointed Cuyahoga County Councilman Michael Houser poses with County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, also the chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, the party's first Black and first female chairperson

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CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio-  The Central Committee of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party on Thursday appointed Michael Houser to replace former county councilman Anthony Hairston to represent District 10 on Cuyahoga County Council.

Houser, who is Black, had a host of support, including from County Councilwoman Shontel  Brown, also the chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, the party's first Black and first female chairperson.

Hairston was elected in November to the ward 10 seat on Cleveland City Council.

District 10 includes parts of Cleveland in wards 8 and 10, and all of East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, University Heights and the village of Bratenahl.

A former candidate for state representative who worked as a special assistant to the chief of staff of County Executive Armond Budish, Houser, 26, joined his supporters, including Hairston, for a celebration at the Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles in downtown Cleveland. 

His new job as a member of the 11-member county council, a separate and distinct entity from Cleveland City Council, is part-time and pays $45,000 a year.

Other candidates seeking the district 10 county council seat vacated by Hairston were community activist Rico Dancy, Cleveland Heights Councilwoman Cheryl Stephens, who is a CEO at the East Akron neighborhood Development Corporation, and Brian Davis, the former director of the Northeast Ohio coalition for the homeless.

Houser is a native of Cleveland and holds a bachelor's degree from Kent State University and a master's of public administration from Cleveland State University.

Because Hairston vacated his county council seat two years into his four-year term it is up for grabs for this year's election, including as to Houser, if he runs for election, the primary election of which is in May and the general election in November.

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