Updated: Nina Turner endorsed for Congress by 5 of greater Cleveland's 6 Black Ohio state legislators, and 4 of them are Black women....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's leaders in Black and alternative digital news.
State Rep Terrance Upchurch (D-10) of Cleveland has endorsed Shontel Brown, a Cuyahoga County councilwoman and chair of the county Democratic party who has a long list of endorsements too, and is Turner's strongest opponent out of 13 candidates running in the special Democratic congressional primary, which is Aug. 3.
Turner is a Clevelander who served as a councilwoman in Cleveland's Ward 1 before becoming a state senator, a position she held prior to serving as a surrogate for U.S. Sen Sanders of Vermont.
Her ties as a former state legislator obviously helped her win the support of Sen. Williams and the four Blacks state Reps out of greater Cleveland who say she is the best candidate to lead Ohio's 11th congressional district in Congress, among a host of others who have endorsed her too, including congress persons, mayors, unions and Black and other leaders.
Rep Robinson is a newcomer who first won election to the statehouse in 2018, unseating Republican Jim Trakas and flipping the seat from Republican control to Democratically controlled.
Brent was first elected in 2018 and is a newcomer too, and a former community activist.
“There is no other candidate as prepared and experienced as Nina Turner to lead with boldness to fight for the economy, health care, living wage jobs, and protect our growing aging population along with our children," said state Rep Brent.
State Rep Howse said that "as we work to get families back on their feet with affordable childcare, access to broadband internet, and extra protections for our seniors we can trust that Nina Turner will be our voice in Congress to secure these much needed resources. She has a proven track record of getting things done and I am proud to support her campaign.”
Rep. Boyd agreed.
“ I met Nina when I worked as a child advocate and have always known her to be a champion for lifting children out of poverty and ensuring they had the resources needed to be successful. As a former State Senator, Nina Turner knows how to deliver results, even in a majority conservative general assembly. That’s why I support her candidacy and look forward to working with her on behalf of Ohio families," Boyd said.
The special primary general election is set for Nov. 2 where the winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries will square off.
Until then, the congressional seat that Fudge vacated on March 10 to lead HUD after confirmation by the U.S. Senate will remain vacant.
Polls show that Turner is the front-runner followed by Brown, who is leading in front of former state senators Jeff Johnson and Shirley Smith, and former state Rep. John E. Barnes.
Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district includes most of Cleveland, mainly its largely Black east side, a largely Black pocket of Akron, and select suburbs of Cuyahoga County and neighboring Summit County.
The second largest of Ohio's 88 counties, Cuyahoga County includes Cleveland and is roughly 29 percent Black, and is a Democratic stronghold, which means that whoever wins the Democratic primary will likely win the general election and head to Washington, D.C.
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, associate publisher. Coleman is a Black political. legal and investigative reporter who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post in Cleveland, Ohio, and under several different editors
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