Cuyahoga County Democratic Party endorses Armond Budish for county executive, Williams and Yuko for Ohio senate to replace state Sens. Smith and Turner, Boyd endorsed to replace her mother, state Rep. Barbara Boyd, Cleveland Judge Anita Laster Mays wins endorsement for state appeals court, most incumbents get endorsed including Congresswoman Fudge, County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell and Appellate Judges Blackmon and Jones, Congresswoman Kaptur also endorsed, state Reps Barnes and Patmon also seeking re-election
From left: State Senator Shirley Smith (D-21), State Representative Armond Budish (D-8), fired former Cuyahoga County sheriff Bob Reid, and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald. Smith, Budish and Reid are vying for the Democratic nomination for county executive this year and FitzGerald is the Democratic frontrunner for this year's gubernatorial race for Ohio governor By Kathy Wray Coleman, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. (Kathy Wray Coleman is a 20-year investigative and political journalist and legal reporter who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press) ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) / ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- The executive committee of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party on Saturday did endorsements for the May 6 Democratic primary el...