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. Ideastream is profiling both candidates ahead of the election, and recently caught up with Ronayne on the campaign trail.

Cuyahoga voters will elect a new county executive on Nov. 8. The two candidates, Republican Lee Weingart and Democrat Chris Ronayne, have differing stances on mobility and public transit.

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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.

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Tariq K. Shabazz has run twice for Congress. Now, he’s competing in the Democratic primary for Cuyahoga County executive. Shabazz is running on a platform of criminal justice reform, cybersecurity and aid to those in economic need.

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.

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.

Smith is the only woman in the race to lead Cuyahoga County government. Also seeking the office are Chris Ronayne and Tariq K. Shabazz, both Democrats, and Republican Lee Weingart.

More than 20 years ago, when Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jane Campbell was running for mayor of Cleveland, she hired a 32-year-old county planner and executive assistant named Chris Ronayne to manage her campaign.