Earlier this year, U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge − the Warrensville Heights Democrat who represented Ohio's 11th District since 2008 − was confirmed as the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The vacancy allows voters to choose a new representative in special elections slated for August 3 and November 2.
District 11 is one of two majority-minority Ohio districts protected under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It encompasses much of Cleveland, its eastern suburbs, a western portion of Akron, and about 30 cities.
Join us for a 90-minute virtual debate as the Democratic candidates for District 11 explain their platforms and differences, and why they deserve your vote.
John E. Barnes, Jr.
Former Member, House of Representative, Ohio's 12th District
Shontel Brown
Chair, Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, and District 9 Representative, Cuyahoga County Council
Seth Corey, M.D., MPH
Pediatric Hematologist & Oncologist
Jeff Johnson
Court Administrator, Cleveland Housing Court
Will Knight
Activist
Tariq K. Shabazz
Veteran, U.S. Navy
Shirley Smith
Former State Senator, Ohio's 21st District
Nina Turner
Former State Senator, Ohio's 25th District
M.L. Schultze
Reporter and Retired Digital Editor, 89.7 WKSU
