Political Leaders
The 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation has garnered a huge level of support from the region and community at large. Through a joint collaboration with Cleveland Log Cabin Republicans, Stonewall Democrats and Equality Ohio, current and former elected officials and current candidates for office have a unique way to get involved with the 2014 Gay Games.
For more information or if you’re interested in getting involved, please contact Alana Jochum, Northeast Ohio Coordinator for Equality Ohio at 716.397.1867 or alana@equalityohio.org.
A special thank you to our host political leaders:
Ed Fitzgerald
Cuyahoga County Executive
Frank Jackson
Mayor of Cleveland
Kevin Kelley
Cleveland City Council President, Ward 13
Garry Moneypenney
Akron City Council President, Ward 10
Donald Plusquellic
Mayor of Akron
Russel Pry
Summit County Executive
2014 Gay Games Political Leaders:
Nickie Antonio
State Representative, District 13
Hon. Patricia Ann Blackmon
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Boles
Fiscal Officer, Chagrin Falls Township
Janine Boyd
Candidate, State Representative, District 9
Hon. Mary J. Boyle
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Anthony Brancatelli
Cleveland City Council, Ward 12
Sean Brennan
Parma City Council President
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate, Ohio
Terry J. Brown
Franklin County Recorder
Tim Brown
State Representative, District 3
William Buckholtz
Mayfield Village Council President, Ward 4
Armond Budish
State Representative, District 89
Mike Byrne
Mayor of Parma Heights
John Patrick Carney
Candidate for Ohio Auditor of State
Hon. Leslie Ann Celebrezze
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations
Nick Celebrezze
State Representative, District 15
Joseph Cicero
Mayor of Lyndhurst
Joe Cimperman
Cleveland City Council, Ward 3
Phyllis Cleveland
Cleveland City Council, Ward 5
Kathleen Clyde
State Representative, District 75
Hon. Janet Rath Colaluca
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations
Frank Comunale
Summit County Council, District 4
Yvonne M. Conwell
Cuyahoga County Council, District 7
Jeff Coryell
Cleveland Heights City Council
Tim Crawford
Summit County Council, District 7
Brian Cummins
Cleveland City Council, Ward 14
Timothy J. DeGeeter
Mayor of Parma
Ann Marie Donegan
Mayor of Olmsted Falls
Mary Dunbar
Cleveland Heights City Council
Trevor Elkins
Mayor of Newburg Heights
Rev. Dr. Jon M. Fancher
Board of Education Member, Rocky River City School
Pastor, Rocky River Presbyterian Church
Ed Fitzgerald
Cuyahoga County Executive
Anthony Fossaceca
Candidate, State Representative, District 6
Lawrence Frankel
Gates Mills City Council
Hon. Stuart Friedman
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Marcia Fudge
U.S. Representative, 11th District of Ohio
Jeff Fusco
Akron City Council, At Large
Hon. Eileen A. Gallagher
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Hon. Eileen T. Gallagher
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Michael Gallagher
Cuyahoga County Council, District 5
Shannon Gallagher
Candidate, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge
Marty Gelfand
South Euclid City Council
Martin S. Horwitz
Beachwood City Council
Frank Jackson
Mayor of Cleveland
Toni Jones
Maple Heights City Council, District 2
Marcy Kaptur
U.S. Representative, 9th District of Ohio
Kevin Kelley
Cleveland City Council President, Ward 13
Hon. Mary Eileen Kilbane
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Stan Koci
Mayor of City of Bedford
Sandra Kurt
Summit County Council, At Large
Joseph Lanese
Candidate, State Representative, District 76
Frank LaRose
State Senator, District 27
Paul Marnecheck
North Royalton City Council, Ward 4
Hon. Timothy McCormack
Judge, Eighth District Court of Appeals
Matthew A. McMonagle
Candidate, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge
Sherrie Miday
Candidate, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge
Dale Miller
Cuyahoga County Council, District 2
Mamie Mitchell
Cleveland City Council, Ward 6
Garry Moneypenney
Akron City Council President, Ward 10
Linda F.R. Omobien
Akron City Council, At Large
Susan D. Pardee
University Heights City Council
James Pasch
Beachwood City Council
Donald Plusquellic
Mayor of Akron
Paula Prentice
Summit County Council, District 8
Russell Pry
Summit County Executive
Chris Redfern
State Representative, District 89
Hon. Denise N. Rini
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Bill Ritter
Candidate, Cleveland City Council, Ward 16
Hon. Nancy Margaret Russo
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Tim Ryan
U.S. Representative, 13th District of Ohio
Jack Schron
Cuyahoga County Council, District 6
Ilene Shapiro
Summit County Council, At Large
Michael J. Skindell
State Senator, District 23
Michael R. Sliwinski
Candidate, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge, Probate Division
Hon. Melody J. Stewart
Judge, Eight District Court of Appeals
Michael Summers
Mayor of Lakewood
Hon. Kathleen Ann Sutula
Judge, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas
Hon. Joan Synenberg
Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
Mark Szabo
Candidate, Cuyahoga County Council, District 1
David L. Tadych
Bay Village Council, Ward 1
Nina Turner
Candidate for Ohio Secretary of State
Michael Wager
Candidate for U.S. Representative, Ohio's 14th Congressional District
Dennis Wilcox
Mayor, Cleveland Heights
Anne Williams
Shaker Heights City Council
Sandra Williams
State Representative, District 11; Candidate for Senator, District 21
Melissa Yasinow
Cleveland Heights City Council
Kenny Yuko
Candidate, State Senate, District 25
Jill Miller Zimon
Former Councilwoman, Pepper Pike City Council
Matt Zone
Cleveland City Council, Ward 15