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CLEVELAND, Ohio-On Oct. 11, 2025, the Carl Stokes Brigade, a Cleveland grassroots activist group named for the late Carl B. Stokes, the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city, held its endorsement proceedings and announced its slate of endorsed candidates for early voting and election day on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, as follows:
- Elect Magistrate TJ Dow - Cleveland Municipal Judge
- Elect In Son J. Loving - Cleveland Municipal Judge
- Elect Nikki McGowan - Cleveland Municipal Judge
- Elect Cheryl Wiltshire - Cleveland Housing Court Judge
- Elect Sandra Morgan - East Cleveland Mayor
- Elect - Shirley Merritt - Maple Heights City Council, Ward 5, District 5
- Elect Mohammad Faraj - Cleveland City Council (New) Ward 7
- Elect Ras A. Olugbenga - Cleveland City Council, Ward 3 ( Write In Candidate)
- Re-Elect Joe Jones - Cleveland City Councilmember, Ward 1
- Re-Elect Kevin Conwell - Cleveland City Councilmember, Ward 9
- Elect Michael Polensek - Cleveland City Councilmember, 10
- Re-Elect - Danielle M. Turner Birch - Bedford City School District Board of Education (OH
Candidates were required to attend the Oct. 11 endorsement meeting to be considered for an endorsement. Voting is a fundamental right and a powerful tool for change. The Carl Stokes Brigade urges every eligible voter to vote
By Delores Gray Ford, President, Carl Stokes Brigade
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