Sharon Coolidge

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Grasha |Sharon Coolidge

Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who was convicted on federal bribery and extortion charges, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump. Sittenfeld had been held in a federal prison in Ashland, Kentucky, where he was serving a 16-month sentence on federal corruption charges before he was released pending an appeal that was ultimately denied. It was a stunning fall from grace for the popular and charismatic politician who was on track to be Cincinnati's next mayor.

1 month ago | cincinnati.com | Kevin Grasha |Sharon Coolidge

Former Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld, who was convicted on federal bribery and extortion charges, has been pardoned by President Donald Trump. Sittenfeld had been held in a federal prison in Ashland, Kentucky, where he was serving a 16-month sentence on federal corruption charges before he was released pending an appeal that was ultimately denied. It was a stunning fall from grace for the popular and charismatic politician who was on track to be Cincinnati's next mayor.

2 months ago | newarkadvocate.com | Sharon Coolidge

Jim Tressel has been a football coach and an advocate for education for years, which is how he first met Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. Their relationship dates to when Tressel was president of Youngstown State University and DeWine was Ohio attorney general. So, on Feb. 1 when Tressel was in Berea, Ohio, for a Baldwin Wallace Board of Trustees meeting and DeWine called and said he was in the area and asked if he stop by, Tressel assumed they'd talk education.

Mar 7, 2025 | cincinnati.com | Sharon Coolidge

Democrat Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval officially kicked off his re-election campaign Tuesday before a group of enthusiastic Democrats, touting the city's growth and offering a hint of what the 2025 mayor's race might look like. None of President Donald Trump's "petty and transactional" leadership, he said. The crowd enthusiastically agreed, applauding.

Feb 20, 2025 | cincinnati.com | Sharon Coolidge

With just a few hours until the filing deadline, three people have filed to run for mayor of Cincinnati – current Democratic Mayor Aftab Pureval and Republicans Cory Bowman and Brian Frank. The deadline to file is today at 4 p.m.It's too soon to know who will be on the ballot. The candidates need 500 signatures from registered Cincinnati voters, an amount all three men collected. Pureval filed 968 signatures; Bowman; 757; and Frank, 1043, according to Hamilton County Board of Elections officials.