2013 mayor's race

Streetcar bids set off a wildfire in mayor's race

Howard Wilkinson — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 04:00:00 +0000

You had to know that this $110 million streetcar project was going to run straight down the middle of this year’s Cincinnati mayor’s race.

One candidate, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, has been an ardent supporter. The other major candidate, John Cranley, has been a vocal opponent.

At the moment, though, the streetcar appears to have jumped the tracks.

Qualls, Cranley at odds over mayoral debates

Howard Wilkinson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:47:12 +0000

On the same day, mayoral candidate John Cranley proposed a debate soon over the issue of privatizing parking meters, his opponent, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, proposed a series of five post-primary debates - after council has acted on the parking issue.

Cranley, a former city council member, opposes the plan - which has yet to be formally introduced in Cincinnati City Council - while Qualls is a supporter.

Berns files as mayoral candidate, forcing a primary

Howard Wilkinson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:31:13 +0000

Libertarian Jim Berns has filed petitions to run for Cincinnati mayor, setting up what will be the first mayoral primary election in the city since 2005.

Democrats Roxanne Qualls, a former mayor and now vice mayor, and former council member John Cranley have not filed their petitions yet, but are actively campaigning and raising money and plan to file petitions by the June filing deadline.

Berns' entry into the race guarantees a primary election in the city of Cincinnati on Sept. 10; and it will be a costly one.

Sittenfeld will not run for Cincinnati Mayor

Jay Hanselman — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:07:00 +0000

Cincinnati Council Member P.G. Sittenfeld is not going to run for Mayor next year. Sittenfeld said this morning he'll seek another term on Council during the 2013 election.

He said many friends and community leaders encouraged him to consider the Mayor's race.

"I enjoy the work on Council and I do feel good about the impact I'm having there," Sittenfeld said. "And frankly I want to continue a lot of the priorities I've started."