David Mann

Dem dilemna: 10 candidates, only nine council seats

Howard Wilkinson — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:43:03 +0000

Now that the Cincinnati Democratic Committee has endorsed 10 Cincinnati City Council candidates, the trick for the party will be to let loyal Democrats know that they can only vote for nine of them.

“Yes, we need to develop a message on that,’’ said Hamilton County Democratic Party chairman Tim Burke said. “And, yes, it is a highly unusual situation.”

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David Mann looking for endorsement

Maryanne Zeleznik — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:05:47 +0000

WVXU political reporter Howard Wilkinson talks about why Cincinnati Council Candidate David Mann is asking the Cincinnati Democratic committee again for an endorsement. He'll also talk about Mitch McConnell fighting for his Senate seat in Kentucky.

Mann to Dems: Reconsider me for endorsement

Howard Wilkinson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:43:29 +0000

Former Cincinnati mayor and congressman David Mann was snubbed by the Cincinnati Democratic Committee's nominating committee for an endorsement of his city council campaign, but he is not taking it lying down.

Mann sent a letter Friday to the full membership of the Cincinnati Democratic Committee (CDC), which will meet Saturday, May 4th at the Letter Carriers Hall in Northside to vote on the nominating committee's recommendations.

No Mann on recommended Democratic council slate

Howard Wilkinson — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:02:07 +0000

The Democratic Party's nominating committee has recommended a slate of nine Cincinnati City Council candidates that does not include a former mayor and councilman - David Mann - who is running again 21 years after leaving council.

Judge replaces Mann as co-leader of "Beyond Civility"

Howard Wilkinson — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:36:01 +0000

Now that Democrat David Mann is a declared candidate for Cincinnati City Council, he has stepped down as co-convener of Beyond Civility, a project aimed at promoting more civil discourse and understanding among people of different political views.

Mann will be replaced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black, who was appointed to the federal bench in 2010 by President Obama.

Black joins U.S. District Court Judge Sandra Beckwith, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush, as co-convener of the organization.