Endorsements and supporters for Councilman Brian Cummins - Ward Re-Election Campaign 2017




Endorsement quotes, support videos and media coverage




PLAIN DEALER ENDORSEMENTS:

By Editorial Board, The Plain Dealer | Cleveland.com, October 1, 2017
Excerpt:

"Brian Cummins... a strong and effective leader in the ward and longtime backer of the promising La Villa Hispana project. He should be the voters' choice Nov. 7."

By Editorial Board, The Plain Dealer | Cleveland.com, September 8, 2017
Excerpt:

"Bottom line: The serious and committed Brian Cummins wins our endorsement"


MEDIA COVERAGE:

By Sam Allard on Thu, Oct 26, 2017

Excerpts:

“There are two main forces backing Santana: the region's Latino leadership and [Democratic ] Ward Leader Rick Nagin and Ward President [and Campaign Manager] DianeMorgan. 
For these forces, Santana is thought to be the means to two very different ends...“

“Ward Club...Nagin... propped up the dummy candidate Kyle Cassidy 
[a Republican]... Diane Morgan was an early candidate in the current election cycle herself, but dropped out by late 2016... For Nagin and Morgan, the ends are merely removing Cummins from power. Both are virulently opposed [to Cummins] for political and personal reasons.”

“The Latino Connection: *Medina... was summoned to a meeting with Juan Molina Crespo, the Executive Director of the Hispanic Alliance... If Medina wanted the support of the...Alliance (and by extension, the rest of the region's Latino leadership) he would have to agree to weekly meetings to keep Crespo abreast of his campaign "and to ensure that the Latino agenda was being met.” Medina balked... said... [Crespo] wants infuence.  He wants someone he can control.



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Omar Medina, a pastor who resigned as a Catholic Charities case manager to campaign, said he decided to support Cummins over his November opponent, Jasmin Santana, because Cummins has the best chance of addressing key neighborhood issues, like safety and economic development. 


Cleveland's Ward 14 council race shows how rough city politics can get. By, By Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com, August 31, 2017

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The race for Cleveland's Ward 14 City Council seat is shaping up to be among the city's most contentious. 

Through the course of the race, candidates or their supporters have filed a criminal complaint, challenged the voter eligibility of a candidate's family members, publicized past legal issues, successfully pressured one candidate to step down from her job and alleged that another candidate -- with the help of his uncle, a sitting councilman from another ward -- is a "ghost candidate" meant to split off votes. The race is tinged with old score settling of past political grudges...



CLEVELAND, Ohio - Councilman Brian Cummins has asked the Cuyahoga County prosecutor to consider criminal charges against one of his primary opponents and some of the opponent's supporters, contending they violated Ohio election laws...


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