- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: President of the Hamilton County Commission and an Attorney
- I graduated from Colerain High School in 1976; from Oberlin College in 1980 and the University of Cincinnati College of Law with Honors in 1983
- National Merit [commended] scholar at Colerain; inducted into the Oberlin College Athletic Hall of Fame; and named a "Colerain Distinguished Graduate"
- I served on the Cincinnati City Council for eight years, Chairing the Law, Public Works and Intergovernmental Affairs Committees
- I served as a volunteer on the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission and the Hamilton County Community Action Agency Board
- I am the Chair of the Hamilton County Homeland Security Commission, the Solid Waste District, and the Transportation Improvement District
- I am President of the Hamilton County Family and Children First Council and Vice-Chair of the Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- We must keep the county's finances in order without raising taxes through strict budget controls, right-sizing the government and growing businesses
- We need to implement our reforms of the criminal justice system to reduce crime and recidivism, and enhance public safety
- We must focus on those improvements in transit, public health, the economy and the environment that will enhance the Quality of Life for all.
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The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area asked questions on the issues of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from Todd Portune
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- Greater Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors
- Cincinnati Firefighters Local 48
- Sierra Club
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- Summary: 2008 Plan for Growth and Opportunity
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Portune proposes "dramatic steps" to maintain County's fiscal health, improve safety and quality of life
- SORTA: A regional system needs to be planned by all who use it
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As published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, June 22, 2008
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