League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Council Member; City of Cincinnati Voter Information 2 Year Term. Salary: $65,699.56 a charter city

Candidates (Vote for 9) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Roxanne Qualls 37,275 votes 8.43% Occupation: Vice Mayor and Realtor Council member -2007 to present Mayor - 1993-1999 (council member 1991-1999) Master of Public Administration Harvard 2002 Director Cincinnati Ohio Citizen Action 1985-1991 Executive Director Women Helping Women Director Northern Kentucky Rape Crisis Center Priorities: Improving the quality of life in all Cincinnati neighborhoods Investing in jobs and residential development to make Cincinnati's local economy globally competitive Equitably and responsibly managing public resources P.G. Sittenfeld 30,474 votes 6.89% Occupation: Assistant Director, The Community Learning Center Institute Citizens on Patrol Member Former Cincinnati Enquirer Community Columnist United Way Annual Campaign Division Co-Chair Board Member at the Freestore Foodbank Princeton University, B.A. Oxford University for Graduate Studies on a Marshall Scholarship, M.A. Priorities: Achieve a balanced budget Create an environment conducive to job creation and economic development Ensure a quality of life that halts our city's population loss Wendell Young 29,067 votes 6.57% Occupation: Cincinnati City Councilmember Cincinnati Police Sergeant: 1967-1992 Cincinnati Assistant Director of HR/EEO Officer: 1992-1999 Assistant to the Police Academy Commander: 1999-2000 Diversity Manager & Training Institute Director/MSD of Greater Cincinnati: 2000-2005 High School Teacher, Aiken High School: 2007-2009 Former President: The Sentinel Police Association, Cincinnati Branch NAACP, Cincinnati Chapter National Forum for Black Public Admin (two-time) Priorities: Neighborhood and Job Development Improving City Services and Public Safety Good Government and Fiscal Reform Cecil Thomas 28,892 votes 6.53% Occupation: Council Member (Ret.) Police Officer, Cincinnati Police Department (Former) Executive Director, Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (Former) President, Sentinel Police Association Lifetime Member, Fraternal Order of Police Three-Term Member, Cincinnati City Council Law Enforcement Technology Degree, University of Cincinnati Priorities: Public Safety Employment (through Education and Economic Development) Green Environment Charlie Winburn 28,829 votes 6.52% Occupation: Cincinnati City Councilmember Bachelors Degree from University of Cincinnati in Urban Management Masters Degree from University of Cincinnati in Social Foundations of Education Previously served 7 years on Cincinnati City Council Served 6 years on Ohio Civil Rights Commission Certificate in Authentic Leadership Development from Harvard Business School Executive Pastor of Renew Community Church Priorities: Job Creation and Economic Vitality Business Retention and Recruitment/Small Business Development Right-Size Government Laure Quinlivan 27,422 votes 6.20% Occupation: Small Business Owner, Video Production Chair, Mayor's Green Steering Committee Chair, Quality of Life Committee, City Council Peabody Award Winning I-Team Reporter, WCPO-TV 1995-2007 Wife & Mother, with children in Cincinnati Public Schools Miami University, Oxford, OH Graduate Member of Mt. Lookout & Columbia Tusculum Community Councils Priorities: Create Jobs Help Neighborhoods Streamline Government Yvette Renee Simpson 27,204 votes 6.15% Occupation: Attorney/College Administrator Director, Pre-Law Program, Miami University J.D., University of Cincinnati College of Law B.A. & B.S. Miami University YWCA Rising Star and Board Member Business Courier, Forty Under 40 Urban League Board Member Priorities: Promoting and Developing Neighborhoods Economic and Business Development (Job Creation) Efficient and Effective Government Christopher E. C. Smitherman 23,760 votes 5.37% Occupation: Financial Planner The School for Creative and Performing Arts The Ohio State University Degree in Criminal Justice Bowling Green State University MA Priorities: Balance Budget Police and Fire Cincinnati Pension Fund Chris Seelbach 23,484 votes 5.31% Occupation: CFO & VP, The Seidewitz Group Graduate of Xavier University & University of Dayton Law School Former campaign manager and City Hall staffer for Vice Mayor David Crowley Leader in the effort to repeal Article XII from Cincinnati's City Charter Homeowner and active community member of Over-the-Rhine Priorities: Reversing Population Loss & Creating Jobs Investing in Neighborhood Business Districts Repairing & Revitalizing Our Transportation Infrastructure Chris Bortz 22,044 votes 4.98% Occupation: Councilmember Real Estate Developer/Attorney Chair, Planning Partnership Board member, Breakthrough Collaborative Board of Trustees, Cincinnati Country Day School Board Memeber, JCRC Priorities: Economic Development Regional Cooperation/Consolidation Schoalrship Program Kevin Flynn 21,828 votes 4.94% Occupation: Attorney UC Law School Professor Chairman of the Board - Drake Center LaSalle High & McAuley High Boards Variety of other Charitable Boards Member, Citizens on Patrol Member, Task Force on Reform of County Government Priorities: Budget - To Protect the Safety of the Public Budget - To Preserve Our Neighborhoods and Stop Blight Budget - To Promote Job Growth and Economic Development Amy Murray 21,433 votes 4.85% Occupation: Cincinnati City Councilwoman/Small Business Owner Business Owner - The Japan Consulting Group Procter and Gamble - 14 years Global Customer Business Development (1986-2000) Hyde Park Neighborhood Council - Past President BA in Economics - Arizona State University Priorities: Economic Development - keep existing companies and attract new businesses Public Safety - keeping our streets and neighborhoods safe Advocate for the taxpayer - lower taxes and reasonable spending Leslie Ghiz 20,719 votes 4.68% Occupation: Attorney Neighborhood: North Avondale Education: Juris Doctorate Started own law firm, Ghiz Law, LLC Former Chief Labor Negotiator for the City 2005 Business Courier Forty Under Forty Class Priorities: Creating a safer Cincinnati in which to live and work by reducing the crime rate and enhancing public safety forces Increasing our quality of life by creating and retaining jobs and supporting business growth Bringing fiscal solvency to Cincinnati and serving the important role as watchdog for how our tax dollars are spent Wayne Lippert 18,397 votes 4.16% Occupation: Principal, Financial Advisory Services, Truepoint, Inc. Principal of Truepoint Inc, a fee-only, wealth advisory firm Vice President, SoundView Technology Group, Old Greenwich, CT Legislative Assistant to U.S. Representative Rob Portman, Washington DC Master of Business Administration in Finance from the Kogod School of Business at The American University Certified Financial Planner Priorities: Structurally balancing our budget Creating and retaining jobs in our city Keeping our streets safe Jason P Riveiro 18,174 votes 4.11% Occupation: Publisher MBA, Xavier University, expected 2013 BA, University of St. Thomas, 2004 Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) Board Cincinnati Human Relations Commission (CHRC) NAACP Freedom Fighter Award Top 40 Under 40, Business Courier Priorities: Small/Start Up Business Growth Eliminating Blight Steer council's focus to more legislative efforts and less executive branch responsibilities Mike Allen 16,598 votes 3.75% Occupation: Criminal Defense Attorney Hamilton County Prosecutor Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge UC/City of Cincinnati Police Officer Captain, US Army Reserve, JAG Talbert House Advisory Board (current) Legal Analyst, WXIX-TV, WLW-AM Priorities: Public Safety Budget Sanity Economic Development Nicholas Hollan 14,628 votes 3.31% Occupation: Owner, Valley Dental LLC Small business owner Founding Board Member, Westwood Works Board Member, Invest In Neighborhoods Priorities: Committed to creating a responsible budget Focused on promoting public safety Neighborhood revitalization through human services Catherine Smith Mills 13,513 votes 3.06% Occupation: Strategic Development and Purchasing, Mills Fence Company MPA, Public Policy and Non-Profit Management BA, International Affairs Forty Under 40, Class of 2011 Hamilton County Elderly Services Board Member Cincinnatus Association Member Mt. Lookout Community Council Member Priorities: Mills Means Jobs: Job Creation, Retention & Economic Development Fixing the Budget with Common Sense, Fiscal Values Safe and Clean Streets with Input from Citizens Who Live There Patricia A. "Pat" McCollum 6,180 votes 1.40% Occupation: Licensed Social Worker Master Degree- Community Health Planning and Administration Certified Clinical Criminal Justice Specialist Certified Counselor Vice President Greater Cincinnati Chapter Of Black Social Workers Regional Coordinator for Parent Advocate Connection Adjunct Professor U. C. and Union Institute and University Priorities: Health and Safety of children and seniors Revitalization of the City of Cincinnati through job creation and neighborhood development Job retention and benefits Kathy Atkinson 5,012 votes 1.13% Occupation: Education Program Director B.S. Psychology, Wright State University Walnut Hills Area Council, Board President Walnut Hills Business Group, Executive Committee Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network Hard2Hire Network Center for Progressive Leadership, 2009 Fellow Priorities: Balancing City budget while ensuring the delivery of a full range of quality services that makes Cincinnati a liveable city Job growth and economic recovery City-wide though business growth/expansion/attraction Repopulating the City Jacqueline Allen 4,555 votes 1.03% Sandra Queen Noble 2,726 votes 0.62% Occupation: Law Enforcement Officer (Security) jim crow education K thru 12 PhD: Poor hungry and Dangerous. (GED) Political Rapper: Sander Dangerously or Sandra D. Latest rap: Affirmative Action. A Fashion Designer. Latest design: Tails Special Education Assistant, Paraprofessional Mental Health Worker Training and Public Speaking certificates springfield, mo., Candidate for Mayor 2/3/09 wash, dc Candidate for Congress 11/2/10. Mother of two Children and Founder of the H.E.R.O. And S.H.E.R.O. PARTY Priorities: I am so for sure if someone kidnapped your children. You'd change the world to get them back. I'm innate law enforcement, a Mom and political Mom doing what I can to help innate law enforcement, man up! Make the world a better place to live in. I created Leisure Cop jobs. To help D-program law enforcement as we know it. We're peace on earth accountable baby! Orlando Welborn (write-in) 33 votes 0.01% Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Qualifications, Budget, Basic Services, and Clean Air. Official Information Board of Elections Am I registered? - Check the Hamilton County Board of Election to see if you're registered to vote. Nonpartisan Information League of Women Voters How to Choose a Candidate How to Watch a Candidate Debate Tips for Voters Events Greenwich City Council Candidates Forum (Youtube videos) Nicholas Hollan Yvette Simpson PG Sittenfeld Mike Allen Wayne Lippert Sandra Queen Noble Wendell Young Chris Bortz Kevin Flynn Kathy Atkinson Laure Quinlivan Roxanne Qualls Pat McCollum Jason Riveiro Chris Seelbach Cecil Thomas Ann Murray Catherine Smith Mills News and Analysis Channel 5 Candidate profiles - WLWT Poses 5 Questions To Candidates Local 12 Newsmakers Part 1 (9/18/11) Part 2 (9/25/11) Part 3 (10/2/11) Google News Search About this race Cincinnati Enquirer 2011 Election Coverage This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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