Elected Officials

Cleveland City Councilman Brian Kazy

Councilman Brian Kazy represents Ward 16 which stretches from the City of Lakewood border near West 117th Street to the border of the City of Brook Park and includes the Bellaire-Puritas area of Cleveland’s West Side and parts of the West Park neighborhoods.

Councilman Kazy was appointed January 5 to represent Ward 16, following the election of Martin J. Sweeney to the Ohio House of Representatives District 14 seat.

Councilman Kazy, a former Cuyahoga County probation officer working with juveniles and adults, has been engaged in Democratic politics and community organizations for decades.

He has served as a precinct committeeman, a ward leader and a member of the executive board of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party.

Councilman Kazy is a recipient of the Police Community Relations award, “Courage and Outstanding Commitment to Making the City of Cleveland a Safer Community.”

Councilman Kazy, a lifelong resident of Cleveland, graduated from St. Edward High School and Bowling Green State University where he earned a bachelors degree in sociology.

He and his wife, Dawn, have five children.

Office : 2079 East 9th St. – 8th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone : 216-698-2011
Fax : 216-698-2040
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Cuyahoga County Councilman Dan Brady

Dan Brady is the current President of the Cuyahoga County Council, having been elected by his colleagues to a two-year term beginning in 2015.

Mr. Brady’s priorities are to cultivate state, federal, and local resources by working with elected representatives, achieve community goals in cooperation with local development corporations, and work with business and community organizations to create and preserve jobs. He would like to promote regional development with a focus on research and development, and medical, high-technology, and “green” industries. Mr. Brady has also focused on retaining and improving the county’s quality health and human services efforts.

In addition to being elected to Cleveland City Council three times, Mr. Brady served as a State Senator for the 23rd Senate District, and a State Representative, Ohio House District 17. He also served as a special advisor to Mayor Frank Jackson to develop a strategic business plan for Cleveland Public Power.

Mr. Brady earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University.

He is married to Dona, has a daughter, Kelly, and a grandson, Jonathan.

Office : 77 S. High St., 11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone : 614-466-3350
Fax : 614-719-3910
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State Representative Nickie J. Antonio

State Representative Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) is honored to be serving her third term in the Ohio House of Representatives, where she was elected by her colleagues as Assistant Democratic Whip for the 131st General Assembly. House District 13 includes the city of Lakewood in its entirety and parts of Cleveland’s West Side including the Detroit Shoreway (Gordon Square Arts District), the Stockyards, West Boulevard, Cuddell, the Village of Linndale, and a section of Ohio City neighborhoods. Representative Antonio is a civic minded public servant who is concerned with the quality of life of those around her and has been a social justice advocate working for human rights and equality for all people for more than two decades.

Antonio currently serves as Ranking Member of the Health and Aging Committee. She also serves on the Finance and Appropriations Committee, Finance Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee. Rep. Antonio is a member of the Ohio House Democratic Women’s Caucus. She also serves as the State Director for the Women’s Legislator’s Lobby.

Antonio began her public policy service when she was elected to Lakewood City Council in 2005 and was re-elected in 2009. During her tenure on Lakewood City Council she chaired the Economic Development, Housing, and Human Services committees and served on the Public Works and Finance Committees and was the council representative for the Lakewood Hospital Board and Community Relations Boards. She brought successful strategies for economic development through proactive policies such as the first ever sidewalk dining legislation, the results of which can be seen today in the vibrant outdoor dining scene throughout the city. Ever concerned about environmental policy and practice, Antonio also shepherded through legislation to reduce toxic emissions through a reduced idling ordinance. Antonio also exercised leadership by developing opportunities for diversity appreciation and understanding and civic engagement through the Lakewood Community Relations Advisory Commission of which she was a founder and promoted citizen human rights by expanding protections in the existing municipal intimidation laws. She also championed the push to retain funding for senior programs and services.

The first in her family to graduate from college, Antonio holds a Master of Public Administration Degree from the Maxine Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, also from CSU. Antonio is also an alumni of the Harvard Kennedy School Senior and Executive Leadership program for State and Local governments. She is a graduate of Lutheran West High School located in Rocky River, Ohio.

A former Special Education teacher and non-profit Executive Director for a women’s outpatient drug/alcohol treatment program, she served for nearly two decades as a consultant to non-profits and governmental agencies throughout Northeast Ohio and served as administrator for a multi-County HIV/AIDS regional planning group. During this same period she was an Adjunct Professor at CSU teaching courses in Women’s Studies and Public Administration policies and practice. She continues her civic involvement through membership in numerous community groups and serves on the board of the non-profit Cleveland Tenants Organization.

Because of her social justice advocacy and activity, Antonio is known as a collaborative community builder and organizer. She is an enthusiastic proponent of the arts and civic engagement as some of the best tools available to develop local and statewide viability and economic success. She is also a certified coach and advocates the benefits to the world when people are valued and encouraged to rise to their highest potential and purpose.

Daughters Ariel and Stacey, both Lakewood High School graduates, have made Rep. Antonio and partner Jean Kosmac very proud as the girls engage in their post-secondary pursuits.

Office : Senate Building, 1 Capitol Square, Ground Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone : 614-466-5123
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United States Representative Marcy Kaptur

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, who represents Ohio’s Ninth Congressional District, is currently serving her sixteenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the senior-most woman in the House and the longest-serving woman from Ohio in history. Congresswoman Kaptur ranks among the most senior Members of the 114th Congress.

Congresswoman Kaptur, a native Toledoan, lives in the same modest house where she grew up.

She is a Polish-American with humble, working class roots. Her family operated a small grocery store and her mother later served on the original organizing committee of a trade union at the Champion Spark Plug factory in Toledo.

After graduating from St. Ursula Academy, she became the first member of her family to attend college, earning a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Wisconsin (1968) and later a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan.

After working for 15 years as a city and regional planner, primarily in Toledo and Chicago, she accepted an appointment as a domestic policy advisor to President Jimmy Carter. During his Administration, she helped maneuver 17 housing and neighborhood revitalization bills through Congress.