The Buzz
November 6, 2019
2019 General Election Results: 60% of Matriots Win!!
“I thought if I could get a seat at the table, I could make a difference.”
Yesterday, 43 Matriots-endorsed candidates won their races and claimed their seat at the tables where policies and legislation are written. They believe in their power to create change and they are fiercely committed to improving the lives of their communities and schools.
They did what women do – they did the work. Each and every candidate rolled up her sleeves and hit the campaign trail determined to bring new voices to the halls of power. Together, we are on a journey to normalize what it means to be a woman running for office and build a bench of women who will create a better future.
Thank you to all our members who helped make this happen. Last night 60% of our candidates won their races, and it could not have been done without them. Their investment in women candidates made a difference in this election and will continue to make a difference for many more endorsed candidates in 2020.
Join us as we congratulate these women who won their race:
Akron
- Ginger Baylor for Akron City Council, At-large
- Linda Omobien for Akron City Council, At-large
- Valerie McKitrick for Akron Board of Education
Beachwood
- Megan Walsh for Beachwood Board of Education
Bexley
- Victoria Powers for Bexley Board of Education
Brecksville
- Kathleen Mack for Brecksville-Broadview Heights Board of Education
Columbus
- Elizabeth Brown for Columbus City Council
- Shayla D. Favor for Columbus City Council
- Carol Beckerle for Columbus Board of Education
- Tina Pierce for Columbus Board of Education
Cincinnati
- Carolyn Jones for Cincinnati Board of Education
Dayton
- Gabriela Pickett for Dayton Board of Education
Gahanna
- Merisa Bowers for Gahanna City Council
- Beryl Brown Piccolantonio for Gahanna Board of Education
- Daphne Moehring for Gahanna Board of Education
Garfield Heights
- Ashley Thomas for Garfield Heights Board of Education
Granville
- Ceciel Shaw for Granville Exempted Village Board of Education
Hamilton
- Susan Vaughn for Hamilton City Council
Hilliard
- Cynthia Vermillion for Hilliard City Council
Hudson
- Kate Schlademan for Hudson City Council, Ward 1
Lakewood
- Meghan F. George for Mayor of Lakewood
- Emma Petrie-Barcelona for Lakewood Board of Education
- Tess Neff for Lakewood City Council, Ward 1
Mansfield
- Jean Taddie for Mansfield City Council, Ward 6
Maple Heights
- Annette Blackwell for Mayor of Maple Heights
- Toni Jones for Maple Heights City Council, District 2
Milford
- Emily Chesnut for Milford Board of Education
Reynoldsburg
- Debbie Dunlap for Reynoldsburg Board of Education
- Meredith Lawson-Rowe for Reynoldsburg City Council, Ward 4
- Shanette Strickland for Reynoldsburg City Council, Ward 1
Shaker Heights
- Carmella Williams for Shaker Heights City Council
Stow
- Amber Zibritosky for Stow Clerk of Courts
Strongsville
- Michelle Bissell for Strongsville Board of Education
- Kelly Kosek for Strongsville City Council, Ward 3
Toledo
- Sheena Barnes for Toledo Board of Education
- Stephanie Eichenberg for Toledo Board of Education
Twinsburg
- Adrienne Gordon for Twinsburg Board of Education
Upper Arlington
- Michaela Burriss for Upper Arlington City Council
- Lori O. Trent for Upper Arlington Board of Education
Westerville
- Jennifer Aultman for Westerville Board of Education
Westlake
- Liz Pirnat for Westlake Board of Education
Worthington
- Amy Lloyd for Worthington Board of Education
Youngstown
- Samantha Turner for Youngstown City Council, Ward 3
