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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

DENNIS JOHN KUCINICH ) CASE NO.:


c/o Counsel )
Minc LLC ) JUDGE:
200 Park Avenue, Suite 200 )
Orange Village, Ohio 44122 )
) COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, )
) JURY DEMAND ENDORSED
v. ) HEREON
)
PLAIN DEALER PUBLISHING CO., )
dba THE PLAIN DEALER )
4800 Tiedeman Rd. )
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 )
)
and )
)
ADVANCE LOCAL MEDIA, LLC )
1 World Trade Center, 39th Floor )
New York, New York, 10007 )
)
and )
)
ADVANCE OHIO, LLC )
1801 Superior Ave. #100 )
Cleveland, OH 44114 )
)
and )
)
CHRIS QUINN )
4800 Tiedeman Rd. )
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 )
)
and )
)
JOHN CANIGLIA )
4800 Tiedeman Rd. )
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 )
)
and )
)
)
)
SETH RICHARDSON )
4800 Tiedeman Rd. )
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144 )
)
Defendants. )

Plaintiff, Dennis Kucinich, by and through counsel, for his Complaint against Defendants,
Plain Dealer Publishing Co., dba The Plain Dealer, Advance Local Media, LLC, Advance Ohio,
LLC, Chris Quinn, John Caniglia, and Seth Richardson (hereinafter the “Defendants”) states as
follows:

PARTIES, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE


1. Plaintiff Dennis Kucinich (“Plaintiff”) is a resident of Cuyahoga County and was a
resident of Cuyahoga County at all times relevant to the instant dispute.

2. Defendant, Plain Dealer Publishing Co., dba The Plain Dealer, is a corporation
organized under the laws of the state of Ohio.

3. Defendant Advance Local Media, LLC is a foreign limited liability company


organized under the laws of the State of New York and, upon information and belief, is the owner
of the Internet domain name, Cleveland.com.

4. Defendant Advance Ohio, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the
laws of the State of Ohio. Upon information and belief, Defendant Advance Ohio, LLC is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Advance Local Media, LLC.

5. Defendant Chris Quinn is the Editor of Cleveland.com and Vice President of


Content at Advance Ohio, and upon information and belief, is a resident of Cuyahoga County.

6. Defendant John Caniglia is a general assignment reporter at Cleveland.com and,


upon information and belief, is a resident of Cuyahoga County.

7. Defendant Seth Richardson is a political reporter at Cleveland.com and the


Cleveland Plain Dealer, and upon information and belief, is a resident of Cuyahoga County.

8. At all times mentioned herein, Defendants Quinn, Caniglia, and Richardson were
acting within the course and scope of their employment for Defendants Plain Dealer, Advance
Local Media LLC, and Advance Ohio LLC.

9. At all times mentioned herein, Defendants acted knowingly, maliciously, and


intentionally, pursuant to an agreed upon plan and purpose to request, procure, solicit, and to aid
and abet the publication of false and defamatory accusations against Plaintiff.

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10. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and parties of this action as it is
where the actions and injuries complained of herein have primarily occurred.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
11. Plaintiff Dennis Kucinich is a former presidential candidate, a 16-year member of
the United States Congress, Ohio State Senator, Mayor of the City of Cleveland, Clerk of the
Cleveland Municipal Court, and member of the Cleveland City Council. He is also a television
news analyst and author 1. He has spent over one-half of a century developing his good name,
reputation, and brand to become known both nationally and internationally, as a highly respected
and devoted public servant who served his city, state, and nation honorably.

12. Central to Plaintiff’s reputation and legacy is the time he served as Mayor of
Cleveland from 1977 to 1979, for which he is known for courageously putting his career on the
line to save the city’s municipal power system, The Cleveland Municipal Light System (which is
now Cleveland Public Power), from a takeover by the utility monopoly The Cleveland Electric
Illuminating Company (whose successor is now FirstEnergy Corp.).

13. Plaintiff’s valiant efforts opposing the sale of The Cleveland Municipal Light
System have been recognized multiple times over the years by the Cleveland City Council, which
on October 21, 1996, awarded Plaintiff special recognition by recommending that all or part of
Cleveland Public Power should be named after Plaintiff, and again on December 14, 1998, by
passing a resolution which stated in part,
“….Today the City of Cleveland has one of the fastest growing municipal
electric systems in America. Currently, Cleveland Public Power is
expanding to provide low-cost electricity to more and more people,
providing power for city facilities and streetlights, thereby helping to keep
taxes low and encouraging economic development. None of this would have
been possible had Mayor Kucinich not refused to sell the city’s electric
system on December 15, 1978: now, therefore, be it resolved that Cleveland
City Council hereby extends its deep appreciation to Dennis J. Kucinich,
for having the courage and foresight to refuse to sell the City’s municipal
electric system, which has saved the people of Cleveland over $300 million
since that time.”
14. In February of 2021, Plaintiff was actively exploring the possibility of running
again for mayor of Cleveland. For purposes of this political exploration, his political campaign
accepted lawful and appropriate financial contributions from Plaintiff’s political backers,
including a longtime friend of his for over 30 years, Tony George (“Mr. George”), who also
donated to three other Mayoral candidates.

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Plaintiff’s most recent book, The Division of Light and Power, published in June of 2021, is his 684-page
documented story of his fight to save public power in Cleveland.

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15. Defendants learned about Mr. George’s contributions from public campaign
disclosures required by Ohio Law. Defendants did not want Plaintiff to run for or become the
Mayor of Cleveland again. So, Defendants tried to stop Plaintiff from successfully running by
targeting and defaming Plaintiff’s reputation. Primarily by tying and associating Plaintiff to
FirstEnergy Corp. (“FirstEnergy”), which was at the time, and still is, embroiled in the largest
alleged racketeering and bribery scandal in Ohio’s history.

16. Significantly, Defendants’ intentions and dislike of Plaintiff are not a secret. In the
course of events, Defendants published articles “passionate[ly]” advocating to the public that
“[w]hatever you do, don’t vote for Dennis Kucinich.” They baselessly claimed that Plaintiff was
“remarkabl[y] ignorant of municipal finance” and engaged in “constant violence-mongering.”
Defendants also published a column with a headline that stated that the most “narrow and clear
path” to successfully stop Plaintiff “from returning as Cleveland’s Mayor … require[d]
targeting his reputation.” See Exhibits 1 and 2, attached. This evidence is only the tip of the
iceberg.

17. On February 5, 2021, in furtherance of this plan, Defendants drafted, edited,


published, and then broadcast on the homepage of Cleveland.com a story, which began: “Dennis
Kucinich, who made his name saving Cleveland Public Power’s predecessor, is exploring another
run for Cleveland mayor with the financial backing of CPP’s adversary, the scandal-immersed
FirstEnergy.”

18. That same day, Defendants also stated in a live podcast broadcast from their website
called “This Week in CLE,” that according to “campaign finance records…. Kucinich took a
significant amount of money from FirstEnergy….”. Defendants mocked Plaintiff on the podcast
while reporting that Plaintiff also said, ‘No one buys my friendship.” They laughed while stating
how “overwhelming[ly]” ironic it was that other candidates could now use Plaintiff’s “ties to
First Energy as a reason not to vote for him” when his “most famous moment was standing
up to the precursors of these two utilities to protect CPP.”

19. To be clear, any allegation that Plaintiff took money from FirstEnergy or consorted
with FirstEnergy was completely erroneous. Defendants made these accusations intentionally and
with knowledge of their falsity. Defendant Caniglia interviewed Plaintiff prior to publishing his
allegations. He could have easily asked Plaintiff a determinative question to confirm the truth or
falsity of the allegation. However, upon information and belief, Defendant Caniglia intentionally
and recklessly failed to ask Plaintiff about his story’s false and defamatory hook, i.e., whether the
Plaintiff or his campaign did in fact receive financial backing for his mayoral campaign from First
Energy.

20. Shortly after the publication of the article, Plaintiff brought the falsity of these
statements to Defendants’ attention. In response, Defendants authored and published updates to
their publications.

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21. For example, on and around February 8, 2021, Defendants unpublished their
podcast episode recording from appearing on Cleveland.com and replaced it with a version which
removed the accusation and added a new twenty-second audio retraction that stated:

“Quick editor’s note, the original version of this podcast episode incorrectly said
that Dennis Kucinich took a significant amount of money from FirstEnergy.
Neither Kucinich nor his campaign received money from FirstEnergy. The
incorrect statement has been edited out of the episode.” 2

22. Defendants also revised and updated the language of their article, attached as
Exhibit 3, to include the following Editor’s note from Defendant Chris Quinn, which stated that:

“…[T]he original version of this story incorrectly stated Dennis Kucinich is


exploring a run for Mayor with the financial backing of FirstEnergy Corp.
Kucinich’s campaign received no money from FirstEnergy Corp.”

23. However, even with these updates, Defendants’ podcast and article still states and
purposely gives the false and defamatory impression that Plaintiff consorts with FirstEnergy. It
also intentionally puts Plaintiff in a false light that he somehow consorts with FirstEnergy Corp.
or is associated with its alleged bribery scandal, which makes him a corrupt politician.

24. On September 3, 2021, Defendants again authored, edited, and published a story,
both on Cleveland.com and in the Plain Dealer, regarding Plaintiff receiving an additional
campaign contribution from Mr. George. The article falsely claimed that Mr. George was directly
“connected to the ongoing [FirstEnergy] scandal.” See Exhibit 4, attached. The stated inference
being that Plaintiff is associated with Mr. George, who Defendants try to tie to the bribery scandal,
putting him in a false light as consorting with FirstEnergy and being associated with its bribery
scandal. Defendants made these inferences intentionally and with actual malice.

25. The statements contained in the February 5, 2021 and September 3, 2021 articles,
as well as the statements made on the February 5, 2021 podcast, will hereinafter be referred to as
the “False Statements”.

26. Upon good faith, information and belief, thousands of individuals and numerous
media outlets and websites picked up on all of the articles and reports posted on Cleveland.com
mentioned above and they republished and repeated their allegations against Plaintiff, thus
exposing millions of people to Defendants’ falsehoods and erroneous narrative.

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27. As a natural and foreseeable consequence of Defendants’ action, Plaintiff having
been portrayed by Defendants exactly the opposite as his history and career has demonstrated, has
suffered, and continues to suffer severe mental and emotional distress in that Cleveland.com
attacked the central life accomplishment of Plaintiff’s career, his extraordinary advocacy of public
power. Plaintiff’s good will, credibility as a public power advocate and author, and his commercial
value and brand have been substantially harmed as a result.

28. As a direct result of Defendants’ False Statements to the public, Plaintiff has and
continues to suffer actual harm and special damages to his reputation. Including, but not limited
to, diminution in value to his brand and good will, decreases in expected book sales, and damage
and negative financial effects to personal and professional relationships of long-time friends, allies,
backers, and supporters, like David Kelley and Tristan Rader, and from Ohio environmental
groups and/or their leaders. Longtime supporters of Plaintiff’s campaigns and political career read
the allegations in the article and the allegations negatively affected their opinion of Plaintiff, both
personally and as a political candidate.

29. Plaintiff is informed and believes and alleges thereon that unless enjoined and
restrained, the Defendants will continue to post, publish, distribute, disseminate and exploit such
fictitious narratives and demands that the Defendants cease and desist. Such infringement and
violation of Plaintiff’s rights will continue to cause Plaintiff severe emotional distress and damage,
for which there is no adequate remedy at law, as the false narrative continues to circulate. Such
conduct and activity by the Defendants will continue to cause Plaintiff to suffer irreparable harm
for which there is no adequate remedy at law.
COUNT ONE
Libel Per Se and Libel Per Quod

30. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations and averments previously set forth as if fully
restated herein.

31. On or about February 5, 2021, Defendants published an article to Cleveland.com


titled, “Dennis Kucinich fuels possible run for Cleveland mayor with money from longtime
FirstEnergy supporter Tony George.”

32. In the original version of the article, Defendants falsely and maliciously asserted:
“Dennis Kucinich, who made his name saving Cleveland Public Power’s predecessor, is exploring
another run for Cleveland mayor with the financial backing of CPP’s adversary, the scandal-
immersed FirstEnergy.”

33. The original version of the article was subsequently revised to read: “Dennis
Kucinich, who made his name saving Cleveland Public Power’s predecessor, is exploring another
run for Cleveland mayor with the financial backing of a businessman closely aligned with CPP’s
adversary, the scandal-immersed FirstEnergy Corp.”

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34. At the time of the article’s publication, and to this day, neither Plaintiff, nor
Plaintiff’s campaign, have ever received any mayoral campaign contributions from FirstEnergy.
Plaintiff has never been connected to, in any way, the House Bill 6 scandal.

35. At the time of the original publication, the Defendants knew these statements were
false, or demonstrated reckless disregard for the truth, as Defendants were well aware of Plaintiff’s
history with FirstEnergy and that Plaintiff had built his reputation and career around his actions
which were averse to FirstEnergy and its predecessor The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company. Neither Plaintiff, nor his campaign, had received any campaign contributions from
FirstEnergy, despite the Defendants’ false assertion otherwise.

36. Defendants’ conduct in publishing the false statements in the articles and podcast
was far below acceptable journalistic and newspaper industry standards and Defendants committed
these actions intentionally and with malice.

37. As a direct and proximate result Defendants’ libel, Plaintiff has suffered special
damages, including several instances where long-time supporters of Plaintiff and his political
campaigns had their view of Plaintiff negatively affected, and chose not to further support Plaintiff
and his campaign.

38. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ libel, Plaintiff has suffered and
sustained damages, including but not limited to expenses incurred, significant reputational harm,
emotional distress, mental anguish, special damages, and a decrease in the commercial value of
Plaintiff’s reputation.

COUNT TWO
Slander and Slander Per Se

39. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations and averments previously set forth as if fully
restated herein.

40. On or about February 5, 2021, Defendants published an episode of the “This Week
in the CLE” podcast on Cleveland.com in which Defendants doubled-down on the written
defamation against Plaintiff by stating that campaign finance records required to be filed with the
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections were released which showed that the Plaintiff had taken “a
significant amount of money from FirstEnergy….”

41. Defendants intentionally and maliciously made these false statements on the
podcast in an effort to lend credibility to the written version of the story.

42. The campaign finance records referenced by the Defendants do not show that
Plaintiff or his campaign had taken “a significant amount of money from FirstEnergy. . ..” Neither
Plaintiff nor his mayoral campaign had taken any campaign contributions at all from FirstEnergy.

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43. The segment of the podcast containing the spoken defamatory statements remained
active on Cleveland.com and available to the public for several days before it was ultimately
deleted by Defendants with the following explanation: “The original version of this podcast
episode incorrectly said that Dennis Kucinich took a significant amount of money from
FirstEnergy. Neither Kucinich nor his mayoral campaign received money from FirstEnergy. The
incorrect statement has been edited out of the episode.”

44. At the time of the publication of the podcast, the Defendants knew these statements
were false, or demonstrated reckless disregard for the truth, as Defendants were well aware of
Plaintiff’s history with FirstEnergy and that Plaintiff had built his reputation and career around his
actions which were averse to FirstEnergy. Neither Plaintiff, nor his campaign, have received any
campaign contributions from FirstEnergy, despite the Defendants’ false assertion otherwise.

45. Defendants’ conduct in publishing the false statements in the articles and podcast
was far below acceptable journalistic and newspaper industry standards and Defendants committed
these actions intentionally and with malicious intent.

46. As a direct and proximate result of the Defendants’ libel, Plaintiff has suffered
special damages, including several instances where long-time supporters of Plaintiff and his
political campaigns had their view of Plaintiff negatively affected, and chose not to further support
Plaintiff and his campaign.

47. As a direct and proximate result of the Defendants’ slander, Plaintiff has suffered
and sustained damages, including but not limited to expenses incurred, significant reputational
harm, emotional distress, mental anguish, special damages, and a decrease in the commercial value
of Plaintiff’s reputation.
COUNT THREE
Libel and Slander by Implication

48. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations and averments previously set forth as if fully
restated herein.

49. The False Statements authored and published by Defendants constitute defamation
by implication as they intentionally make the inference that Plaintiff had material ties to, and
political financial backing from, FirstEnergy, a corporation who Plaintiff built his career and
reputation on fighting.

50. The False Statements authored and published by Defendants further constitute
defamation by implication as they intentionally mislead readers, and voters in Cuyahoga County,
to believe that Plaintiff consorted with FirstEnergy and their misdeeds, and is therefore a corrupt
politician, and was involved in the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history.

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51. The False Statements were read, and listened to, by visitors to the Cleveland.com
website, readers of the Plain Dealer, and numerous residents and registered voters of the City of
Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.

52. Plaintiff is informed and believes, and upon that basis, asserts that the False
Statements were written and published with malice in that those publications were made with
knowledge of the false impression they would create, or with reckless disregard as to the same.

53. Defendants conduct in publishing the False Statements was far below acceptable
journalistic and newspaper industry standards and Defendants committed these actions
intentionally and with malicious intent.

54. As a direct and proximate result Defendants’ libel, Plaintiff has suffered special
damages, including several instances where long-time supporters of Plaintiff and his political
campaigns had their view of Plaintiff negatively affected, and chose not to further support Plaintiff
and his campaign.

55. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ slander, Plaintiff has suffered and
sustained damages, including but not limited to expenses incurred, significant reputational harm,
emotional distress, mental anguish, special damages, and a decrease in the commercial value of
Plaintiff’s reputation.
COUNT FOUR
False Light

56. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations and averments previously set forth as if fully
restated herein

57. In addition to the other statements authored and published by Defendants, on


September 3, 2021, Defendants published another article in the Plain Dealer and to Cleveland.com
which insinuated that Plaintiff had taken money from entities directly connected to the House Bill
6 scandal. The Richardson article was published within eight (8) days before the primary election
on the mayoral race.

58. Defendants published the False Statements intentionally and maliciously to place
Plaintiff in a false light, as Mr. George, cited in the article has never been connected to the House
Bill 6 scandal, and had donated to several other candidates in the mayoral race. In the referenced
articles and podcast, Defendants did not attempt to connect any other mayoral candidate who
received political contributions from Tony George to the House Bill 6 scandal.

59. The Defendants intentionally gave publicity to the False Statements by publishing
them in written form on Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer and by further promoting and
advancing the defamatory statements in a podcast published on Cleveland.com.

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60. All of Defendants’ False Statements placed Plaintiff in a false light, i.e., that he
and/or his campaign ever sought to receive or did, in fact, receive political campaign funds from
FirstEnergy and/or in connection with the House Bill 6 scandal.

61. The implication created by Defendants’ articles is that Plaintiff consorted with
FirstEnergy and their misdeeds, is therefore a corrupt politician, and was involved in the largest
bribery scandal in Ohio history.

62. Defendants had knowledge, or acted in reckless disregard, as to the false light in
which Plaintiff would be placed by the defamatory statements contained in the article and podcast.

63. Defendants’ conduct in publishing the false statements in the articles and podcast
was far below acceptable journalistic and newspaper industry standards and Defendants committed
these actions intentionally and with malicious intent.

64. As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ actions, Plaintiff has suffered and
sustained damages, including but not limited to expenses incurred, significant reputational harm,
emotional distress, mental anguish, special damages, and a decrease in the commercial value of
Plaintiff’s reputation.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Dennis Kucinich demands judgment against Defendants, jointly
and severally, as follows:

(a) Actual and/or compensatory damages, and punitive damages where available, in an
amount exceeding $25,000.00 with the exact about to be proven at trial;

(b) Costs of this action, reasonable attorney fees, and pre- and post-litigation interest
at the maximum rate provided by law;

(c) Issuance by this Court of an Order decreeing that the Statements are false,
defamatory, and place Defendant in a false light;

(d) For any and all other relief to which the Court determines Plaintiffs are entitled.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Aaron M. Minc .


Aaron M. Minc (0086718)
Andrew C. Stebbins (0086387)
Michael Pelagalli (0093995)
Minc LLC
200 Park Avenue, Suite 200
Orange Village, Ohio 44122
Phone: (216) 373-7706

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Fax: (440) 792-5327
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

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JURY DEMAND

Plaintiff Dennis Kucinich hereby demands a trial by jury pursuant to Civil Rule 38.

/s/ Aaron M. Minc .


Aaron M. Minc (0086718)
Andrew C. Stebbins (0086387)
Attorney for Plaintiff

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Based on the connections Bibb has made across many sectors


of the community, we think he is in the best position of all the
candidates to attract the powerhouse cabinet needed to guide
the city forward, the kind of cabinet Michael R. White attracted
when he was the underdog candidate Clevelanders elected to
renew their hopes, way back in 1989. We think Bibb would
sweep into office with the same vigor and innovative thinking
that White displayed. It's no surprise that Bibb has had
conversations with White.

Related coverage: Read the opening statements that


Cleveland mayoral candidates submitted during the
endorsement process.

We are passionate about this endorsement, but we are equally


passionate — if not more so -- in what we say next: Whatever
you do, don't vote for Dennis Kucinich. As much as we believe
Bibb offers a grand hope for the future, we believe Kucinich is
not relevant to our future challenges.

Kucinich is the youngest person ever to serve as mayor — 42


years ago — and is campaigning as if it were still the 1970s. He
has repeatedly pandered, seizing on the news of the day to
make reckless promises and grandstand. He has shown a
remarkable level of ignorance of municipal finance and baited
residents with constant violence-mongering.

Most frightening, though, is that Kucinich says he would have


squandered the entirety of the city’s reserves and rainy day
fund last year — more than $70 million — to hire 400 additional
police officers. Mayor Frank Jackson has deftly guided
Cleveland through challenging financial times these last 16
years, leaving the city with the cash it needs to fend off crises.
Kucinich would deplete it in an instant, leaving the city
vulnerable.

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Aside from Kucinich, we are heartened by the quality of most of


the candidates vying for mayor. They have rich backgrounds
and offer clearly differing visions and strategies, meaning
voters have genuine choices to make.

If Bibb were not in this race, our endorsement would go to City


Council President Kevin Kelley, who has the greatest knowledge
of how the city works. He has demonstrated visionary thinking
with his work to provide lawyers to impoverished families
facing eviction and to combat the city’s inexcusable infant
mortality rate. A decade ago, Kelley worked to provide free
broadband in his ward, putting him way ahead of the curve on
what is now seen as a vital public service. Kelley is a true public
servant, and he offers plenty of ideas for tackling Cleveland's
challenges. The knock on him is that he has been council
president for eight years, so why didn’t he use that powerful
position to tackle Cleveland's challenges the last eight years?
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State Senator Sandra Williams is another strong candidate.


Early in her career she worked as a parole and probation officer
for juvenile offenders, giving her unique perspective on the
violent crime that has become the top issue in the mayor's
race. Since 2007, she has served in the Ohio Statehouse, as a
representative and senator, immersed in discussions on many
issues affecting the city. Like Bibb and Kelley, she fully
understands the city's challenges and deficiencies. Williams,

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We find less to like in City Councilman Basheer Jones, who has


parlayed his popularity as a former deejay to be a top
contender. He's a charismatic communicator who wins people
over with the power of his words. The more he talks, though,
the clearer it becomes that he has not done the work needed to
be mayor. He does not offer many concrete ideas for governing,
and he has not been a force in his first term as a City Council
member. He missed many of the council's meetings, even
though they were virtual, depriving himself of the chance to
learn more about the city he wishes to govern. We're also
concerned by a speech he once made, long available on
YouTube, in which described the role of women as inferior to
men. Jones, unlike Bibb, has not built the relationships needed
to fortify City Hall with the strong cabinet he would need to
help govern.

Former longtime City Councilman Zack Reed has focused his


campaign on public safety, repeating the strategy he used four
years ago to emerge from the field as the general election
challenger to Frank Jackson, who beat Reed handily. Reed has
fully considered ideas about using violence counselors to work
with the community, a strategy that has had success in other
cities. But we don't believe Reed has what it takes to lead. In his
years at the City Council, he was a fire thrower, always ready
with a criticism about city services and functions, but he didn’t
roll up his sleeves to collaborate with his colleagues on
solutions. This city needs a collaborative leader.

Finally, we have West Park attorney Ross DiBello, whose biggest


obstacle is his obscurity, which he helped preserve by being the
only candidate to decline participation in an endorsement
interview with our Editorial Board. We see nothing in DiBello’s
background or his campaign to offer voters confidence that he
would be a competent mayor.

Our choice is Bibb. The energy he would bring to a City Hall in


need of a jolt and the work he has done to strategize for that
jolt are exciting. Bibb is the embodiment of the hope, vision and
promise that this election is about, and we strongly urge voters

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To advance, Kucinich needs about 8,000 votes, maybe less.


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Statewide, Cordray annihilated Kucinich, and beat him badly in


Cuyahoga County. But in Cleveland, Kucinich received 15,064
votes to Cordray's 13,643.

Kucinich's base in the city among working class whites was


once borderline impenetrable. Parts of that base still exist, but
it is doubtful they are impenetrable.

It took about $4 million in advertising to convince voters in the


11th Congressional District that Nina Turner's past criticisms of
President Biden and Hillary Clinton made her unworthy of the
Democratic nomination for the congressional seat vacated by
Marcia Fudge. The investment in taking down Kucinich will
likely be only a tiny fraction of the amount spent against Turner.
And it will be made to an electorate that essentially cares about
only one issue — personal safety.

Ideastream, the City Club and the Northeast Ohio Journalism


Solutions Collaborative are performing a commendable public
service by sponsoring two mayoral debates. But it is difficult to
impact an election outcome when the targeted audience is not
paying attention.

As a wise veteran of Cleveland mayoral elections notes this not


a persuasion election, one where voters weigh candidate
qualifications and various issues. It is an election that elevates
the importance of the ground game, of painstakingly
identifying supporters and doing whatever is necessary to get
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endorsement, is the safest choice in a year where some argue
safe is not the best option. He is smart, decent, and
knowledgeable, with an inspiring life story. But Kelley's name
recognition is startlingly low for someone in his eighth year of
the second most important office in city government.

As the candidate with the biggest campaign bankroll, Kelley


last week began a month-long television advertising campaign
designed to improve that lagging name recognition.

With primary election day about a month out, the most


important thing to know is no one really knows where this race
is headed. Six candidates have a chance of advancing -- Bibb,
Kelley, Kucinich, State Sen. Sandra Williams, Councilman
Basheer Jones, and former Councilman Zack Reed.

Only Jones is unelectable in a general election. The first term


councilman from the Hough area seems smart and polished,
the field's best communicator. But the widely circulated video
clip of Jones making disparaging comments about women
would lead to a landslide loss.

Of course, 50 years ago “unelectable” was a word most of us


used in describing the mayoral candidacy of County Auditor
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Kucinich, he said, stands out.

“Dennis and | have been friends forever,” George said. “He is


not just a friend. He is a family friend. My family and | have
been very generous to a lot of candidates. | don't have an
agenda, except for good government.”

The contributions from George and his family come amid an


FBI investigation and increased scrutiny for candidates with
ties to FirstEnergy.

In spring 2019, Householder, as speaker, helped craft House Bill


6, a $1.3 billion bailout for two nuclear plants. FirstEnergy had
sought the help when its subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions,
owned the plants. The subsidiary went into bankruptcy in 2018,
and the plants are now owned by Energy Harbor.

In exchange for Householders support, the company and its


affiliates funneled more than $60 million to a nonprofit that
Householder and his allies controlled, according to federal
court documents. Householder and four others have been
indicted on federal racketeering charges. The company has not
been charged, though it has severed ties with Jones and other
top executives.

George and his family contributed nearly $120,000 to


Householder from 2016 to 2019, records show.

Kucinich stressed that George has never tried to dissuade him


over the former mayor's support of CPP.

“I' have lived with my advocacy for Public Power for more than a
half century, so political contributions have zero influence on
my work,” Kucinich said. “If the test of my friendship was
agreeing with someone, | would have a smaller circle of
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George said he is not opposed to CPP, though he has fought


often with city leaders.

“I support good energy policy.” he said. “I'm a businessman


who wants affordable rates.”

Kucinich must decide before June 16, the deadline for


candidates to file for the race. The nonpartisan primary is Sept.
14, with the top two finishers squaring off in the Nov. 2 general
election.

Besides the possible candidacies of Kelley, Jones, Reed and


Williams, nonprofit leader Justin Bibb has announced that he
also will seek the mayor's job. Incumbent Frank Jackson has
not said whether he will seek a fifth term.

Kelley has more than $530,000 in campaign contributions for


the possible run. Kucinich has a small fraction of that.

“In every election that | have won, I've been outspent,” said
Kucinich, 74, who served in the Ohio Senate for two years and
in the U.S. Congress for 16. “Once I'm in the race, it will be
easier to raise money. But | haven't made that announcement.”

Besides the George family, Cleveland real estate investor


James Kassouf, who was pardoned in December by former
President Trump involving a 1989 tax case, also served as a
major contributor to Kucinich. He and his family gave $20,000
in the last days of December.

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while the Kassoufs gave $50,000, accounting for $113,000 of
the $324,000 Kucinich has raised — around 35% total.

George has been connected to the ongoing House Bill 6


scandal, in which Akron-based utility company FirstEnergy
admitted to engaging in a $60 million bribery scheme to pass a
ratepayer funded bailout for two formerly owned nuclear
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Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley, who is also


running for mayor, is investigating whether FirstEnergy worked
to undermine municipally owned Cleveland Public Power
through the political group Consumers Against Deceptive Fees.

George was heavily tied to FirstEnergy following an audit


released by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio that
showed the company gave George's businesses millions of
dollars for various services. George also worked on behalf of
the company to try to secure rights to power aggregation for
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bid to cut the number of council members from 17 to 9.

TPI Efficiency Founder Roger Zona also contributed $5,000 to


Kucinich's campaign.

Kassouf is a real estate owner and parking lot operator who


pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return. As part of the plea
agreement, Kassouf was ordered to serve four months of home
detention and pay a $10,000 fine. Republican President Donald
Trump pardoned him in December.

Both George and Kassouf are heavy Republican donors and


huge backers of Trump. Both held fundraisers for Trump's
presidential campaigns.

The Georges and Kassoufs have given to other candidates as


well, though not nearly to the degree Kucinich has benefitted.
Kassouf gave $5,000 to former Cleveland City Councilman
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A spokesman for Kucinich did not respond to requests for


comment.

Late fundraising

Bibb raised the second biggest pot of money during the filing
period, not including a vendor refund of $59,000.

Among Bibb’s donors is Ben Newhouse, a member of the


Newhouse family that owns Advance Publications, the parent
company of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. Newhouse
gave Bibb $1,000. Newhouse is not a member of the
cleveland.com and Plain Dealer editorial board, which endorsed
Bibb in the primary and is separate from news coverage.

After spending nearly $396,000, Bibb ended the reporting


period with more than $90,000 cash on hand. Kucinich spent
more than $226,000 and ended the period with more than
$45,000.

Kelley, who has raised the most money in the race so far, pulled
in more than $185,000 for the reporting period. He spent by far
the most at about $641,000, ending this reporting period with
more than $80,000 cash on hand.

There was a steep drop-off in fundraising after the top three,


with Williams coming in fourth after pulling in more than
$77,000. Williams spent nearly $135,000, ending the reporting
period with around $37,000 cash on hand.

Reed reported raising nearly $70,000 and spent more than


$82,000, ending the period with more than $22,000 cash on
hand.

After reporting raising the most money in his July 31 filing,


Jones had a steep decline relative to the other candidates.
Jones raised just more than $38,000 in contributions. He
reported another $10,000 in income through a vendor refund.
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Totals

Dennis Kucinich:

Amount from last report - $36,544.24

Amount raised - $235,411

Amount spent - $226,323.30

Cash on hand - $45,631.95

Justin Bibb:

Amount from last report - $208,265.35

Amount raised - $218,664.90 (not including $59,445 vendor


refund)

Amount spent - $395,985.05

Cash on hand - $90,400.20

Kevin Kelley:

Amount from last report - $537,136.16

Amount raised - $185,415 (not including $1,823.70 in-kind


contribution)

Amount spent - $641,974.24

Cash on hand - $80,756.92

Sandra Williams:

Amount from last report - $93,667.87

Amount raised - $77,732.97 (not including $27.92 vendor


refund)

Amount spent - $134,808.84

Cash on hand - $36,619.92

Zack Reed:

Amount from last report - $35,710.12

Amount raised - $69,564.97

Amount spent - $82,332.95

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