Elyria Ward Candidates Campaign Notes and Backgrounds
Republican next Tuesday seeks votes for First Ward and Fourth Ward candidates in Elyria. The First Ward incumbent has lived in Elyria since 1916s and held multiple local posts including committee chair roles while running a private business at 102 Cleveland Street. The Fourth Ward candidate is a long time Elyrian, carpenter with The National Tube Company, and former traffic and road committees member. The third figure is a City Solicitor candidate with Oberlin College and Western Reserve University law training, 15 years legal practice in Ohio and federal courts, former Clerk of City Council, and noted for handling over 1200 criminal cases and city representation before state and federal bodies.
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Biography of Local Political Figure in Elyria
For Mayor Born and raised in Lorain County a resident of Elyria for the past 20 years a graduate of Elyria High School attended Ohio State University the University of Michigan and graduated from the law school of Ohio Northern University a practicing law.
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Elyria Council Keeps Leonard E Fowls in Second Ward Seat
Leonard E Fowls serves on the Transportation and Safety Committees and chairs the Building and Lands Committee in Elyria City Council. A first term member, he also sits on Finance Light Water and Gas. A graduate of Elyria High School and Baldwin Wallace College, he brings 18 years of business and financial experience from The Lorain County Savings and Trust Company.
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Notley Retires from Postal Service and Serves Elyria
W E B Notley retires after 41 years with the U S Postal Service and continues a long public career in Elyria. He has served three terms on the council, chaired the Safety Committee, and currently holds the presidency of the council. Since 1928 he has been Justice of the Peace for Elyria Township and cleared over 3600 cases, led Police Court in Mayor’s absence, and held roles with the Elyria Y M C A and Elyria Lawyers' Club.
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Elyria City Treasurer candidates tout finance chops
In Elyria profiles, Treasurer candidate R J Fitch cites 19 years in banking and accounting and his duty to maintain city funds records and sign city checks. Fifth Ward hopeful Wilcox, a 36 year Elyria resident and former Cleveland Southwestern Railway employee, serves on council committees. Sixth Ward candidate, Ely High alumnus and WW II veteran, has training as a bookkeeper and work in insurance and accounting.
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Elyria Councilman Thompson Seeks Reelection
The elected and appointed officers of Elyria govern the city’s major enterprise. Thompson, Councilman-at-Large for four years, is described as a proven advocate for the city. A native of Elyria, he is a Baldwin Wallace MBA graduate who studied law and has long lived in the community. He has 30 years in Elyria, 18 in general contracting, past president of Lorain County Building Trades Council, and former Building Inspector for Lorain County Building Commission. He previously served on city council in 1934 and 1935, was President pro tem, and chaired the Street and Sidewalk Committee, contributing to a revised building code.
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