Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Democratic incumbent wins by 18,000 votes over her Republican challenger.
State Rep. Nickie Antonio will keep her seat in the Ohio House of Representatives after she was re-elected to her second term on Tuesday. Antonio, a Democrat, beat her Republican challenger John Zappala by nearly 18,000 votes in the race for the Ohio House District 13 seat. At the end of the day, she took 26,436 votes compared to Zappala’s 8,572, according to final but unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. After making several stops at polling places on Tuesday afternoon, Antonio made a couple of appearances at Election Day parties in Cuyahoga County to watch the election results roll in. “I am a humbled and very happy be re-elected and looking forward to another two years of serving the district,” she said late …
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Zappala is challenging Democrat for the post.
Name : Mr. John Zappala Age : 53 Place of residence : Lakewood Attended college : Yes College : Cleveland State University Degree : Bachelor's in Communications and PR Year of graduation : 1984 Job titles held : NA Employers : NA Party affiliation : Republican Running for a: State office Running for position: State Representative, District 13 Chamber/district: 13 Incumbent: No Previous elective offices : NA Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : 2010 Cuyahoga County Council District 2 2011 Lakewood City Council At Large Address Lakewood OH 44107 Name : Jonathan Zappala Title : Campaign Manager Website : www.zappalaforohio.com Twitter : @ZappalaForOhio Facebook : facebook.com/johnzappala Youtube : http://www.youtube.com/user/johnzappala/…
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Republican candidate Matthew Deibel unexpectedly withdraws from the race; John Zappala nominated to take his place in run against incumbent Nickie Antonio.
The Republican Party has nominated a new candidate for the Ohio House District 13 seat after the first candidate dropped out of the race and moved to North Dakota to work in an oilfield. Lakewood resident John Zappala will replace Matthew Deibel, who dropped out of the contest last month and moved out of Ohio. Zappala will square off Nov. 6 against incumbent Nickie Antonio for the Ohio House seat. Brent Lawler, of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, said that the Republican Party had until Aug. 13 to nominate a replacement. The party did so on July 9, tapping Zappala for the contest. Lawler said the nomination — while unusual — followed the rules of the Ohio Revised Code. “I don’t recall ever seeing a withdrawal like this,” he said, …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
In the other contested race for council, winner spends, raise less but still wins.
In one of two contested races on Lakewood City Council, at-large councilman Ryan Nowlin outraised and outspent his opponents by a wide margin. In the other contested race, for the Ward 1 post, David Anderson raised less money and spent less, but still got more votes. Candidates’ campaign finance reports — set to be finalized and posted online once audited — were due last Friday and released to Lakewood Patch on Wednesday. Officials from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections said the post-election campaign finance reports cover the time period between Oct. 19 and Dec. 9. The pre-election reports — tracking campaign finances before Oct. 19 — were due Oct. 27, according to the board of elections. Here’s a breakdown of how much money each …
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Candidates for city council took turns answering questions on housing from audience members at Tuesday's debate.
The 2010 US Census found the number of vacant houses in Lakewood nearly doubled since 2000. That certainly caught the eye of city council members. Candidates for Lakewood City Council in the Nov. 8 election met for a public debate Tuesday at the Woman’s Club Pavilion in Lakewood Park. The event was hosted by the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area. Council At-Large Ryan Nowlin said he plans to work with Mayor Michael Summers’ administration to inform homeowners of the programs and assistance available to help them take care of their homes. “We live in a neighborhood full of beautiful century homes that need a lot of tender loving care,” Nowlin said. Nowlin is being challenged by John Zappala, a small business owner. In response to an …
Friday, October 14, 2011
As part of our election coverage, Lakewood Patch will provide profiles of each of the candidates for local office.
Editor's Note: As part of Lakewood Patch's local election coverage, we will provide profiles of each of the candidates running for office. These profiles will offer biographical and issue-oriented details about each of the candidates to help you, the voters, make more-informed decisions at the ballot box. Stay tuned for more coverage of the election. Name: John Zappala Age: 52 Occupation: Small Business Owner/General Contractor Education: Lakewood High School 1977; Cleveland State 1984 Communications and English. Political affiliation: Republican Office sought: Lakewood City Council At-Large Previous office sought: Ran for County Council Ward 2 seat in 2010 Candidate statement: I am a small business owner with a passion for the city of …
Lkwd44107
12:40 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Well, when you come to a debate wearing shorts, sweatshirt and workman boots. What's that saying to Lakewood Citizens? Putting on a pair of pants and wearing a clean shirt and tie would be nice. Maybe he would actually get more votes. more ›