Erica Black-Johnson
Erica Black-Johnson was a nonpartisan candidate for representative on the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. Black-Johnson was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Click here to read Black-Johnson's response to Ballotpedia's 2017 municipal candidate survey.
Biography
Black-Johnson received a bachelor's degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Her professional experience includes working for the State of Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Child Support and the Ohio Health Plans offices. She served of the North College Hill City Council from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Elections
2017
The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, held elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election for the mayoral race was held on May 2, 2017. The top two vote-getters faced each other in the general election. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was February 16, 2017. All nine seats on the city council were up for election. Regardless of the number of candidates, Cincinnati does not hold a primary election for the city council races. The filing deadline for city council candidates was August 24, 2017.[2] The following candidates ran in the geneal election for nine seats on the Cincinnati City Council.[3]
| Cincinnati City Council, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 P.G. Sittenfeld Incumbent |
9.62% | 39,815 |
| David Mann Incumbent |
8.65% | 35,789 |
| Chris Seelbach Incumbent |
7.40% | 30,626 |
| Wendell Young Incumbent |
6.84% | 28,296 |
| Christopher Smitherman Incumbent |
6.56% | 27,149 |
| Tamaya Dennard |
6.30% | 26,053 |
| Greg Landsman |
6.05% | 25,049 |
| Amy Murray Incumbent |
5.77% | 23,888 |
| Jeff Pastor |
5.32% | 21,996 |
| Michelle Dillingham | 5.26% | 21,773 |
| Ozie Davis | 4.51% | 18,671 |
| Lesley Jones | 4.43% | 18,345 |
| Laure Quinlivan | 4.05% | 16,758 |
| Derek Bauman | 4.03% | 16,680 |
| Henry Frondorf | 2.57% | 10,637 |
| Seth Maney | 2.44% | 10,114 |
| Brian Garry | 2.21% | 9,152 |
| Kelli Prather | 1.73% | 7,175 |
| Tamie Sullivan | 1.51% | 6,232 |
| Tonya Dumas | 1.50% | 6,186 |
| Erica Black-Johnson | 1.34% | 5,539 |
| Cristina Burcica | 1.00% | 4,150 |
| Manuel Foggie | 0.86% | 3,556 |
| Dadrien Washington | 0.03% | 125 |
| Total Votes | 413,754 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Black-Johnson participated in Ballotpedia's 2017 survey of municipal government candidates.[4] The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Increasing employment opportunities[5] | ” |
| —Erica Black-Johnson (September 3, 2017)[1] | ||
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important: city services (trash, utilities, etc.), civil rights, crime reduction/prevention, environment, government transparency, homelessness, housing, K-12 education, public pensions/retirement funds, recreational opportunities, transportation, and unemployment. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important.
| Issue importance ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking |
Issue | Candidate's ranking |
Issue |
| Crime reduction/prevention | Civil rights | ||
| Unemployment | Public pensions/retirement funds | ||
| Housing | Recreational opportunities | ||
| Homelessness | City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | ||
| K-12 education | Environment | ||
| Transportation | Government transparency | ||
Nationwide municipal issues
The candidate was asked to answer questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Very important | |
| Local | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Focusing on small business development | |
| Government Transparency & Accountability | |
| Crime & Safety |
Recent news
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See also
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Cincinnati City Council
- Campaign website
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2017, "Erica Black-Johnson's Responses," September 3, 2017
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Schedule," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Candidates and Issues List Filed for the General Election November 7, 2017," August 28, 2017
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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