VIDEOS: Interviews With All Six Candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive

Fall of 2009 was a turning point for Cuyahoga County. Decisive passage of Issue 6 forces the upcoming Tue 11/2 general election, creating a new form of County government, run by a County Council and a single Executive who will replace the current system of three Commissioners (see Cuyahoga County Board of Elections). This Executive will have unprecedented power, and has attracted an impressive field of six candidates, including Democratic, Republican and Green Party nominees, plus Independent and unaffiliated candidates.

Between Wed 9/22 and Sun 9/26, Thomas Mulready of http://www.CoolCleveland.com conducted video interviews with all six of the candidates running for Cuyahoga County Executive: Republican Matt Dolan, Green Party Candidate David Ellison, Democrat Ed FitzGerald, Independent Ken Lanci, Independent Tim McCormack, and Independent Don Scipione. All six interviews are available for viewing on one page here: http://www.coolcleveland.com/2010/09/videos-interviews-with-all-six-candidates-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/


Individual videos of each of the candidates are available here:

Matt Dolan: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-matt-dolan-republican-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/

David Ellison: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-david-ellison-green-party-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/

Ed FitzGerald: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-ed-fitzgerald-democratic-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/

Ken Lanci: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-ken-lanci-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/

Tim McCormack: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-tim-mccormack-independent-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/

Don Scipione: http://www2.coolcleveland.com/blog/2010/09/video-don-scipione-independent-candidate-for-cuyahoga-county-executive/


Below are the six interviews with the candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive:

Matt Dolan
Republican Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews Matt Dolan on issues such as his support of the Great Lakes Compact; if he will be influenced by his campaign donors, including his family; his relationship with the lobbyist who this month became his wife; why, as a Republican, he believes that government should engage in economic development; his opinion of the Medical Mart & casino. Watch the video here. More info here: http://www.ElectMattDolan.com


Green Party Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews David Ellison on issues such as how he participated in economic development in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood; whether he feels responsibility for possibly cannibalizing Democratic voters; his opinion of the Great Lakes Compact; his core Green Party issues; his leadership in fighting the demolition of the Ameritrust rotunda; his opinion of the Medical Mart, Convention Center, Casino & Port Authority; his agenda for action. Watch the video here. More info here: http://www.ElectDavidEllison.com


Ed FitzGerald
Democratic Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews Ed FitzGerald on issues such as why he opposed Issue 6 and County reform and now wants to be County Executive; why would leave Lakewood before finishing his first term; his opinion & definition of regionalism; his Forth Frontier idea; the casino; his explanation of why he was named in the Jimmy Dimora indictment; if taking Democratic Party campaign funding will influence him. Watch the video here. More info here: http://www.EdFitzGerald.org


Independent Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews Ken Lanci on issues such as the role of economic development in the new county government, the Medical Mart & casino controversies, why he supported Sarah Palin, and how he deals with his brother who was convicted of murder in the Danny Greene case. Watch the video here More info here: http://www.KenLanci.com


Tim McCormack
Independent Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews Tim McCormack on issues such as why he was ousted by Tim Hagan and the business community when we was Cuyahoga County Commissioner; what is his plan for his administration should he be elected; and why he didn’t speak out more about irregularities in Frank Russo’s Auditor’s office; how he would govern in the new world of County economic development; and if he regrets running without party affiliation; and why he feels he is the right guy to stop County corruption and patronage. Watch the video here. More info here: http://timmccormack.com


Don Scipione
Independent Candidate for Cuyahoga County Executive

Thomas Mulready of CoolCleveland.com interviews Don Scipione on issues such as why he lead the Issue 6 effort to reform County government; his five-point, four-year plan; the role of software in reform and transparency; his plans for eliminating corruption and patronage; his desire to work with the new Medical Mart; and whether, as a rocket scientist with a Ph.D., if he is overqualified. Watch the video here. More info here: http://www.DonScipione.com

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