Lakewood Councilperson Announces Reelection Campaign

LAKEWOOD, OH — Ward 4 Councilperson Dan O'Malley will seek reelection in the fall.

O'Malley announced his reelection campaign on Thursday morning. He was first elected to Lakewood City Council in 2015. If he is reelected, he will have earned a second term on the council.

In the announcement for his reelection campaign, O'Malley touted his work as chair of city council's Finance Committee. “I’m proud of the work we’ve done to make efficient use of Lakewood’s tax dollars,” O’Malley said. “We’ve managed to make investment in our services, infrastructure, and workforce without raising taxes.”

One of the investments that benefited O'Malley's ward was funds put into Cove Park and Madison Park. In 2018, Madison Park saw the return of a full basketball court, something the park had missed for a decade.

“We’ve invested over $1 million in Ward 4’s parks alone,” O’Malley noted. “That includes a total renovation of Cove Park, plus major investments in Madison Park.”

O'Malley also championed his work protecting low-income residents of Lake Shore Towers who were illegally being charged to remedy the building's bed bug problem. The Ward 4 Councilperson wrote a letter to the building's landlord, saying he was creating a "crippling burden" on his building's residents.

In 2017, O'Malley introduced an ordinance to remove domestic violence as a "nuisance activity." The change made it harder for landlords to evict tenants for calling the police in connection to domestic violence incidents.

O'Malley also discussed his work adding legislative protections for Lakewood's LGBTQ residents and workers; repealing the ban on tattoo parlors, and implementing a breed-neutral "dangerous dog" ordinance.

“I much prefer being in the neighborhoods and knocking on doors to being inside City Hall,” O’Malley said. “When a resident has a problem – whether it’s with their landlord, or their neighbor, or the city – there’s no better feeling than being there to help solve that problem and make life a little easier for them.”