Residents Voice Confidence in Meghan George for Mayor

With one week to go in the campaign to elect Lakewood’s next mayor, community leaders, career public servants, and ordinary residents are speaking out in support of Meghan F. George.

A number of residents have praised George’s commitment to transparent, inclusive governing.

Tim Collingwood, writing in the October 16 Lakewood Observer, said that “As soon as she was voted as a City Council representative, she made city council more transparent, accountable, and to an extensive degree, approachable.”

Councilperson Tristan Rader (Lakewood At-large), who serves alongside both 2019 candidates for mayor, agrees. “The leader on council right now, the person who’s driving the discussion forward, who’s holding the administration accountable and asking the tough questions, is Councilwoman Meghan George," Rader said last week.

Longtime public servants have concurred that George has proved herself as a leader. State Rep. Michael J. Skindell, who has represented Lakewood locally and in state government for two decades, said “Just as she has done on city council, she will represent our community with integrity, honesty and dignity.” Mark Kindt, a veteran of the Federal Trade Commission and Ohio Attorney General’s office, said that “Meghan George has professional maturity in an important private-sector setting.”

A cross-section of Lakewood residents whom George represents on city council have voiced their approval in positive terms:

• “In a democracy, transparency and facts need to be above board and available for all to see and measure. … Meghan George vows more transparency” - Martin Langlois, cleveland.com Oct. 18, 2019
• “Thanks to you, drivers on Arthur are adhering to the speed limit, thus making this street safe for residents!” - Aimee Guzowski, Arthur Avenue resident
• “Meghan George’s actions are consistent with what she says. She’s shown us she has our best interests at heart and in mind, and that we can count on her to do what she says and to do the right thing the right way.” - Bob Soltys, The Lakewood Observer, Oct. 16, 2019

The conclusion to the 2019 mayoral election will offer voters two distinct choices. The opposing campaign has increasingly turned to cynicism, with a barrage of mailings and paid phone calls, negative campaign ads, and PAC spending by realtors’ lobbying groups.

Meanwhile, George’s campaign has remained focused on a positive vision for a better future.

Lakewood residents will decide which type of politics to reward on Tuesday, November 5.