Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson will formally announce his candidacy for Mayor of Cleveland at a press conference on Tuesday. Johnson, who represents Cleveland’s 10th Ward, has been a Councilman since 2009. He has also served in the Ohio Senate and as a Special Assistant and Director of Community Relations for then-Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell from 2002-2006. […]

Former state Rep. Matt Dolan is extolling integrity, government efficiency and economic development in his bid to become the first Cuyahoga County executive. The Republican has been prepping since at least December, when he moved from his Russell Township home in Geauga County to next-door Chagrin Falls to be eligible for the $175,000-a-year post, created by voters last November.