Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court clerk
John Widowfield
Personal information
Widowfield (R), 43, is married, has two children and lives in Cuyahoga Falls.
Education
B.A., Hiram College, management, 1990
M.B.A., The University of Akron, 1997
Experience
Currently, 42nd District Ohio representative (2001-present)
Formerly, senior account manager and operations manager, Yellow Freight System (1990-2001)
Formerly, councilman, Cuyahoga Falls City Council (elected, 1998-2001)
Activities
Vice chair, Ohio House Education Committee
Member, Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee
Member, Ohio House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee
Member, Blossom Music Center Board of Overseers
Member, Advisory Board, Riverfront YMCA
What makes you the best candidate for the position?
“I believe my formal education
and 24 years of management and financial experience
in the public and private sectors make me the most qualified
candidate for this office. The Clerk of the Cuyahoga
Falls Municipal Court must properly manage a multi-million
dollar budget and a staff of approximately 20-25 employees.
I learned the importance of teamwork as an airborne
infantryman in the United States Army. I earned a degree
in management from Hiram College, and a Masters in Business
Administration from The University of Akron. I have
11 years of managerial experience with a local Fortune
500 company. The past 10 years I have served as an elected
official at the state and local levels where I have
reviewed budgets totaling in the billions. Throughout
my tenure in Columbus, I have fought to keep taxes low
and have been recognized for my efforts. As Clerk of
Courts, I will properly manage my office to ensure that
your tax dollars are spent wisely and efficiently, while
providing the highest level of customer service possible.”
Lisa Zeno Carano
Personal information
Incumbent Zeno Carano (D), 44,
is married, has two children and lives in Tallmadge.
Education
Graduate, North High School,
1981
Attended, Adelphi University
Experience
Currently, Cuyahoga Falls Municipal
Court clerk (appointed, April 2007) Formerly,
deputy clerk, administrator, Summit County Juvenile
Court (1995-2007)
Formerly, at-large Tallmadge
City Councilwoman (2005-April 2007)
Activities
Member, Ohio Association of Municipal/County
Court Clerks
Member, National Association
of Court Management
Member, Akron Bar Association
Municipal Court Committee
Member, Oriana House Advisory
Committee Member, Tallmadge
League of Women Voters
What makes you the best candidate
for the position?
“I am the best candidate
because I have the best
professional experience and the best grasp of what makes
a court run efficiently. In my court career I have worked
with five outstanding judges, Judge [Saundra] Robinson,
Judge [Judy] Hunter, Judge Linda [Tucci] Teodosio, Judge
[Kim] Hoover and Judge [Lisa] Coates. Each of them bring
unique strengths and perspective to how
best to serve the public and to serve justice. The combination
of deputy clerk and administrative experience makes
me the best qualified for this position. I have been
able to meld these strengths together in order to keep
this court moving in a positive direction. I have an
outstanding, professional staff that is committed to
service. I will not allow politics
to poison this court.”
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