Carolyn Harding with Joe Motil & Adrienne Hood, Mayor and City Council candidates running for the PEOPLES’ vote in Columbus, Ohio on November 7, 2023.
Mayoral Candidate Joe Motil was born the 7th of 11 children and grew up in Clintonville, Ohio. He graduated from Bishop Watterson High School, attended Youngstown State University where he played college basketball, and in his 20’s, aspired to be a professional jazz musician. Married for 37 years, he raised two children while working in the commercial construction industry as a union Laborer of Local 423 for 24 years, and worked as a construction safety professional before retiring. Since 1995, Joe ran for City Council and State Representative, and has been active in citizen driven ballot initiatives on voting rights, tax levies, and development projects that negatively impacted the environment. He fights structural racism, and advocates for our unsheltered, for police reform/community policing, for historic preservation, for creating affordable housing, parkland protection, and for strengthening public education through his long-standing fight against the city’s tax abatement policy.
www.joemotil.com
Columbus City Council Candidate Adrienne Hood was born in Columbus and raised in the Linden area. She has dedicated her life service to God, family, community, and country. She is the mother of three and a grandmother to four. She is running for Columbus City Council District 4 to advocate for equitable public safety, quality mental healthcare, affordable housing, and public education. Ms. Hood graduated from Independence High School in Columbus, University of Phoenix, with a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice Administration, and she completed her master’s in Human Services at Liberty University. Ms. Hood retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2020 as a Master Sergeant and has used these leadership skills to serve in her church and on the boards of local grassroots organizations. She is passionate about the changes that we need to make in Columbus which will protect everyone regardless of their zip code.
www.adriennehood.com
You’ve both been active in the Columbus Justice community for years. You’re both running on issues you have profound commitment to. And you’re both Democrats running against incumbent, and possibly endorsed, Democrats on the November 7, 2023 Columbus, Ohio ballot.
We have a lot to cover. Ready?
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