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Anthony T. Hairston Ward 10

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Anthony T. Hairston
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Ward 10 Councilman Anthony Hairston was elected to City Council in November 2017 after serving as a member of the Cuyahoga County Council since 2014. He represents an area that includes South Collinwood, St Clair-Superior, Glenville, Euclid Park and Nottingham Village neighborhoods.

Councilman Hairston is chair of the Operations Committee and serves as vice chair on the Development Planning & Sustainability Committee. He also serves on these committees: Municipal Services & Properties; Health; Utilities and Rules.
 
As chair of the county’s Community Development Committee, Councilman Hairston worked to secure millions of dollars to demolish vacant and abandoned property. He also secured funding for infrastructure projects, specifically the resurfacing of Eddy Road and East. 152nd Street. He also worked to establish a $1 million Community Development Supplemental Grant that local communities in the county can apply for and are awarded $50,000

He is a long-time advocate of social service programs and a champion of military veterans, and worked to ensure veterans can receive free identification cards through the county’s Veterans Services Commission.
Councilman Hairston was appointed to the Cuyahoga County Council in February 2014. He then successfully ran for re-election in 2016.

While on County Council, Hairston represented District 10, which included Cleveland's Collinwood and Glenville neighborhoods, as well as Bratenahl, East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and University Heights. At the time, he was focused on improving public safety and encouraging economic development, something he plans on continuing as a city councilman.

Councilman Hairston, who has been interested in politics since a young age, had earlier run for Cleveland City Council in 2009, at age 23. He successfully managed a both a judicial and a county council campaign.

Councilman Hairston, a life-long resident of the Collinwood community, is active in the Democratic Party and the Cleveland branch of the NAACP. He represented Ohio as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Councilman Hairston is a graduate of Collinwood High School and received a business degree from Cleveland State University. As a college student, he received local and national awards recognizing his educational growth and achievements.
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News & Press

  • Chain Reaction Invests Nearly $300,000 in 6 Businesses Locating to Collinwood Neighborhood
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    Chain Reaction Invests Nearly $300,000 in 6 Businesses Locating to Collinwood Neighborhood
    December 18, 2019
  • Councilman Hairston Welcomes Three New Businesses in His Ward
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    Councilman Hairston Welcomes Three New Businesses in His Ward
    December 04, 2019
  • Council Highlights September 30, 2019
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    Council Highlights September 30, 2019
    October 01, 2019
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    Council Highlights September 23, 2019
    September 23, 2019
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