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Matt Zone Ward 15

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Councilman Matt Zone was first elected to City Council in 2001, representing Ward 15, which includes the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood where he and generations of his family grew up.

Ward 15 also includes the Edgewater area, Gordon Square and parts of Ohio City, Cudell, and Stockyards neighborhoods.

Councilman Zone is chairman of council's Safety Committee and vice chairman of its Finance Committee. He also serves on the Health & Human Services Committee and the Operations Committee.
Councilman Zone is a strong advocate for the arts, green building and alternative energy and he has been a major force behind on-going capital projects that are giving bursts of vibrancy in his West Side ward including the development of the Gordon Square Arts District, which is comprised of new housing and businesses, retail development and the construction and renovation of three theaters.

He has also been the driving force behind on-going capital projects, including the $100 million Cleveland West Shoreway project that has transformed a two-mile freeway into a tree-lined boulevard with new streets and ramps that give residents more access to Lake Erie.

As chairman of Council’s Safety Committee, Councilman Zone, who is in constant contact with the city’s safety forces, is in the vanguard of the battle against neighborhood crime. He is also very involved in the city of Cleveland's consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice and the federal monitor overseeing the Cleveland Police Department.

In November 2016, Councilman Zone was elected President of the National League of Cities, an organization that represents 19,000 cities, towns and villages throughout the United States. Previously, Councilman Zone was First Vice President.

Councilman Zone is a graduate of St. Edward High School and Cleveland State University’s College of Urban Affairs. He and his wife, Michelle, have a son who graduated from Kent State University and is a Cleveland Police officer.
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News & Press

  • Vision Zero: Effort to Reduce Driver and Pedestrian Deaths
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    Vision Zero: Effort to Reduce Driver and Pedestrian Deaths
    November 18, 2019
  • Federal Grant Expands Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Assault and Trafficking
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    Federal Grant Expands Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Assault and Trafficking
    October 28, 2019
  • First Year Cleveland Continues to Combat Infant Mortality
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    First Year Cleveland Continues to Combat Infant Mortality
    October 21, 2019
  • Council Highlights September 30, 2019
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    Council Highlights September 30, 2019
    October 01, 2019
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