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134. That is not true...Nina had plenty in Ohio who liked her...the party types. Shontel was always

an underdog.

"On Wednesday, Nina Turner's campaign announced a slew of new endorsements from from former elected Ohio officials in her run for Ohio's open seat in the 11th Congressional District.

Former Dayton mayor Rhine McLin, former Ohio Senate Minority Leader C.J. Prentiss, former Ohio Rep. Nick Celebreeze and former Akron City Councilmember Michael Williams all have endorsed Turner, a former state senator, in her candidacy for Congress.

McLin, mayor of Dayton from 2002-2010 said, "I endorse Nina Turner because I have witnessed her work; from her time as a LSC Intern, her work for Mayor Michael White, her tenure on Cleveland City Council, the Ohio Senate and her candidacy for Ohio Secretary of State, to her work today. Nina is battle tested and ready to be a voice for the people, who need action not just a promise."

RELATED: Labor union representing janitors, food services workers in Ohio endorses Nina Turner for Congress.


"The Plain Dealer endorses Nina Turner for Ohio's 11th congressional district seat"


"CLEVELAND — Two more Cleveland City Council members have announced they are backing Nina Turner’s bid to represent Ohio’s 11th Congressional District.

What You Need To Know
Two more Cleveland City Council members endorse Nina Turner in OH-11 special election

Turner is growing her list of local supporters to build on her national profile

The special election comes after Marcia Fudge became President Biden’s HUD secretary.

Turner is one of at least seven Democrats running to represent the majority-Black district

And there are more.
Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland and Ward 11 Councilman Brian Mooney told Spectrum News Turner won their support in the crowded Democratic primary to succeed Marcia Fudge, who resigned from Congress earlier this year once she was confirmed to be President Biden’s secretary of housing and urban development.

“[Turner’s] fiery, but she’s also very compassionate,” Cleveland said in a phone interview Monday night. “She’s fierce about protecting the rights of the communities she represents.”

Turner, a former state senator and Cleveland City Council member who rose to national prominence as a surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaigns, has been intertwining her Cleveland roots with the progressive vision that made her a national political figure.