New Cincinnati City Council sworn in

By Dan Yount The Cincinnati Herald Cincinnati’s new, historic City County took the oath of office Tuesday, January 2, in the Music Hall Ballroom on Elm Street, as they begin their terms of office for the next two years. The new City Council is historic in that it is the first time in the history of the council that all members are Democrats, following a recent shift in Cincinnati voting patterns that favor Democrats. All eight endorsed Democrats on the former council were re-elected, with the lone Republican Liz Keating being edged out by newcomer Democrat Anna Albi last November. & The new nine-member City of Cincinnati City Council members are Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney (reappointed Vice Mayor), Seth Walsh, Meeka Owens, Mark Jeffreys, Victoria Parks, Jeff Cramerding, Anna Albi Reggie Harris, and Scotty Johnson. Nearly every member mentioned the issue of gun violence in the city following their taking the oath of office. Albi, a gun violence prevention advocate for Moms Demand Action in Cincinnati, said, “While overall violent crime in Cincinnati is down, we have seen a tragic increase in youth gun violence over the past year, and it truly breaks my heart to see that we are becoming...