1. John Joseph Cranley was born on February 28,1974 and is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 2013 to 2022.
17 Facts About John Cranley
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John Cranley was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election, losing the primary to former Dayton, Ohio mayor Nan Whaley.
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John Cranley's father is a life estate planner and Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Army, and his mother a former teacher and librarian.
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John Cranley was raised in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati.
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John Cranley attended St William's Primary School and graduated from St Xavier High School in 1992.
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John Cranley earned his JD from Harvard Law School and a Master of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School.
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John Cranley taught two undergraduate legal and philosophy courses at Harvard College while attending graduate school.
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In 2019 and again in 2021, John Cranley was voted reader pick for "Best Conservative" in Cincinnati CityBeat's annual Best of Cincinnati.
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John Cranley resigned from City Council in 2009 in order to avoid any potential conflicts after seeking advice from the Ohio Ethics Commission.
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John Cranley worked to restore the historic Incline District of East Price Hill.
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John Cranley developed a $5 million project which consists of condominiums and a restaurant.
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In 2002, John Cranley co-founded the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and served as administrative director from 2002 to 2006.
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John Cranley won the September 2013 primary election for mayor of Cincinnati, defeating Roxanne Qualls in the November 2013 mayoral election.
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John Cranley ran for reelection in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.
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John Cranley's leading opponent was Yvette Simpson according to a poll sponsored by Simpson.
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In February 2020, John Cranley became the first candidate to announce and explore a possible run for governor in 2022 against Republican incumbent Mike DeWine.
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John Cranley officially entered the race for the 2022 Democratic nomination for governor on August 10,2021.