1. Todd Brian Portune was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Cincinnati City Council and as a Hamilton County Commissioner.
11 Facts About Todd Portune
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Todd Portune's father died when Portune was 14, with his mother returning to work to support Portune and his two brothers.
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Todd Portune graduated from Colerain High School in 1976, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1980 with a political science degree.
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Todd Portune was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Cincinnati City Council in 1993.
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Todd Portune won elections to two-year terms in 1993,1995,1997 and 1999.
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In 2000 Todd Portune was elected as a Hamilton County Commissioner.
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Todd Portune was the first Democrat from the suburbs elected Commissioner in 36 years.
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In December 2013 Todd Portune announced that he was considering becoming a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in the 2014 elections.
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Todd Portune visited several locations in Ohio during December 2013 and January 2014, visiting voters and gauging the support he could expect if he formalized his candidacy.
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Todd Portune stated in September 2019 that he would not run for re-election in 2020, and announced the following month he would retire at the end of the year.
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Todd Portune died from cancer on January 25,2020, in Cincinnati, Ohio.