Michael B. Coleman (born November 18, 1954) is an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He was the first African-American to serve as mayor of the Ohio capital.
Coleman was a member of Columbus City Council from 1992 to 1999, serving as its president from 1997 to 1999. In 1998, Coleman was a candidate for governor Lee Fisher. Coleman ran for office and won the post of Mayor of Columbus in 1999 and was re-elected on 4 November 2003.
In February 2005, Coleman announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination for the governor of Ohio at the 2006 gubernatorial election, but then quit the race on November 29, 2005, citing heavy work and family obligations. In 2007, Mayor Coleman won a third term as mayor of Columbus. In 2011, he was re-elected for a fourth term.
In January 2014, when he began his 15th year at his office, Coleman achieved the distinction of being the longest serving mayor in Columbus's history.
On November 25, 2014, Coleman announced that he would not run for re-election. His last term in office ended on January 1, 2016, when he was replaced by Andrew Ginther.
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Early life and education
Michael B. Coleman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1954 and moved to Toledo at an early age. Having grown up in the Toledo area, Coleman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Cincinnati and Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law.
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Careers
Attorney
From 1984 to 1999, Coleman was a lawyer in business practice law firm Columbus Schottenstein, Zox & amp; Dunn Co. LPA, eventually became partners.
City Council Columbus
Michael B. Coleman began his career in a public office when he was appointed to Columbus City Council in 1992. He was re-elected for two terms. Coleman served as President of Columbus City Council from 1997 until elected mayor in 1999.
1998 and race governor 2006
Coleman was elected as a Democratic candidate in 1998 for the Ohio governor lieutenant, in a vote similar to Lee Fisher. Fisher and Coleman missed the highly contested race by Bob Taft and Maureen O'Connor.
In 2005, Michael B. Coleman was the first Democrat to announce in the Democratic primary for the governor of Ohio. But on November 29, 2005, he resigned from the race, citing family concerns and also that the city of Columbus needed him in his current role as mayor.
Coleman then supported fellow Democrat Ted Strickland for governor. After Strickland's victory in November 2006, Coleman was selected as the seat for the Strickland transition team.
The Mayor of Columbus
After winning the election in 1999, Coleman was re-elected as mayor of Columbus in 2003, 2007 and 2011.
Since 2000, under Mayor Coleman, the city of Columbus has spent $ 54 million less than budgeted. At the same time, he helped increase city spending for police and fire services from 63 percent of the city's operational budget to 71 percent in 2005. Under Coleman, the city has also slashed more than $ 190 million from the level of continuing budgeting since 2000 , despite rising costs for health insurance, wages and workers' compensation. In 2013, bonds issued by the city of Columbus receive AAA bond ratings from the three main rating services, the highest possible rating.
In June 2007, Coleman was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition (now known as Everytown for Gun Safety), a bi-partisan group with the stated goal of "making people safer by getting illegal weapons off the streets." The coalition was co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Coleman is a long list finalist for Mayor's 2008 awards.
2007 mayoral campaign
During the 2007 mayoral campaign, Coleman was opposed by lawyer William Todd, a Republican. Todd claims Coleman is soft against crime and ineffective in economic development. Coleman was re-elected, with test results showing he received more than 69 percent of 105,792 votes cast to Todd 30 percent.
Immigration debate 2010
In the spring of 2010, Mayor Coleman banned city workers from traveling to Arizona by boycotting Arizona's laws allowing police officers to file citizenship documentation from anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally. Coleman compared Arizona's size to a 19th-century law that required freed slaves to carry emancipation papers. He said his boycott was meant to show Arizona that his law enforcing illegal immigration was not America's way. Although travel by city workers to Arizona is prohibited, police officers will be able to travel for the purpose of criminal extradition. Contracts with Arizona companies will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Mayor. The Redflex Traffic System, based in Arizona, operates 20 red light cameras in Columbus. Red light cameras issued tickets for red light runners, the program will not be lifted as a result of the ban, and in fact the number of red light cameras will double as recently approved by the city council.
Selection of Columbus Mayor, 2011
Major Coleman ran in 2011 for a fourth term as mayor of Columbus against Republican challenger Earl W. Smith. On 8 November 2011, Coleman won re-election, receiving just under 70 percent of 179,032 votes.
Major serving mayor
On January 2, 2014, Coleman began his 15th year at his office and became the city's longest serving mayor. He exceeded the period of M.E. "Jack" Sensenbrenner, who served a total of 14 years as mayor in a separate tenure from 1954 to 1960 and 1964 to 1972. Coleman is also the longest black mayor in the country.
Back to private practice
On November 25, 2014, Coleman officially announced that he would not seek the fifth term as mayor of Columbus in the 2015 election. In November 2015, Coleman announced that he would return in 2016 to practice law with Indianapolis-based law firm Ice Miller LLP, who joins the old Columbus law firm, Schottenstein, Zox & amp; Dunn Co. LPA in 2012. Coleman serves as director of business and government strategies and partners at the company's Arena District office.
On March 22, 2016, the City of Columbus announced that an eight-storey new building under construction at 111 North Front Street, adjacent to Columbus City Hall, to build Buildings and Zoning, Public Service and Development departments and several Public Utilities offices will be named Centers Michael B. Coleman's government in honor of Coleman. The building is scheduled for completion in December 2017.
Personal life
In 1984, Coleman married his wife, Frankie; it was a second marriage to both. Colemans has three adult children: Kimberly; Justin, who was an officer in the Columbus Police Division; and John-David, who serves as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. In October 2009, the Mayor and Ny. Coleman announced that they are in the process of divorce. In early 2011 Colemans proposed a dissolution which was then awarded.
In September 2016, Coleman married an old friend, and president of the L Brands Foundation, Janelle Simmons.
Coleman is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi and Prince Hall Freemasons. She belongs to St. Mark's Lodge # 7 in Columbus, Ohio.
See also
- Election Result, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
- Election Result, Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (Democratic Priority)
References
- Coleman declined the offer for the governor of Ohio.
- Strickland Transition Team Update.
- Columbus Dispatch , May 9, 2007.
External links
- Michael B. Coleman on Facebook
- Michael B. Coleman on LinkedIn
- Michael B. Coleman in Political Graveyard
- Michael B. Coleman on Twitter
- Appearance in C-SPAN
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