Biden Campaign Press Release - Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes and 20 Northeastern Ohio Leaders Endorse Joe Biden

Today, Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes and 20 Northeastern Ohio leaders announced their endorsements for Joe Biden for President of the United States.

"The past four years of Donald Trump has shown us how crucial it is to have a real partner in the White House. One who believes in making quality health care — including reproductive health care — available to all Ohioans. That every child deserves a chance at the American Dream, starting with a high-quality, robust education. And that nobody should ever have to live in fear of gun violence.

"I'm endorsing Joe Biden because he's going to be that partner — one who's proven that on these issues and so many more, he can actually build the necessary coalitions and move the needle toward making meaningful change at the White House. We have a real opportunity to win and break the GOP supermajority in the Ohio House with Vice President Biden at the top of our ticket, and I urge my fellow Ohioans to vote for Joe Biden on March 17th and help our state have a real, decent, and experienced partner in the White House." — Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes

The full list of Northeastern Ohio leaders endorsing Joe Biden today includes:

• State Representative Emilia Strong Sykes, House Minority Leader
• State Representative Kent Smith
• State Representative Casey Weinstein
• State Representative Jack Cera
• State Representative Terrance Upchurch
• Steve Dettelbach, Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
• Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Former Ambassador to Malta
• Matt Zone, Cleveland City Councilman & Former President of League of Cities
• Kevin Kelley, President of Cleveland City Council
• Phyllis Cleveland, Cleveland City Councilwoman
• Kevin Conwell, Cleveland City Councilman
• Brian Kazy, Cleveland City Councilman
• Kevin Bishop, Cleveland City Councilman
• Joseph Jones, Cleveland City Councilman
• Kerry McCormack, Cleveland City Councilman
• Brian Mooney, Cleveland City Councilman
• Kenneth Johnson, Cleveland City Councilman
• Russ Balthis, Cuyahoga Falls City Councilman
• Kim Thomas, Richmond Heights City Councilwoman
• Amanda Karpus, Member, Parma City School District Board of Education
• Tim Dobeck, Parma Law Director

These endorsements build on the list of nearly 70 current and former elected officials and community leaders from across Ohio, including Congressman Tim Ryan, Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, former CFPB Director Richard Cordray, former Congressman Edward Feighan, Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, former Columbus City Councilmember Mary Jo Hudson, State Senator Herceal Craig, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, and Youngstown Mayor Jamael "Tito" Brown.

Nationally, Biden for President has previously announced more than 2,100 endorsements from national, state, and local leaders, including current and former U.S. senators and representatives, governors, state elected officials, community leaders, and national security professionals.