Martin J. Sweeney

Martin Sweeney
Member of the
Ohio House of Representatives
from the 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 6, 2015
Preceded by Mike Foley
Personal details
Born July 2, 1963
Political party Democratic
Residence Cleveland, Ohio

Martin J. Sweeney (born July 2, 1963) is an American politician of the Democratic Party in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as the majority leader of Cleveland City Council, representing Ward 20. He was elected council president in November 2005, when then-president Frank G. Jackson was elected mayor of Cleveland. He assumed office as council president on January 2, 2006. Sweeney graduated from Saint Ignatius High School on Cleveland's West Side in 1981. Sweeney's father is retired Cleveland Municipal Court judge Gerald Francis Sweeney.

In 2014, Sweeney decided to run for the Ohio House of Representatives.[1] After winning a three-way primary, he won the general election over Republican 62%-38%.

References

  1. "Cleveland Councilman Martin J. Sweeney is shameless - or is he just shrewd?: Mark Naymik". Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland). 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
Preceded by
Frank G. Jackson
President of Cleveland City Council
20062013
Succeeded by
Kevin Kelley