In March 2005, when Toledo Free Press published its first issue, here’s what our current elected officials were doing:
*Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson: Attorney with Department of Taxation.
Toledo City Council
*Matt Cherry: sheet metal worker.
*Mike Craig: Auto title clerk at Lucas County Clerk of Courts.
*Theresa Gabriel: Retired, but would return to city government in January 2006 as part of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner’s new administration.
*Jack Ford: Mayor of Toledo.
*Rob Ludeman: Toledo City Council District 2 representative; ran for mayor, defeated in primary.
*Scott Ramsey: Indoor air quality specialist with Clean Air Systems in Holland. Opened Ramsey Brothers Restorations with his brother in October 2005.
*Tyrone Riley: Attorney in Toledo, private practice.
*Sandy Spang: Residential and commercial real estate.
*Larry Sykes: Vice president of Fifth Third Bank Northwest Ohio, president of Toledo Public Schools Board of Education, president of Metroparks of Toledo Area board,
chairman of the State of Ohio Minority Finance Advisory Board, board member of Lucas County Children Services.
*Steve Steel: Teaching at Bowling Green State University. That summer he became the statewide field director for Ohio Fair Schools campaign and then ran for Toledo Public Schools Board of Education, winning the election in November 2005.
*Tom Waniewski: Producer for WTOL-11 morning show, chairman of United Way of Greater Toledo board.
*Lindsay Webb: In law school at the University of Toledo.
Lucas Co. Commissioners
*Carol Contrada: Sylvania Township trustee.
*Pete Gerken: Took office as Lucas County commissioner in January 2005.
*Tina Skeldon-Wozniak: Took office as Lucas County commissioner in January 2005. O
