Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a United States Representative from Ohio. He was a hopeful for President of the United States in 2008. He is a Democrat. Kucinich was raised in Cleveland, and was elected Mayor of the city in 1977. His tenure as mayor was a hard one, and he lost reelection to Republican challenger George Voinovich in 1979. Kucinich got back into politics in the 1990s, and became a member of the United States House of Representatives in the 1994 elections. A political progressive, he ran for president twice in 2004 and 2008.
In December 2020, Kucinich filed paperwork to run for Mayor of Cleveland in the 2021 election. He finished in 3rd place with 16.54%.[1][2]
Dennis Kucinich Media
Kucinich with President Jimmy Carter in 1978
Kucinich outside the Capitol in June 2007
Kucinich speaks out against the occupation of Iraq at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
Kucinich gestures to the audience during his speech on the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Kucinich with President George W. Bush in 2002
Dennis Kucinich speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on February 27, 2015.
References
- ↑ Higgs, Robert (December 4, 2020). "Dennis Kucinich files paperwork to raise money for potential Cleveland mayoral run in 2021". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". www.livevoterturnout.com. Retrieved 2025-10-01.