Watch: Commission candidates tout policy priorities, address criticisms in debate

About this episode

The episode covers a debate featuring incumbent Stephanie Summerow Dumas and her challengers Herman Najoli and Meeka Owens, focusing on their policy priorities and criticisms.

Incumbent Stephanie Summerow Dumas faces two challengers: Herman Najoli, who has run two previous campaigns for local office, and current Cincinnati City Council member Meeka Owens.

Topics covered

• local politics
• elections
• candidate debate
• policy priorities
• Cincinnati

Keywords

• Cincinnati
• election
• debate
• candidates
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cincinnati City Council

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