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John Cranley
American politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For John Cranley (MP), see Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency).
John Joseph Cranley (born February 28, 1974) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Cincinnati City Council and a partner of City Lights Development. Cranley is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Before his election as mayor, he was an attorney with the law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election, losing the primary to former Dayton, Ohio mayor Nan Whaley.
Quick Facts 69th Mayor of Cincinnati, Preceded by ...
John Cranley | |
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![]() Cranley at an FC Cincinnati event in 2018 | |
69th Mayor of Cincinnati | |
In office December 1, 2013 ā January 4, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mark Mallory |
Succeeded by | Aftab Pureval |
Member of the Cincinnati City Council | |
In office 2000ā2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Joseph Cranley (1974-02-28) February 28, 1974 (age 50) Green Township, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Dena Cranley |
Children | 1 |
Education | John Carroll University (BA) Harvard University (MTS, JD) |
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