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Veronica Sims, the district 5 representative on Summit County Council, officially resigned from her position on Council Feb/ 7

Veronica Sims, the district 5 representative on Summit County Council, officially resigned from her position on Council Feb/ 7

Thursday was the filing deadline for the March primaries. Here's what we know.

Summit County Council District 5 representative Veronica Sims has been elected the bodys first Black female president. Rita Darrow is vice president.

Heres the latest on the races for Statehouse seats representing Summit and Portage counties.

Voters will choose between a current Ohio state house representative and a current Summit County Council member for Ohios 31st state house district.

These are the people running to represent Summit County in the Ohio General Assembly on Nov. 8.

The voter turnout in Tuesdays primary election in Summit County, which saw no contested races and only one local issue, was 6.7%.

Nine people — four Democrats and five Republicans — have filed to run in the primary election for three at-large seats on Summit County Council.

Summit County Council starts 2021 with two new members, president, VP Emily Mills, Akron Beacon Journal © Provided by Akron Beacon Journal Summit County seal Summit County Council started 2021 with two new members, a new president and a new vice president. The two new members, who virtually attended their first council meeting Monday, are Democrat Rita Darrow, representing District 1, and Republican Anthony DeVitis, representing District 8. Darrow, who described herself as...