Tim Howard, candidate for Lorain Council at-large

Name: Tim Howard

Political party: Democrat

Office sought: Council At-Large

Age: 55

Place of birth: Lorain, Ohio

Address: 1958 Oberlin Ave.

Length of residence in that community: 39 years

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Occupation: Connect Lorain County Supervisor/City Councilman

Employer:  Lorain County Community College/City of Lorain

Elected office experience:

• I've served for 8 years on Lorain City Council as the 3 Ward Councilman.
• Served as the President of Staff Council at LCCC.
• Served as President of the Ohio Staff Council for Higher Education.
• Served as Vice Chairman of the African American Community Board.

Non-elected office experience:

• Served on the Volunteer Action Agency Board.
• Served on the Lorain Lions Board.
• Served as the Chairman of the Board for Lorain County Community Action Agency.
• Served as an Officer for Buckeye Lodge #68 Prince Hall Mason's.
• Currently serving on Mercy Medical Regional Center Multicutural Council.

Education:

• Associates degree from LCCC
• Numerous certifications in IT related field.

Marital status: Married to Michelle Howard

Children: Yes, 5 children

Organizations:   

• American Cancer Society Board Member Volunteer
• Masonic Order Buckeye Lodge #68
• Lorain Lion's Club
• Leadership Lorain County Alumni
• Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Lorain/Ombudsmen
• NAACP Lorain
• African American Spotlight Committee/2007&2015

Should you be elected, what are three specific areas you’d like to change, address, improve or further research, and how specifically would you go about it?:
Jobs - bringing jobs to Lorain by reinventing ourselves from our predominantly blue collar manufacturing industrial self into the new age
Safety - Saftey through education for the community at large. In addition, expanding block watch programs, text to tip, etc.
Infrastructure - updates to failing infastructure. ie., sewers, roads, housing.

Whether for past accomplishments or future goals, why should voters elect you?
Voters should elect me because I do this for the right reasons. My agenda is simple, I have always worked to help others with the end goal of building a better city and community. A quote that I truly believe and try to live by is that "To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity."