The Buckeye Flame Focuses on Stephanie’s Candidacy

Greater Cleveland native and out LGBTQ+ candidate Stephanie K. Thomas has announced she will run in the May 2026 Democratic primary to represent residents of District 3 as a member of Cuyahoga County Council.

With a clear focus on working-class Clevelanders, Thomas’s campaign platform includes a county-wide rent control initiative, expanded senior services, increased resources for home ownership and open office hours to help constituents connect with her directly about issues and ideas in their own neighborhoods.

Thomas is a longtime housing advocate, progressive Democrat and member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) who currently serves on the Cuyahoga County Board of Homeless Services.

“I’m running on basic things that I think are actually achievable,” Thomas told The Buckeye Flame. “I’m not hoping. I know we can make these things happen.”

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