Shirley Smith

The 11th Congressional District needs Shirley Smith’s “second chance” stick-to-it work ethic in Congress to work on criminal justice reform and more

CLEVELAND, OH – There are 65 chapters in Title 2 of the United States Code that exists under the heading “Congress.”  There are four chapters in Title 3 of the same United States Code existing under the heading of the “President” of whom the members of Congress must interact.  Chapter 3 was repealed.  There were previously five instead of four chapters under Title 3. There are 54 “Titles” in the United States Code each member of the 435 member Congress has the authority to study and recommend ways to improve the federal statutes found within them in order to benefit…

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Shirley Smith’s reaction to the Plain Dealer’s editorial board was the same as Rev. Jesse Jackson’s when she saw its composition

CLEVELAND, OH – When former State Senator Shirley Smith visited the discriminatory and Russian-owned Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com for an endorsement interview she asked AdvanceOhio’s vice president, Chris Quinn, the same question Rev. Jesse Jackson asked him when he visited the editorial board in August 2018.  Where are your “Black” reporters and editors?  The Plain Dealer was purchased by child of Russian aliens Solomon Isadore Neuhaus in March 1967.  His descendants continue to operate it under the “Newhouse” name today. Smith was promoting her candidacy for the 11th Congressional District with 11 of the other 12 candidates seeking to replace…

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11th Congressional District candidate’s pledge aid to Israel but nothing for American Negroes because no one asked and none thought enough to offer

CLEVELAND, OH – Contenders to replace former United States Representative Marcia L. Fudge on the Democratic Party side of the campaign have participated thus far in two forums.  The first was on March 11, 2021 during a Zoom forum hosted by the Jewish Democratic Council of America.  The second was before a live audience at the African American History Museum on March 27. Present at both forums were former State Senators Nina Turner and Jeffrey Johnson; former State Representatives John Barnes, Jr. and Bryan Flannery; Cuyahoga County council member Shontel Brown and Tariq Shabazz.  Republican contender Laverne Jones Gore told…

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Fudge is now “Hatch Act” silent as HUD’s Secretary and it leaves the 11th Congressional District race wide open

CLEVELAND, OH – United States Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Louise Fudge is out of “partisan” politics.   It’s why she’s not made any public comments about who will replace her as the 11th Congressional District representative. The Hatch Act of 1939 prevents federal officials and workers from engaging in partisan political activities.  There has been and will be no endorsements for any of the partisan races coming from HUD Secretary Fudge.  Any candidate claiming Fudge’s endorsement is dragging her name into a selfish life and an unnecessary controversy.  Newspaper reporters publishing the lie that Fudge has violated the…

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