CINCINNATI — Cory Bowman, a local pastor and the half-brother of Vice President JD Vance, is running for Cincinnati mayor, according to a post made on his social media.
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“Weeks ago, my flight touched down at CVG, returning home from the most monumental inauguration in my generation,” Bowman said on social media. “When I landed, I knew the city where my family and I live and love cannot fall behind in the critical years ahead.”
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Bowman and his wife founded The River Church Cincinnati in 2020, according to our news partner WCPO. Bowman graduated from the Farmer School of Business at Miami University and studied at River University, a bible college in Tampa, WCPO says.
Bowman says he has informed Vance of his bid, WCPO says.
Bowman is the first registered republican to announce their candidacy for this election. Cincinnati has not had a republican mayor since Bill Gradison Jr in 1971, WCPO says.
“Many have told me ‘Get ready. They will come after you.’ I’m not sure who ‘they’ are or if ‘they’ are seeing this, but my heart is simply this…. To provide a choice to the people of Cincinnati. A choice to see years of prosperity, growth, and joy in our amazing downtown. A population should never be complacent with how things are. They should have the choice to decide their own future,” Bowman said in his post.
Cincinnati’s current mayor, Aftab Pureval, announced his bid for re-election in Jan, according to WCPO. Bowman is working to collect the signatures needed from registered voters, according to WCPO.
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