Mark is a member of the Cleveland Heights, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about him on his Fenn College faculty profile.

Mike is pastor of Cross Creek Community Church in Centerville, Ohio, where he lives with his partner Dan.

Millington is a guitarist and co-founder of the all-female rock band Fanny. View her Wikipedia entry.

Eric was elected to the Canton City School Board in 2009. Read more about him on his website.

LaFountain is an author, performer and professor. Read more about him on his web page.

Angie and her partner Lynda live in Springfield, Ohio.

Vaid is a LGBT civil rights activist. View her Wikipedia entry.

Joe is a member of the Dayton Board of Education, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about Joe on his blog.

Kevin won election in 2009 to Portsmouth, Ohio, city council. Read more about Kevin on his blog.

Pete has worked for the City of Dayton since 1989, most recently as director of the department of central services. Pete lives in Dayton with his partner Eli.

Larson was appointed to Akron Municipal Court in 2009 and won election to retain his seat in November. Read more about Judge Larson on his website.

Antonio is a Lakewood, Ohio, City Councillor, first elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. Read more about her on her campaign website.

Brian Jarvis is the Beavercreek City Council member who claims that all the other people on this page are defective, as good for their communities as crack addicts or alcoholics. To learn more about him, visit his Beavercreek City Council page.

Jim is a member of the Athens, Ohio, City Council, first elected in 1999. Read more about him on this profile.

Valerio is a poet, author and actor. View his Wikipedia entry.

Teena was a trans man who was raped and murdered in Humboldt, Nebraska, in 1993. View his Wikipedia entry.

Choi is a combat veteran of the Iraq war. View his Wikipedia entry.

Carol won election in 2009 to her first term as a member of the Bexcley School Board. Read more about Carol in this Facebook profile.

Adegbalola is a musician, founding member of Saffire — The Uppity Blues Women, plays guitar, harmonica and a composer. Read more about her on her website.

Amanda was elected in 2009 to the Medina, Ohio, Educational Service Center Governing Board. Read more about her on this profile.

Michael just bought a historic 1920s bungalow in east Dayton, Ohio.

Wu is a film director and screenwriter. View her Wikipedia entry.

Sandra won election in 2009 to Akron, Ohio, city council. Read more about Sandra on her website.

David Lauri is the creator of the “Addicts” webpage. To learn more about him, visit his website.