Dayton Daily News, Protest filed to remove McDonald from Republican election for county commission

Mary is a mother of 2 and currently lives in Trotwood.

Mary McDonald previously served as mayor of Trotwood, Ohio for 2 terms from 2015 to 2023. 

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Believes lower taxes stimulate economic growth, entrepreneurship, investment, and job creation. Plans to work towards reducing taxes for all Montgomery County residents.

Plans to work toward lowering taxes to stimulate economic growth, entrepreneurship, investment, and job creation.

- Plans to work toward lowering taxes to stimulate economic growth, entrepreneurship, investment, and job creation.

Economy

As of August 23, 2024, Mary McDonald’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes adequate funding for the Sheriff's Department is crucial for crime prevention, emergency response, and community well-being.

Supports investing in law enforcement to prevent crime and ensure prompt emergency response. 

- Supports investing in law enforcement to prevent crime and ensure prompt emergency response. 

Public Safety

Housing & Urban Development

Supports government transparency, believing it fosters trust, accountability, and informed decision-making.

Promises increased government transparency, believing it fosters trust, accountability, and informed decision-making.

- Promises increased government transparency, believing it fosters trust, accountability, and informed decision-making.

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Mary McDonald

Mary McDonald previously served as Mayor of Trotwood, Ohio for 2 terms from 2015 to 2023. 

As a city leader, helped bring Gordon Food Service to Trotwood, ending the idea of Trotwood as a food desert.

As mayor, her work has resulted in "several million dollars in new capital investment throughout the city."

As mayor, improved the city's bond rating from negative to A+ and helped avoid potential bankruptcy.

As mayor, she has "been successful in seeing new businesses fill former retail spaces with living wage jobs that have added to the tax base of the city."

Aims to lower taxes, improve street safety, and ensure transparency in Commission work.

Believes her commitment to financial stability has attracted major corporations, including Stratacache and Specialty Manufacturing, to the area.

As a city official, worked to repurpose former retail space and address infrastructure challenges that have persisted for over 45 years.

Supports building market-rate homes to increase home ownership.

Supports enhancing public services by renovating community centers.

Recognized as a 2022 Women of Influence Honoree by the YWCA Dayton.

Supports partnerships with state and federal leaders to benefit local residents.

Supports Central State University, the first college in the city, serving local and regional citizens with a special focus on agriculture.

Serves on the Goodwill Easterseals Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors for the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC), the Discover Classical (88.1 and 89.9 FM) Board of Trustees, and as Co-Chairperson of the Trotwood Community Improvement Corporation (TCIC) Board of Directors.

Supports community service and has received multiple awards for her contributions, including the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community & Justice of Greater Dayton and the Community Service Award from the Dayton Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Mary McDonald is the mother of two children, Alexandra “Kate” (Shamel) Rivers and Daniel Allen Caldwell, and the grandmother to Sydney, London, and Zahra Rivers. She resides in Trotwood, Ohio.

Mary McDonald is the Mayor of the City of Trotwood, Ohio, serving in her second term. She has been a member of the Trotwood City Council since 2005 and is the owner of True Style Hair Salon. She has worked for cosmetic companies such as Fashion Fair, Revlon, and Flori Roberts.

Mary McDonald is currently serving her second term as Mayor of Trotwood, Ohio, and has been a member of the Trotwood City Council since 2005. She serves on the Goodwill Easterseals Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors for the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC), the Discover Classical Board of Trustees, and is Co-Chairperson of the Trotwood Community Improvement Corporation (TCIC) Board of Directors.

- County commissioners are in charge of county renewal projects and maintaining the streets, roads, and public utilities. These projects try to improve the quality of life in the county, like increasing access to food or award grants to bring jobs. 
- County commissioners control budgeting and appropriations in the county. This means that county commissioners control what organizations and individuals receive the money from the county budget. 
- County commissioners have authority over government taxing and purchasing, and they hold the titles to all of the county property. 
- County commissioners in Ohio are typically elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Depending on your county, you may vote for the seat in your County Commission District, or all of them at-large. 

Member of the governing body for the county, has authority over taxing, budgeting, county property, and public services like utilities. 