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Tristan was born in Cleveland and now lives in Lakewood with his wife, Caitlin. He earned his associate degree in business from Lorain County Community College, his bachelor's degree in economics and management from Kent State University, and his master's degree in public administration from Cleveland State University. 

Tristan currently works as the Ohio program director for the non-profit Solar United Neighbors. He previously worked as a director for Wisniewski for Governor, and outreach benefits counselor for Greater Cleveland Food Bank, and as a media director for the Church on the North Coast. 

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Tristan W. Rader currently serves as a council member on the Lakewood City Council. He was first elected in 2017 and is in his 2nd term. He previously ran for US Representative for Ohio House District 7 in 2022, but did not win.

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Supports enhancing public transportation infrastructure, including improved transit systems, pedestrian safety, and cyclist safety.

Supports prioritizing job creation and advocating for elevated wages.

Advocates for job creation and higher wages.

Supports enhancing labor laws to protect against unfair labor practices.

Believes in enhancing labor laws to protect against unfair labor practices.

- Supports enhancing public transportation infrastructure, including improved transit systems, pedestrian safety, and cyclist safety.
- Advocates for job creation and higher wages.
- Believes in enhancing labor laws to protect against unfair labor practices.

Economy

Supports banning assault-style weapons and allowing cities to set their own gun laws.

Supports having cities set their own gun laws.

Believes mass incarceration undermines community resilience and social justice, diverting funds from education to prisons.

Believes mass incarceration undermines community resilience and social justice, allocating "more funds for prisons than for education."

Supports criminal justice reform, including dismantling the "school-to-prison pipeline" and opposing mandatory minimum sentencing.

Supports gun control measures such as an assault weapons ban, comprehensive background checks, ending protections for corporate gun manufacturers, and implementing gun safety laws to reduce mass shootings.

Supports gun control measures like assault weapons ban, background checks, ending protections for corporate gun manufacturers, and gun safety laws to reduce mass shootings.

Advocates for criminal justice reform, including addressing the "school-to-prison pipeline." 

- Supports having cities set their own gun laws.
- Believes mass incarceration undermines community resilience and social justice, allocating "more funds for prisons than for education."
- Opposes mandatory minimum sentencing.
- Supports gun control measures like assault weapons ban, background checks, ending protections for corporate gun manufacturers, and gun safety laws to reduce mass shootings.
- Advocates for criminal justice reform, including addressing the "school-to-prison pipeline." 

Public Safety

Believes denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care is "medically unsound" and "potentially life-threatening."

Supports a comprehensive healthcare plan that invests in mental health and addiction services, and aims to reduce prescription medication costs through state-level negotiations and competitive pricing.

Wants to invests in mental health and addiction services. 

Supports a statewide public healthcare plan that abolishes fees and broadens coverage, ensuring all Ohioans can access essential and preventative care without financial burden.

Supports a statewide public healthcare plan that gets rid of fees and increases access to preventative care for all Ohioans without financial burden.

Aims to reduce prescription medication costs through state-level negotiations and competitive pricing.

- Supports abortion access.
- Believes denying transgender youth access to gender-affirming care is "medically unsound" and "potentially life-threatening."
- Wants to invests in mental health and addiction services. 
- Supports a statewide public healthcare plan that gets rid of fees and increases access to preventative care for all Ohioans without financial burden.
- Aims to reduce prescription medication costs through state-level negotiations and competitive pricing.

Healthcare

Supports improving working conditions, reducing high-stakes testing, and increasing salaries for educators and support staff to address the teacher shortage.

Supports improving working conditions and increasing salaries for educators and support staff to address the teacher shortage.

Supports equitable funding for public schools and libraries.

Advocates for equitable funding for public schools and libraries.

Supports holding charter schools and private schools that receive voucher students to the same standards as traditional public schools.

Wants to hold charter schools and private schools that enroll students through the voucher program to the "same standards as traditional public schools."

- Supports improving working conditions and increasing salaries for educators and support staff to address the teacher shortage.
- Advocates for equitable funding for public schools and libraries.
- Wants to hold charter schools and private schools that enroll students through the voucher program to the "same standards as traditional public schools."

Education

Supports ending fracking and wants to promote sustainable job creation.

Wants to end fracking and promote sustainable job creation.

Believes Ohio's leaders are stalling on reducing carbon emissions.

Supports the development of renewable energy sources.

Supports the passage of the Energy Jobs & Justice Act, which would create a clean energy policy that promotes equity, economic growth, and accountability.

- Wants to end fracking and promote sustainable job creation.
- Believes Ohio's leaders are stalling on reducing carbon emissions.
- Supports the development of renewable energy sources.
- Supports the passage of the Energy Jobs & Justice Act, which would create a clean energy policy that promotes equity, economic growth, and accountability.

Energy & the Environment

Supports making voting accessible by implementing automatic voter registration, expanding early and mail voting, designating state election days as holidays, and allowing same-day voter registration.

Supports making voting accessible through automatic voter registration, expanding early and mail voting, designating election days as holidays, and allowing same-day voter registration.

Supports comprehensive campaign finance reform to reduce the influence of money in state elections.

Wants to reform campaign finance to reduce the influence of money in state elections.

Believes Ohio's outdated voting regulations hinder democracy and supports reforming them to create a more inclusive electoral system.

- Supports making voting accessible through automatic voter registration, expanding early and mail voting, designating election days as holidays, and allowing same-day voter registration.
- Wants to reform campaign finance to reduce the influence of money in state elections.
- Believes Ohio's outdated voting regulations hinder democracy and supports reforming them to create a more inclusive electoral system.

Voting & Elections

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The Lakewood Observer, Robert E. Dintaman: Committed Advocate For Ohio�s 13th District

Robert is from Mansfield, Ohio. He has a bachelor's degree from Ohio University and a law degree from the University of Akron School of Law. He resides in Lakewood, Ohio.

Robert is a lawyer and the owner of Robert E. Dintaman, Esq., LLC,

Robert E. Dintaman's campaign for state representative in house district 13 is his first run for public office.

Plans to lower property taxes for seniors.

- Plans to lower property taxes for seniors.

As of August 22, 2024, Robert E. Dintaman did not have a website or any information online.

Said, he supports policies that improve public education, but did not specify what the policy were. 

- Said, he supports policies that improve public education, but did not specify what the policy were. 

Robert E. Dintaman

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