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

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

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.

Public Services

Healthcare

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Deborah received a law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law. She lives in Clayton with her husband, Dennis, and their 2 children.

Deborah serves on the boards of the County Commissioners Association of Ohio and the National Association of Counties. She previously worked as chief deputy in the county auditor's office.

Deborah Lieberman currently serves as a county commissioner for Montgomery. She was first elected in 2004 and is in her 10th term.

Supports small business development through micro-enterprise grants and other programs.

Supports using micro-grants to support small business development.

Believes in reducing barriers to employment to encourage all working-age adults to participate in the local economy.

Supports continued investment in the County’s Economic Development/Global Engagement program, believing it is essential for local economic growth.

Supports continued investment in the county’s grantmaking program to support job and economic growth.

Believes in prioritizing racial and economic justice, particularly for those affected by generational poverty.

Wants to achieve "racial and economic justice... especially for those affected by generational poverty."

- Supports using micro-grants to support small business development.
- Wants to reduce employment barriers.
- Supports continued investment in the county’s grantmaking program to support job and economic growth.
- Wants to achieve "racial and economic justice... especially for those affected by generational poverty."

As a county commissioner, the candidate is overseeing the county's implementation of a statewide plan to test water for lead and pledges to publicly release the results.

- As a county commissioner, the candidate is overseeing the county's implementation of a statewide plan to test water for lead and pledges to publicly release the results.

Supports advocating for justice programs that provide alternatives to incarceration.

Advocates for "alternatives to incarceration."

Believes in creating programs to enhance community safety, citing the Office of Reentry's success in reducing recidivism.

As a city commissioner, created a program to provide formerly incarcerated people with job training to help them re-enter the community.

- Advocates for "alternatives to incarceration."
- As a city commissioner, created a program to provide formerly incarcerated people with job training to help them re-enter the community.

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

Supports funding local arts and cultural programs.

Supports investing in career-focused workforce development and training to help teens and young adults.

Supports creating career-focused training programs for teens and young adults.

Supports developing and implementing a comprehensive approach to enhance community food security by working with the Food Equity Coalition.

Wants to work with the food equity coalition to improve food security.

- Supports funding local arts and cultural programs.
- Supports creating career-focused training programs for teens and young adults.
- Wants to work with the food equity coalition to improve food security.

Supports providing quality care for vulnerable individuals, including those with severe intellectual disabilities, physical challenges, and significant medical needs.

Supports providing highly quality health care for "vulnerable individuals," including people with disabilities and significant medical needs.

Believes addressing the opioid crisis is crucial to pandemic response. Plans to expand the Community Overdose Action Team (COAT) to tackle rising opioid use and overdose deaths.

Wants to expand the community overdose action team to combat opioid addiction and deaths.

Believes in addressing racism as a public health issue to enhance community equity and opportunity.

As a county commissioner, led efforts to declare racism a public health crisis.

Led efforts to reduce infant mortality and address racial disparities in infant mortality.

- Supports providing highly quality health care for "vulnerable individuals," including people with disabilities and significant medical needs.
- Wants to expand the community overdose action team to combat opioid addiction and deaths.
- As a county commissioner, led efforts to declare racism a public health crisis.
- Led efforts to reduce infant mortality and address racial disparities in infant mortality.

Deborah Lieberman

- 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. 