About Davida Russell

The Best Choice for Cleveland Heights

Davida Russell Cleveland Heights City Council elected 2019 and voted Vice President City Council 2022.

$5 million to distressed communities, businesses, and city employees in Cleveland Heights.
Support to the whole community by assisting local youth and promoting local businesses and economic develop.
InFill housing developments totaling $8 million investment for Caledonia Noble and Desota Altamont area providing Cleveland Heights with 43 new homes.
Increased property values in the Noble and Taylor area with renovation to abandon homes with the help of the Cleveland Heights Community Development Corporation (CDC’s).
Enhancing the safety of our community by leading a task force to address systemic Racism and police oversight in our community.
More resident engagement by creating a “You Talk, I Listen” forum to give residents a voice.
A partnership with Golman Sachs to bring $10,000 to business owners.
A community talk force for the beautification of the city.
A developer’s round table to strategically plan and encourage development projects.

Platform

Community/neighborhood investments
Increasing safety in the community
Economic develop-residential & commercial
Supporting our schools/youth
Improving resources and programs for seniors and children
Investment in our distressed communities/businesses
Infrastructure

View Cleveland.com to read more about Davida’s accomplishments.

A Candidate Fully Invested
With A Lifetime of Public Service

Davida Russell is also the State President of the Coalition of labor Union Women, a Vice President of the Ohio AFL-CIO. Davida served as president of the Ohio Association of Public-School Employees OAPSE/AFSCME Local 744 for 20 consecutive years, representing Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) Transportation workers until her retirement.

Davida is also a Substitute Teacher and bus driver for the South Euclid-Lyndhurst City School District. Davida also holds an Ohio Department of Education Aide Permit HQ Paraprofessional, State of Ohio Commercial Driving License Class (A) endorsement, and a First Aid and CPR Certificate.
Current OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4 AFL-CIO Northeast district elected president for 30 years, representing 10,000 members in NE Ohio.
Representing 180 thousand members across the state of Ohio.
Founder and CEO of the Ohio Alliance for Community Education (Ohio A.C.E.), employing over 200 employees yearly.

She’s the author of the book “The Birth of a Union: The Legacy of Noridean McDonald” published in 2007. She is a graduate of Cleveland State Labor-Management Relations Center Program a graduate of Leadership Cleveland Class 2004. Davida graduated from the George Meany National Labor College with a double major Bachelor’s in Labor Studies and in Union Leadership and Administration. Well known for her dedication to working people, she has been in the forefront of organizing, educating, training, increasing political awareness among workers, campaigning for pro-labor politicians and issues and operating and managing the largest canvassing operation in the state of Ohio since 2002.

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