Lima's mayor is throwing her support behind the former Dayton mayor on her run for the governor’s office.
Mayor Sharetta Smith endorsing Nan Whaley to be the Democratic candidate for Ohio's Governor. Whaley came to Lima in support of Smith when she was running to lead Lima, and she also spoke during Smith's swearing-in when she became the city's first African American and female mayor. Smith says that she and Whaley come from working-class backgrounds and that her experience as mayor will help her and the state in Columbus.
“Mayors are where the rubber meets the road. They know better than most what help is needed from our state government to create thriving communities. That’s why we need a former mayor like Nan in the governor’s office,” says Mayor Sharetta Smith.
Whaley will be facing off against the former mayor of Cincinnati John Cranley in the May 3rd primary to be the Democratic candidate for governor.
