PETE IS BACK, JACK!! The Pete Wins in his Seven Hills Council Ward 4 Race
Like a burning phoenix rising above the ashes, former longshot gubernatorial candidate & RAB’s original rockstar Pete Draganic triumphed over adversity tonight and is reborn. Love live the Pete!
SEVEN HILLS COUNCIL WARD 04
3 of 3 precincts reported (may not include all absentee ballots)
PETE DRAGANIC 596
MATT TRAFIS 540
any updates on OH5?
no still waiting for final results…. looks like Steve is down by about 1300.
Actually I’m glad to see Pete pull out the win here.
This Matt Trafis is the son of the former Seven Hills Mayor, and is connected to folks in County Prosecutor Bill Mason’s political organization.
(I’m not sure what happened on the ground in this race, but it is good news.)
Agree about Trafis. He was running Christine Russo’s campaign last year and is a little weasel. It’s best to keep him out of office as long as possible because he has designs on more than just a Seven Hills council seat.
Congrats to Pete.
I would like to congratulate Pete for a perfect campaign and a great win. Pete ran a great race and the people of Ward 4 and the City of Seven Hills will soon realize what a good choice they have made. His and his families involvement in the city will continue to make Seven Hills a great place to live.
Thank you to Mayor Bentkowski for informing the public of the best man for the job. He took the Mayoral race with 83% of the vote. His influence and endorsement certainly put Pete over the top. The people of Seven Hills believe in results and Mayor Bentkowski has proven himself to be the real deal. And the people trust his judgement.
I think that Mayor Bentkowski and Councilman Draganic will do great things for Seven Hills. Together with the rest of City Council, such issues as Rockside Terrace and Broadview beautification will soon be realized.
Well Pete is alright by me. Congratulations Peter Draganic.
You are right that Bentkowski’s endorsement and influence will definitely put someone over the top at least in Seven Hills. But he will only give that endorsement and influence when it won’t hurt him.Parma does not care about who Bentkowski supports in a Seven Hills council race but when it comes to their(Parma)court race well that is quite a different story.
Did you know in the Parma Municipal Court race Bentkowski endorsed the Democrat candidate Deanna O’Donnell when there was an endorsed Republican candidate in Kevin Wayne Rumes? Did you know that Rumes and Bentkowski went to Cleveland Marshall school of Law together? That is a great way to help a friend Huh? I find this treasonous behavior from our Republican elected officials unacceptable. I am very sick of Parma’s Tammany Hall dictating to our elected officials who they can and cannot endorse. Mayoral coffee clutches and unanimous endorsements of THE machines chosen ones must come to an end.
Mayor Bentkowski screamed at me that people like me and Kevin (Rumes) should just learn that we don’t stand a chance. Well pretty self fulfilling prophecy when our Republican leaders are subjigated by the Parma Machine, Dean Depiero, Bill Mason and the Good Old Boys.
Shame on Bentkowski who failed to take the right stand and help the party, a friend (as well as a uniquely qualified and deserving Republican candidate) when it really mattered. Shame on you Bentkowski.