Deciding to run for mayor has instantly given me the opportunity to talk with all sorts of people. What I've quickly found is that we all, no matter the party, have more in common than not. We don't want others to suffer We want less crime We want to be safe We want our […]
I had the opportunity to check out Celebration Church on Dan St. here in Akron today. A friend of mine's kid was having his high school graduation party there. The graduate's grandfather is a minister. I got a chance to talk with him for some time. We got on the topic of what people […]
My handlers have all been trying to persuade me to go easy on my desire to support Natural's campaign. One of the first things I told them was that we should help him with his campaign. Strategically, it's a risk. So I'm sure they are going to cringe as they see this post come over. […]
11 days in and my mind is flooded with things I should do to run a successful campaign for the office of Akron mayor. The help I have been given within 11 days is breath taking. Amazing. That's all I can say. I don't under estimate the tried and true activities of running an Akron […]
From WKYC: "Unlikely Candidate" "The Mystery Cowboy Candidate" My campaign is simple: You don't have to accept the way things are. There is an alternative to the same old same old. You can be whoever you want to be. That's the right of everyone in Akron, Ohio USA THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE. More is coming […]
I felt something today that maybe I never have felt before in my life. Today this whole mayoral journey felt bigger than just me. The outreach of help and encouragement I've gotten in these 10 days is utterly humbling. People have written me detailed insight in their experiences running for office. People have suggested books […]
Wow Cindy. Thank you! If you truly mean this then no matter how hard I have to work, it will all be worth it.
I posted a story yesterday about Dan Horrigan winning the race. The story wasn't the problem. I found a picture of him and The Don. It was one of those pictures that you see of politicians looking like politicians. I didn't make fun of him. But I also knew that the picture put him […]
photo from: Akron Food Truck Friday | TeaTime with the Mad Artist I evolve my businesses based on one fundamental law of business: You can't stop progress. Food trucks are the current evolution of the restaurant business. I love restaurants as much as the next person. But I also love food trucks. We need to continue […]
I recently came across this story: Stow first in Summit County to put citys checkbook online Through the states OhioCheckbook.com website, taxpayers are now able to view every dime Stow spends — from office equipment to asphalt providers to legal fees — in a searchable database. Akron will do this when I'm mayor! We […]
OK. Politics is weird. It's only taken me eight days to figure that out. By day 16 I should be really tripped out. Talk to an insider and they will tell you one thing: Dan Horrigan is going to win. He will get hundreds of thousands of dollars to spend any way he wants […]
"I think Sage Lewis would make a great mayor." Thank you DL. Your support means a huge deal to me. 🙂
"If we want Akron to thrive we need to try something different than professional politicians." Thank you Brian! That's exactly my thought too. You as a tech entrepreneur in Akron are key to an amazing future for us all. New jobs. New ideas. A new vision. We can do it! Thank you man.
"I can't vote in Akron but if I could it'd be for Sage Lewis." Thank you George! You were always a great supporter of Northeast Ohio while you were here. Your support means a huge deal to me.
"Sage Lewis has come to my aid more than once." Thank you Lerryn! This means a great deal to me. 🙂
Monday, June 15, 2015 Running for mayor has been some of the most exciting work I've had the opportunity to pursue. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I use Mondays to get as much work done as possible. Adding a mayoral campaign to my list of activities has added a decent amount of work […]
If there is one thing people seem to be afraid of it's: How is an outsider with no political experience going to be able to handle the multi-billion dollar sewer system problem? The more I think about it, the more I think I might be able to handle it better than career politicians. Everything in […]
This is the initiative I am most excited about. And it's the initiative I have the most experience with. We have a declining population. We have brain drain. We have a lower than Ohio average median household income. All of this is fixed with jobs. Small businesses are the leading creator of new jobs in […]
I declare right here, right now that I will not run more than 2 times for Akron Mayor. If aliens possess my body and I somehow get mad for the hunger of power please use this post to do everything in your power to stop me from running. I will also do everything I can […]
Sunday, June 14 2015 We had a really great weekend in Hocking Hills. It's a very cool and fun place. I love checking at all the interesting places in the world. Our friend who has worked on some campaigns in the past drove home with us back to Akron. She started going through all the […]
This is a quick and easy one that I'll do on day one as Akron Mayor. I will make the salary of mayor double whatever the median household income is. Want more money as mayor? Figure out how to raise the median household income in Akron. According to City-Data the median household income in […]
It's Saturday. I often use the weekends to think. I avoid the phone and email as much as possible so I can take some time to think. Every small business owner knows this fact: As a small business owner you are the General, the front line soldier and the cook. You have to be […]
You don't need a big study to prove that kids who have Internet access at home will have a significant edge over kids who don't have Internet at home. We need a way to get Internet access in the homes of every kid in Akron. Now, you need to understand something about me. I […]
I was so excited about day 4 (Friday, June 12 2015) that I couldn't sleep. Indy and I had just went to check out Jurassic World at the HIghland Theater the night before. It was so good I couldn't stop thinking about it. But at 9am on day 4 I was to have my first […]
It is now 11pm on day 3. I wrote day 1 and 2 just now because Greg gave me this idea today. Day 1 and 2 were so interesting. I wanted to make sure I had them recorded. This site is running on WordPress. It's easy to find a new theme and install it for […]
Greg and I thought there would be nothing to this part.. I mean, how hard could it be to get 50 signatures? We were wrong. People refused to sign. People didn't live in Akron. Endless people who don't vote and will never vote. There were countless hurdles. I was laughed at. I was told there […]
Greg Habermann, my campaign manager, had a brilliant idea.. as he often does. He thought it would be cool to blog my journey of becoming Mayor of Akron. He also thought that other people in our town might find this journey interesting. That future people whom might want to run for office might find this […]
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