This article is part of the 2025 General Election Voters' Guide produced in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Akron Area.

Scott E. Mullaney

Nonpartisan

Age: 47

Education: Malone College, B.A., 2000; University of Akron, School of Law, J.D., 2005

Occupation: Attorney. I am a partner at the law firm of Amer Cunningham Co., L.P.A. where I have worked for the past 20+ years.

The most recent state budget has made significant changes to the financial resources available for public schools. What approaches would you consider to maintain quality education in light of both state and federal funding challenges?

I would look to maximize the use of all resources available, not only monetarily from state and federal governments, but the societal resources to be harvested from the expertise and experiences of our great community. As a school board member, I will work with community members and school administrators to create efficient and innovative means by which to maintain and improve upon the excellent education system that our students and their parents expect and deserve.

Lia Jones

Nonpartisan

Editor’s note: The candidate did not respond to requests for information.

Thomas Winkhart

Nonpartisan

Editor’s note: The candidate did not respond to requests for information.

Tonya M. Wright

Nonpartisan

Editor’s note: The candidate did not respond to requests for information.

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Zake has deep roots in Northeast Ohio journalism. She was the managing editor for multimedia and special projects at the Akron Beacon Journal, where she began work as a staff photographer in 1986. Over a 20-year career, Zake worked in a variety of roles across departments that all help inform her current role as Signal Akron's editor in chief. Most recently, she was a journalism professor and student media adviser at Kent State University, where she worked with the next generation of journalists to understand public policy, environmental reporting, data and solutions reporting. Among her accomplishments was the launch of the Kent State NewsLab, an experiential and collaborative news commons that connects student reporters with outside professional partners.