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

Al Prince is running for an at-large seat on the Munroe Falls City Council.
Al Prince is running for an at-large seat on the Munroe Falls City Council. (Photo courtesy of Al Prince)

Al Prince (write-in)

Nonpartisan

Campaign phone: 330-289-9662

Campaign email address: princeofadude@gmail.com

Facebook: facebook.com/p/Al-Prince-Munroe-Falls-City-Council-Ward-3-61557646478014/

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Training/experience: Munroe Falls Ward 3 Councilman, 2/22/2022 to 7/29/2025

Education: BA in Political Science, Kent State University; Certification in Nonprofit Management, Case Western Reserve University

Previous public office: Munroe Falls Council, 2022–2025

Why are you the best candidate for the office?

I have three-plus years of proven experience in the position.

What are the top priorities you seek to address once in office?

Public Safety in our neighborhoods and our parks; ongoing infrastructure improvements.

What strategies will you use to accomplish those priorities?

Always listen to the concerns of citizens. Collaborate with State and County representatives, and (whenever possible) neighboring communities, when infrastructure grants become available.

Chris Ritzinger is running for an at-large seat on the Munroe Falls City Council.
Chris Ritzinger is running for an at-large seat on the Munroe Falls City Council. (Photo courtesy of Chris Ritzinger)

Chris Ritzinger

Nonpartisan

Campaign email address: Critzingermfcouncil@gmail.com

Campaign phone: 330-221-7933

Education: Stow High School- graduated 1983, Kent State University 1983-1985, 1987-1988 Studied Criminal Justice

Training/experience: 8 years Munroe Falls City Council, last 4 years as Council President

Previous public office: Munroe Falls City Council

Why are you the best candidate for the office?

I have 8 years experience and was part of the administration that brought the city out of financial crisis. Many have asked me to return to council after a 2 year absence to help continue the city growth that was started back in 2016.

I bring a voice of reason and common sense to city council. No left or right politics, what  is right for Munroe Falls is right and what is wrong is wrong.

What are the top priorities you seek to address once in office?

I want to see the last of the capital projects from 2016 completed, that is the main water line restored.

We envisioned a 10 year plan for roads and infrastructure back in 2016, I’d like to see that continue. Here we are in 2025 and a batch of roads are being repaired with plans to continue that over the next several years.

We still need to develop and bring in business to our unused properties to help with our city growth and tax base.

What strategies will you use to accomplish those priorities?

Listening to the administration and knowing when to push forward.  Listening to our residents and explaining what the outcome of their desires will look like for the future.

I do my best to explain/communicate the entire story. So often in politics, only part of the story is told, I like to make sure the full story is told.

Timothy M. Vesey

Nonpartisan

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

Jim Iona

Nonpartisan

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

Editor-in-Chief (she/her)
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.