"Cecil L. Thomas" is the Senator-elect of the 9th district of the Ohio Senate. Thomas was born in rural northern Alabama and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio at a young age. After high school, he joined the Cincinnati police cadet program, and would go on to serve the city of Cincinnati as a police officer for the next 27 years. In 2005, following his retirement from the police force, Thomas ran and won election to Cincinnati City Council, where he would serve for the next 8 years.

In 2014, Thomas decided to make a run for the Ohio Senate, where Senator Eric Kearney was term-limited and could not run for another term. He would be one of numerous Democrats to vye for the nomination, including Dale Mallory, who many saw as a frontrunner. He would win the primary, and go on to face Charlie Winburn, another viable opponent, however this time Republican. However, Thomas would defeat Winburn 56%-44%.

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This is critical, this brings our city together as we move forward in making Cincinnati one of the greatest cities in the country.

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We need to talk about what's going on and what we need to do to stop it. They seem to be happening every night. If there's not a homicide, there seems to be a shooting.

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