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Where Am I: Caucus Recommends Council President Blaine A. Griffin to Be President for Term Beginning 2026

Caucus Recommends Council President Blaine A. Griffin to Be President for Term Beginning 2026

Nov 07, 2025

The newly elected Members of Cleveland City Council met in caucus today and voted to recommend the re-election of Blaine A. Griffin as Council President for the term beginning January 2026. All Council Members-Elect participated in the meeting, and Council President Griffin received fifteen votes in favor of his re-election with one abstention.

The formal election for Council President will occur during City Council’s January 5, 2026 meeting, following the swearing-in ceremony for all Council Members-Elect. Receiving the caucus's support today allows Council President Griffin to organize Council Leadership, members, and staff before the next session begins.

With the result of the Ward 12 election still undetermined, the caucus invited both Councilman Danny Kelly and Tanmay Shah to participate in today’s vote. Shah abstained from voting.

Following the vote, Council President Griffin told Members-Elect he was thankful and humbled by their vote of confidence and encouraged them to work as a unified body to address the many headwinds Cleveland will face during the next term.