Congressman Bill Johnson
Congressman Bill Johnson
Congressman Bill Johnson represents Ohio’s 6th Congressional District. Congressman was born and raised on family farms, where he learned early the values of hard work, honesty, and sacrifice. Johnson entered the U.S. Air Force in 1973, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel after a distinguished military career of more than 26 years. Following his retirement from military service, Johnson turned to creating and building high technology businesses and also served in the executive leadership team as Chief Information Officer of a global manufacturing company.
In 2010, Johnson was elected to his first term to represent the people of Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, which covers much of eastern and southeastern Ohio, including southern Mahoning County. He was subsequently reelected in 2012 and 2014. Since first taking office, Johnson has been fighting to create jobs in eastern and southeastern Ohio, improve services to our nation’s heroes – our veterans, and to make our federal government more effective, efficient, and accountable to the American people.
Seven bills authored by Johnson were signed into law during his first two terms. He currently serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Budget Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the House Shale Caucus. Bill and his wife LeeAnn, currently reside in Marietta with a son, Nathan. He is also the proud parent of three grown children and is a grandfather of six.
Ohio Senator Michael Rulli
State Senator Michael Rulli
Senator Rulli is serving his second term in the Ohio Senate, representing the 33rd Senate District, which includes all of Columbiana, Carroll, and Mahoning counties.
Mahoning Valley has been his family’s home and place of business for generations. Senator Rulli was previously elected to the Leetonia School Board and is passionate about the education of our children. As President of the school board, he led the district through a crippling financial crisis, and the district climbed into the top 100 in the state in “value-added,” a distinction Leetonia Schools held two years in a row.
As a father and husband, Senator Rulli understands the concerns of families and realizes the importance of a healthy and stable economic climate, safe communities, and family values. Senator Rulli has been recognized by The Better Business Bureau, receiving the organization’s 2017 Torch Award. The Regional Chamber also honored him with the 2017 Small Businessman of the Year award. Senator Rulli is a graduate of Poland Seminary High School, the Naval Sea Cadets, and Emerson College.
He was re-elected by record margins in 2022 and currently running for Congress in Ohio’s 6th district.
Ohio Representative Al Cutrona
State Representative Al Cutrona
State Representative Alessandro “Al” Cutrona Cutrona was appointed to the Ohio House of Representatives on May 28th, 2020. He represents the 58th Ohio House District, which encompasses portions of Mahoning County.
He is a proud graduate of Canfield High School. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and History from Youngstown State University (YSU), where he graduated Cum Laude. During college, he was a Representative of Student Government Association and member of the Academic Affairs Committee. He then attended law school and earned his juris doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he earned a Leadership Scholarship.
Currently, Cutrona holds a position as the Chief Operating Officer for a large tri-county infectious disease medical practice. The infectious disease medical practice covers Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana County. Additionally, he is a practicing attorney at a consumer bankruptcy law firm of Amourgis & Associates. As a federally licensed attorney, he focuses on consumer bankruptcy law (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13). Additionally, he has held several other positions at law offices throughout his professional career. While in law school, he has clerked for the Honorable Gene Donofrio of the Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals and held an externship for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio in the Civil Division.
He is currently on the Board of Trustees for Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana (OCCHA). Where he is a proud Hispanic and Italian-American. A member of St. Anthony’s of Padua Church in Youngstown, Ohio, where he volunteered during college. He is a lifetime member of the NRA. During his spare time, he enjoys hunting and helping out on his family’s farm.
His father, is a leading physician in the area of infectious disease and his mother is a real estate agent.
Ohio Court of Appeals Judge Carol Ann Robb
Court of Appeals Judge Carol Ann Robb
Judge Carol Ann Robb was elected to the 7th District Court of Appeals in 2014. She brings extensive experience as a trial court judge to the appellate bench. In 2001 she was appointed Magistrate for the Columbiana County Common Pleas Court before being elected Judge of the Columbiana County Municipal Court in 2005.
During her ten years as Municipal Court Judge, Judge Robb earned acclaim statewide and nationally for programs she initiated in the court. One such program was the mental health docket known as STAR, Successful Treatment And Recovery. STAR was the first mental health docket certified by the Ohio Supreme Court and has been used as the template for mental health courts throughout Ohio. Under Judge Robb's leadership, the Columbiana County Municipal Court was the first court in Ohio to address economic issues faced by defendants based upon "Bridges Out of Poverty". The Defendant's Getting Ahead program reduced recidivism for its graduates and helped them gain and maintain employment. It was adopted by fourteen (14) other courts in Ohio and by numerous other courts throughout the country. To promote employment, Judge Robb worked with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to put safe drivers back on the road. She also extended the use of electronically monitored house arrest to include indigent defendants, saving substantial tax dollars and providing equal justice to all defendants.
Prior to taking the bench, Carol Robb practiced law in the Youngstown Area with the law firm of Roth, Stephens & Blair LPA (now known as Roth, Blair, Roberts, Strasfeld & Lodge LPA) before opening her private practice in Columbiana County. She practiced law for 18 years.
Ohio Court of Appeals Judge Mark Hanni
Ohio Court of Appeals Judge Mark Hanni
Judge Mark A. Hanni was elected to the 7th District Court of Appeals in 2022.
Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene
Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene
After over 30 years of continual law enforcement service to Mahoning County, Jerry Greene was re-elected as Sheriff of Mahoning County for a third term. He looks forward in continuing to utilize his experience to serve the residents of Mahoning County as their Sheriff. Sheriff Greene has a proven track record of integrity, management, and administrative experience in Law Enforcement and Jail Administration.
Sheriff Greene is a lifelong resident of Mahoning County. He is a Boardman High School graduate, as well as a proud Youngstown State University Alumni. He and his family reside in Boardman Township. He and his wife Barb have three wonderful children.
Sheriff Greene began working for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office as a reserve Deputy Sheriff in 1989 and became a full time Deputy Sheriff in 1991. Sheriff Greene worked his way through the ranks achieving the rank of Captain in 2007. In 2008, Sheriff Greene attended the 234th session of the FBI National Academy in which only the top 1% of Law Enforcement Executives attend worldwide. Sheriff Greene has served on the Mahoning County Corrections Board of Advisors, the Alta Care Group Board of Trustees, the President of the Austintown Boardman Mahoning County Joint Communications District, and as Chairman of the Board of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force. Sheriff Greene also was the 2016 recipient of the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Executives Association President’s Award, the 2017 Mental Health and Recovery Board Program Award recipient for his stepping up program, the 2018 Youngstown State University Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences Alumni of the year, and the 2020 Ohio Behavioral Health CARES Award for his commitment to Mental Illness and recovery. Sheriff Greene also is a proud member of the following associations: National Sheriff’s Association, FBI National Academy Association, and the Buckeye State Sheriff’s Association.
Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham
Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham
Born and raised in Warren, Ohio, Meacham graduated from John F. Kennedy High School. He went on to earn an AB in Economics from John Carroll University and a MBA in Banking and Finance from Case Western Reserve University.
Meacham worked in local banks and at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prior to receiving his MBA. Upon graduation, he started his professional career as a consultant and accountant at Ernst and Young, an international accounting firm. From there, he has been a Vice President at Mellon Bank, CFO of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Lincoln Savings Bank, Registered Representative at Burgwin and Co. Brokerage Firm, CFO and Director of Human Resources at Butler Wick Corporation as well as CFO and Director of Operations at a regional CPA firm.
Integrity, transparency and accountability are the core principles on which Meacham has built his career. As Mahoning County Auditor, Meacham is relying on those same principles as he explores ways to save tax dollars, streamline services and restore taxpayer confidence in county government. The knowledge he has gained over his 35 years of financial management and leadership give him the unique opportunity to apply private business practices to government.
Auditor Meacham and his wife Mary Alice reside in Lake Milton. He has three adult daughters.
County and Municipal Judges
Mahoning County Court Judge Scott D. Hunter
Mahoning County Court Judge Molly K. Johnson
Mahoning County Court Judge Joseph M. Houser
Mahoning County Juvenile Court Judge Theresa Dellick
Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaum
Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas Judge Maureen A. Sweeney
Youngstown Municipal Court Judge Renee DiSalvo