Tag: Jeffrey Mims

Former Firefighter and Chief Earns Spot in General Election to Determine Dayton’s Next Mayor

Jack Windsor

Rennes Bowers, the retired firefighter and chief vying for the Mayor’s Chair in Dayton, ousted former Mayor of Dayton Gary Leitzell to earn his spot in the race against institutional Democrat Jeff Mims in the November general election that will determine the next mayor in Ohio’s sixth-largest city.

In a phone interview just moments after the final results from Tuesday’s primary election were revealed, Bowers told The Ohio Star:

It feels really good. I am very, very happy and thankful my neighbors in Dayton have put this trust in me.  The Lord answered prayers, we’ve been praying since February and our friends, family and neighbors were praying all day.

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Exclusive: One-on-One Interview with Dayton Mayoral Candidate Rennes Bowers

Jack Windsor

Three candidates are running to become the next Mayor of Dayton after incumbent Nan Whaley announced she would not seek reelection in 2021 – former Dayton firefighter and chief Rennes Bowers, former Dayton Mayor Gary Leitzell and current Dayton city commissioner Jeffrey Mims.

The top two vote getters next Tuesday, May 4, will square off in the November general election and the winner will become the Mayor of Ohio’s sixth-largest city.

The Ohio Star conducted an exclusive one-on-one interview with Bowers to ask him what drove his decision to run, how he plans to improve Dayton and what he believes distinguishes him from his competitors.

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