Brian Kazy
Brian Kazy is a member of the Cleveland City Council in Ohio, representing Ward 13. He assumed office on January 5, 2026. His current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Kazy ran for re-election to the Cleveland City Council to represent Ward 13 in Ohio. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Kazy is from Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Edward High School. He received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Bowling Green State University. Kazy previously worked as a Cuyahoga County probation officer.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2025)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 13
Incumbent Brian Kazy defeated Gilder Malone in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 13 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Kazy (Nonpartisan) | 91.1 | 2,101 |
 | Gilder Malone (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 2.6 | 61 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.2 | 144 | ||
| Total votes: 2,306 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Kazy advanced from the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 13.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kazy in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2023)
General election
General election for Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk
Incumbent Earle Turner defeated Brian Kazy in the general election for Cleveland Municipal Court Clerk on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Earle Turner (Nonpartisan) | 68.1 | 39,931 | |
| Brian Kazy (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 18,668 | |
| Total votes: 58,599 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martin Sweeney (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kazy in this election.
2021
See also: City elections in Cleveland, Ohio (2021)
General election
General election for Cleveland City Council Ward 16
Incumbent Brian Kazy won election in the general election for Cleveland City Council Ward 16 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kazy (Nonpartisan) | 100.0 | 2,656 |
| Total votes: 2,656 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Brian Kazy advanced from the primary for Cleveland City Council Ward 16.
2017
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, held elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 12, 2017. The mayor and all 17 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 29, 2017.[2]
Incumbent Brian Kazy defeated Ellen Cleary in the general election for Ward 16 of the Cleveland City Council.[3]
| Cleveland City Council, Ward 16 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brian Kazy Incumbent |
68.68% | 2,296 |
| Ellen Cleary | 31.32% | 1,047 |
| Total Votes | 3,343 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on September 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 25, 2015.[4] For Ward 16, incumbent Brian Kazy and Bill Ritter defeated David Brock, Danny Kelly and Paul Vasko in the primary election. Kazy defeated Ritter in the general election.[5][6]
| Cleveland City Council Ward 16, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brian Kazy Incumbent |
53.9% | 2,238 |
| Bill Ritter | 46.1% | 1,914 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 4,152 | |
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Elections," accessed November 3, 2014 | ||
| Cleveland City Council Ward 16 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Brian Kazy Incumbent |
48.6% | 896 | |
| Bill Ritter |
29.3% | 539 | |
| Paul Vasko | 10.5% | 194 | |
| Danny Kelly | 9% | 166 | |
| David Brock | 2.6% | 47 | |
| Total Votes | 1,842 | ||
| Source: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Brian Kazy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Brian Kazy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Brian Kazy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cleveland City Council, "Brian Kazy," accessed October 27, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "2017 Candidate List," July 7, 2017
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "September 8, 2015 Primary Election," accessed September 23, 2015
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed October 1, 2015
- ↑ Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, "General Elections," accessed November 3, 2014
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| Preceded by Kris Harsh |
Cleveland City Council Ward 13 2026-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
Cleveland City Council Ward 16 2015-2026 |
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