Spencer Cahoon (Bexley City Council At-large, Ohio, candidate 2025)

Spencer Cahoon

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Bexley City Council At-large

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2003

Other

Cornell University, 2019

Personal

Birthplace

Willoughby, Ohio

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Campaign website

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Spencer Cahoon ran for election to the Bexley City Council At-large in Ohio. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Cahoon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Spencer Cahoon provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 8, 2025:

• Birth date: June 14, 1979
• Birth place: Willoughby, Ohio
• High school: Mentor High School
• J.D.: George Washington University Law School, 2007
• Other: Cornell University, 2019
• Bachelor's: Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2003
• Gender: Male
• Profession: Attorney
• Incumbent officeholder: No
• Campaign slogan: Listening. Delivering Results.
• Campaign website
• Campaign endorsements
• Campaign Facebook
• Campaign YouTube video

Elections

General election

General election for Bexley City Council At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Bexley City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Charlene Bridges (Nonpartisan)
		Spencer Cahoon (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Marybeth Camboni (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Gina M. Fiorino (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Monique Lampke (Nonpartisan)
		Sam Marcellino (Nonpartisan)

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Spencer Cahoon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cahoon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a Criminal Defense & Victim's Rights Attorney with a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University. Before that I studied social work and accounting at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. I bring years of deep community engagement and advocacy at the city and state levels. As an experienced legal policy drafter, I have the skills to turn ideas and community concerns into policy solutions. This is particularly critical at the city council level, where members do not have other staff to write their ordinances and resolutions. My accounting background also makes me stand out as someone who can bring strong fiscal oversight to the role to make sure that we make the most of our resources. I care deeply about the impact of our decisions on our neighbors and am committed to transparency.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Safer School Crossings We've had a number of children recently struck by vehicles on their way to school by drivers going through red lights. Actively patrolled crossings at major intersections, when school starts and ends, in addition to flashing crossing lights will help to make drivers cautious and more likely to see (and respect) red lights, which will help prevent vehicles from colliding with children. Existing strategic planning has called for pursuing adult volunteer crossing guards and seasonal traffic data collection (to know when & where to target enforcement), these are options also.
• Protection from Deadbeat Contractors Renovations, upgrades, and repairs are simply an aspect of life in Bexley. Some of our neighbors are getting taken advantage of by contractors who fail to complete jobs and disappear with the money. We need to expand, communicate, and enforce our contractor registration and insurance requirements to protect our residents from being taken advantage of. We also need to make sure that a list of all currently licensed contractors is easily accessible on the city's website so residents can make informed choices.
• Expand Housing Opportunities With rising home prices, we must plan to make sure housing options exist for: • empty nesters to downsize, • multigenerational families, seniors, and young adults, and • teachers, police, and city workers to live where they serve. Firstly, existing laws offer developer tax incentives for some affordable housing in larger developments, but have been turned down by recent developers. These laws need revision to make such housing mandatory and reexamine incentives. Secondly, accessory dwelling units can help provide additional housing capacity, at the homeowner level, without changing our neighborhoods’ character. We must monitor the rollout to ensure it meets our community's needs and expectations.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Public safety has been a passion for me. I’ve been deeply engaged as a graduate of our Citizen Police Academy and Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (BCPAAA). For 3 years I’ve been meeting with our police chief every 3 months, and I’m trained for our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). I’ve also been raising our local concerns at the statehouse level based, in part, on feedback from our BPD and BCPAAA.

Civic engagement and transparency are also passions of mine. The best decisions are made when the facts are public and the community has been a part of the front-end planning process. We can improve community engagement and feedback through stronger communication, better advance notice, and expanding engagement options.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

To be listening to the community and proactively seeking out opportunities for improvement and problems to address.

Considering the impact of our actions across the various different people and organizations in our community, as we need to be focused on the common good.

To be weighing the cost vs the benefit of changes and existing laws, so that we make sure that community tax dollars are being used in a fiscally responsible manner and that our governance reflects current community priorities.

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave a legacy of having helped to improve people's lives. We live in a community filled with potential and people making important contributions to our larger state/national community. When the city works well, it empowers our residents and provides the kind of environment where our children can grow up to be their best selves.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

In addition to passing laws and resolutions, city council has an important fiscal oversight role. Consequently, it's valuable to have someone with experience targeted to making sure that our tax dollars are spent wisely.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Familiarity through education, training or experience with legal drafting and research is critical to the core legislative role of city council. Unlike State or Federal offices, city council does not have a staff to do the legal research and drafting for members.

Experience and training related to fiscal oversight or financial management is also quite valuable due to city council's role in overseeing and approving spending.

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