Thomas W. Dufour (Brook Park City Council At-large, Ohio, candidate 2025)

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Thomas W. Dufour

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Candidate, Brook Park City Council At-large

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

High school

Whitmer High School

Bachelor's

Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 2010

Graduate

Ohio University

Contact

Thomas W. Dufour (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Brook Park City Council At-large in Ohio. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]

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

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Biography

Thomas W. Dufour provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 11, 2025:

  • Birth date: October 8, 1985
  • High school: Whitmer High School
  • Bachelor's: Art Institute of Pittsburgh, 2010
  • Graduate: Ohio University
  • Gender: Male
  • Incumbent officeholder: Yes
  • Campaign slogan: Let's Keep Doing More, With Dufour!
  • Campaign website
  • Campaign Facebook
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Elections

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

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

Thomas W. Dufour, Brian Poindexter, Louie Modic, and David E. McCorkle are running in the general election for Brook Park City Council At-large on November 4, 2025.


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Candidate Connection

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

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I bring hands-on experience in technology, small business, and public service. On City Council, I’ve written and supported laws that strengthen neighborhoods, promote responsible growth, and modernize our city. As an MPA student at Ohio University, I’m focused on making local government more effective, transparent, and innovative — always grounded in real results for Brook Park.
  • Throughout this past term, I've been focused on solving problems, modernizing our city code, and creating opportunities for moving Brook Park forward. I was proud to introduce the Storefront Targeted Area Redevelopment (STAR) Program with Mayor Orcutt to help local businesses reinvest in and beautify storefronts in Brook Park's main commercial corridors, introduce legislation to update regulations governing street vendors to promote public safety and encourage accountability, raise fines on oversized and overweight trucks using our neighborhoods as cut-throughs, introduce rules for e-bikes to encourage safety of riders, pedestrians, and motorists, and more legislaton to keep Brook Park ahead of the curve.
  • Brook Park is a city in the midst of a renaissance, and as such, we need leaders with a track record of delivering results and working together. I've been proud to introduce legislation with several of my colleagues, city council as a whole, and the mayor to create new opportunities for business, promote public safety, and encourage civic pride, and I look forward to continuing that collaboration in our next term.
  • As a member of Brook Park City Council, I've worked to ensure that government was accountable, transparent, and accessible. That's why I held several informal "office hours" events at local coffee shops, which allowed residents to sit down with elected officials, have a cup of coffee with their neighbors, and talk about the issues that are most important to them. I look forward to continuing these events next term and I hope you'll join us!
I'm most passionate about economic and urban development. However, my true interest in government revolves around problem-solving, as I'm always interested in what we can do as elected officials with the tools at our disposal to solve problems and improve the lives of those who elected us.
Honesty, Integrity, Accountability, Responsiblity, Dedication, and Hard Work
An at-large member of city council is responsible not just for a singular ward but for the advancement of the entire city. It requires collaboration, creative thinking, and a regional mindset. Still, overall, it requires someone who can collaborate with their colleagues and, at its core, be responsive to residents in the same manner as a ward councilperson.
I'm proudly endorsed by:UAW Region 2B NEO-CAP, Berea Federation of Teachers, Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, North Shore AFL-CIO,
Teamsters Ohio D.R.I.V.E. and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
From this past term, I'm most proud of introducing the Storefront Targeted Area Redevelopment (STAR) Program with Mayor Orcutt to help local businesses invest in beautifying their storefronts, our e-bike legislation to help keep riders, pedestrians, and motorists safe, and my street vendor legislation to help promote public safety and encourage vendor accountability.

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