Matt Zone
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Matt Zone is a former Cleveland, Ohio city councilman. He was president of the National League of Cities. Zones serves as the senior vice president and director of Thriving communities. He is a member of the United States Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Zone was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Michael and Mary Zone.
He graduate from Cleveland State University's College of Urban Affairs.{{Cite web |title=Councilmember Matt Zone |url=https://docs.house.gov/meetings/PW/PW02/20170328/105784/HHRG-115-PW02-Bio-ZoneM-20170328.pdf}}
Career
Zone was elected as a Cleveland City Councilman in 2001. He represented Ward 15 for nearly two decades before resigning in 2020{{Cite web |last=Robert Higgs |first=cleveland com |date=2020-11-18 |title=Cleveland City Council selects leader of Detroit Shoreway non-profit to replace Councilman Matt Zone |url=https://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/2020/11/cleveland-city-council-selects-leader-of-detroit-shoreway-non-profit-to-replace-councilman-matt-zone.html |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=cleveland |language=en}} to become a senior VP at the Western Reserve Land Conservancy's Thriving Communities program in Northeast Ohio.{{Cite web |last=Hannan |first=Sheehan |date=December 9, 2020 |title=Matt Zone On His New Role At The Western Reserve Land Conservancy |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/matt-zone-on-his-new-role-at-the-western-reserve-land-conservancy |website=Cleveland Magazine}}
In 2017, he served as President of the National League of Cities.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-19 |title=Matt Zone |url=https://www.nlc.org/people/matt-zone-2/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=National League of Cities |language=en-US}}
He is the former past President of the Northeast Ohio City Council Association (NOCCA).{{Cite web |title=Matt Zone |url=https://wrlandconservancy.org/team/matt-zone/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Western Reserve Land Conservancy |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Zone and Michelle have one son, who is a detective with the Cleveland Police. Zone's older sister, Peggy Fisher, is the wife of former Ohio Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher. His younger sister, Melissa, is an activist and urban planner in Florida.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} His cousin Joseph is a Cleveland Municipal Court judge.
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190224063523/http://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/ward-15.aspx Cleveland City Council biography], clevelandcitycouncil.org
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070218151015/http://www.cleveland.com/profiles/index.ssf?%2Fprofiles%2Fmore%2Fzone.html City Council Profile], cleveland.com
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Category:Cleveland City Council members
Category:21st-century Ohio politicians
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