Tristan Rader

Tristan Rader
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Preceded byMichael J. Skindell
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Tristan W. Rader is an American politician, who is the representative-elect for the 13th district of the Ohio House of Representatives, after winning in the 2024 election. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously a member of the Lakewood city council.

Political career

In 2016, Rader was the operations director of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, an organization that endorsed and campaigned for Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, as well as various local progressive causes.[1]

Rader was elected to an at-large seat of the Lakewood, Ohio, city council in 2017,[2] taking office in 2018.[3] He was reelected in 2021.[4]

Rader ran in the Democratic primary for Ohio's 7th congressional district;[5] however, he suspended his campaign on April 2.[6] He remained on the ballot, losing to Matthew Diemer, who went on to lose the general election to Republican Max Miller.[7]

In 2024, Democrat Michael J. Skindell, the representative of the 13th district in the Ohio House of Representatives, chose not to run for reelection.[8] Rader ran to succeed him. He won the Democratic primary unopposed, and won the general election against Republican Robert E. Dintaman.[9]

Electoral history

2017 Lakewood city council at-large election[2][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Meghan F. George 5,032 21.89
Nonpartisan Tristan Rader 4,732 20.58
Nonpartisan Tom Bullock (incumbent) 3,600 15.66
Nonpartisan Cindy Marx (incumbent) 3,584 15.59
Nonpartisan Ryan P. Nowlin (incumbent) 3,048 13.26
Nonpartisan Brian M. Taubman 2,992 13.02
Total votes 2,288 100.0
2021 Lakewood city council at-large election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sarah Kepple (incumbent) 4,221 19.74
Nonpartisan Tristan Rader (incumbent) 4,134 19.34
Nonpartisan Tom Bullock (incumbent) 3,610 16.89
Nonpartisan Kyle G. Baker 3,550 16.61
Nonpartisan Laura Rodriguez-Carbone 3,542 16.57
Nonpartisan Mark A. Schneider 2,321 10.86
Total votes 21,378 100.0
2022 Ohio's 7th congressional district Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matthew Diemer 12,636 62.75
Democratic Tristan Rader 7,500 37.25
Total votes 20,136 100.0
2024 Ohio's 13th House of Representatives district Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tristan Rader 6,836 100.0
Total votes 6,836 100.0

Personal life

Rader lives with his wife, Caitlin, in downtown Lakewood.[3]

References

  1. ^ Castele, Nick (September 15, 2016). "Former Sanders Field Office Becomes a Platform for Local Campaigns". Ideastream. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "November 7, 2017 General Election Official Results Cuyahoga County, OH". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tristan Rader". The City of Lakewood, Ohio. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "November 2, 2021 General Election Official Results Cuyahoga County, OH". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Eaton, Sabrina (March 2, 2022). "Lakewood council member Tristan Rader files paperwork to run for Congress". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Matthew Diemer in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District of Ohio: endorsement editorial". Cleveland.com. April 6, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Robertson, Caitlin (January 10, 2024). "Representative Skindell Not Seeking Re-Election To The Ohio General Assembly In 2024". Lakewood Observer. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Tristan Rader". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Bamforth, Emily (December 7, 2017). "Recount confirms Lakewood at-large City Council election results". Cleveland.com. Advance Local. Retrieved November 9, 2024.