Matt Zone is a former
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...
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
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...
to Mary Zone, Michael and Mary Zone.
He graduate from Cleveland State University's College of Urban Affairs.
Career
Zone was elected as a Cleveland City Councilman in 2001. He represented Ward 15 for nearly two decades before resigning in 2020 to become a senior VP at the Western Reserve Land Conservancy's Thriving Communities program in Northeast Ohio.
In 2017, he served as President of the National League of Cities.
He is the former past President of the Northeast Ohio City Council Association (NOCCA).
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. His cousin Joseph is a Cleveland Municipal Court judge.
References
External links
Cleveland City Council biography clevelandcitycouncil.org
cleveland.com
Living people
Cleveland City Council members
21st-century Ohio politicians
Ohio Democrats
Year of birth missing (living people)
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