Annette Blackwell
Vote for 1; 4-year term commencing 1/11/2027. Open seat (incumbent term-limited).
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOEParty: Democrat
Background
Blackwell’s campaign biography says she has served as Maple Heights mayor for ten years, worked in property tax at Deloitte and Ryan, and developed the city’s recovery plan after it entered fiscal emergency. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: candidate statement · Blackwell’s campaign biography describes her mayoral service, property-tax work, and account of developing Maple Heights’s recovery plan.
Campaign statements and positions
- Blackwell says she would root out corruption in Ohio government. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: candidate statement · Blackwell’s campaign lists rooting out corruption as a priority.
- She says she would safeguard taxpayer dollars and oppose state actions that reduce local-government funding. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: candidate statement · Blackwell’s campaign lists safeguarding taxpayer dollars and opposing reductions to local-government funds as priorities.
- She says she would use her role on the Ohio Redistricting Commission to advocate for fair representation. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: candidate statement · Blackwell’s campaign says she would advocate for fair representation as a member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
Voting record
- Blackwell’s campaign says she developed a recovery plan for Maple Heights after the city entered fiscal emergency and that the city later received multiple Clean Audit Awards. These are campaign-reported outcomes; this guide has not independently evaluated the municipal financial record. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: candidate statement · This is a campaign-reported account of the city’s recovery plan and awards; no underlying audit or fiscal-emergency records were checked in this review.
Promise and record
Selected campaign priorities and campaign-reported municipal experience are shown. The guide does not treat a mayoral record as an Auditor of State record or assign an overall match score. Annette Blackwell for Ohio Auditor: biography and priorities Evidence type: editorial summary · This is a limited summary of campaign priorities and campaign-reported municipal experience, not a comprehensive record review.