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Jeffrey Mims 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

Jeffrey Mims 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

by Alexander Sharp | Jun 17, 2021 | Campaign Finance Reports, Data & Research

Jeffrey Mims is the front-runner for Dayton’s mayor, having raked in 58.43% of the vote with two challengers in the 2021 primary. Some comments on his campaign finance records: Unlike others, Mims’ treasurer actually filled out the forms provided by the...
Darryl Fairchild 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

Darryl Fairchild 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

by Alexander Sharp | Jun 7, 2021 | Campaign Finance Reports, Data & Research

Darryl Fairchild is an incumbent Dayton City Commissioner running for a second term. He unsuccessfully ran for the commission two times before winning a special election in 2018. Despite being a liberal Democrat, local party leaders seem to dislike Fairchild. They...
Rennes Bowers 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

Rennes Bowers 2021 Pre-Primary Campaign Contributions/Expenditures

by Alexander Sharp | Jun 2, 2021 | Campaign Finance Reports, Data & Research

Rennes Bowers is currently running for mayor of Dayton. He finished 2nd in the May 2021 primary after Jeffrey Mims and ahead of Gary Leitzell. Because Ohio doesn’t require local candidates to provide machine-readable campaign finance reports that are entered in...
The Promise of Trickle-Down Regional Benefits is Killing Dayton

The Promise of Trickle-Down Regional Benefits is Killing Dayton

by Alexander Sharp | May 25, 2021 | Initiatives, Regionalism Promotion

Internet megastore Amazon is bringing a fulfillment center to the City of Union right next to the Dayton Airport, bringing in 1,500 jobs that will pay at least $15 an hour. This will be beneficial to the county and region, but these benefits are unlikely to trickle...
Meta: Site Updates, a more Focused Mission, and the Road Ahead

Meta: Site Updates, a more Focused Mission, and the Road Ahead

by Alexander Sharp | May 7, 2021 | News & Investigations, Reconstructing Dayton

Website Improvements You may have noticed that the website menu has been expanded and there’s more content to explore here on the Reconstructing Dayton website. Not only have we made the existing content more navigable, but we have also consolidated much of the...
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