Deborah A. Gray

Deborah A. Gray is a Cleveland City Council member representing Ward 4.

Early life and education

Deborah Gray was born around 1955[1] in Saginaw, Michigan and moved to Cleveland as a child. She graduated from East Technical High School. She has two sons.[2] She operates her own fashion business.[3]

Deborah's twin sister Delores L. Gray,[3] was appointed City Council person in Ward 5 in May 2021 after Phyllis Cleveland retired and recommended Delores as replacement.[4] Delores did not win election in November 2021.[5]

Political career

Deborah was a precinct committee person and was on the executive committee for the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party.[1] Deborah A. Gray was elected with 62% of the votes in November 2021.[5]

Deborah supported increasing affordable homeownership with ARPA funds.[6]

Residences of Shaker Square

Building owners Chetrit Group were charged with multiple city building code violations.[7] Deborah called Chetrit Group slum landlords.[8] She traveled to New York City on Feb. 10 2023 to visit the co-owners of the Residences of Shaker Square, who traveled to Cleveland Feb. 22[9] and met with tenants.[10]

References
  1. Editorial Board, cleveland com and The Plain Dealer (28 July 2021). "Mario Snowden in the Ward 4 Cleveland City Council nonpartisan primary: endorsement editorial". cleveland.
  2. "Ward 4 | Cleveland City Council". www.clevelandcitycouncil.org.
  3. Editorial Board, cleveland com and The Plain Dealer (13 October 2021). "Erick B. Walker for Cleveland City Council Ward 4: endorsement editorial". cleveland.
  4. "Cleveland City Council Names Delores Gray To Ward 5 Seat". Ideastream Public Media. 4 May 2021.
  5. "Rebecca Maurer and Richard Starr beat incumbents in Cleveland City Council races". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. "Cleveland City Council approves $5 million in ARPA funds for Habitat for Humanity". FreshWater Media, LLC. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  7. Chilcote, Lee (2023-02-01). "Shaker Square residents protest lack of heat and water leaks at apartments owned by New York LLC". The Land. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  8. "'I just want to be treated like a human being': Cleveland City Council joins fight for fair living conditions at Shaker Square apartment buildings". wkyc.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  9. "Cleveland councilwoman travels to New York City to confront apartment owners about poor living conditions". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  10. Chilcote, Lee (2023-02-23). "Shaker Blvd. tenants express frustration and distrust at meeting as owner promises to fix buildings". The Land. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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