Joseph Motil

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Joseph Motil

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November 7, 2023

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Columbus, Ohio

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Christian: Catholic

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Joseph Motil (also known as Joe) ran for election for Mayor of Columbus in Ohio. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

Motil was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is a construction safety professional with OSHA certifications. He is affiliated with the following organizations:

• the Clintonville-Beechwold Resource Center,
• the University Community Association,
• the Salvation Army,
• FLOW,
• WOSU,
• WCBE,
• the Southern Poverty Law Center,
• the Sierra Club,
• the NAACP,
• the Human Rights Campaign,
• BREAD,
• United Farm Workers,
• the Columbus Landmarks Foundation,
• Amnesty International,
• CAIR, and
• the Mid-Ohio Workers Association.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Columbus

Incumbent Andrew Ginther defeated Joseph Motil, Carrie Griffin, and Allison Willford in the general election for Mayor of Columbus on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Ginther (Nonpartisan)	63.4	137,475
		Joseph Motil (Nonpartisan)	35.5	76,989
	Submit photo	Carrie Griffin (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.2	512
		Allison Willford (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.1	310
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	1,579

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 216,865
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andrew Ginther and Joseph Motil advanced from the primary for Mayor of Columbus.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carrie Griffin (Nonpartisan)
• William Eckhardt (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Motil in this election.

2019

See also: City elections in Columbus, Ohio (2019)

General election

General election for Columbus City Council (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Columbus City Council on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elizabeth Brown (Nonpartisan)	20.0	65,789
✔		Shayla Favor (Nonpartisan)	17.5	57,399
✔		Emmanuel Remy (Nonpartisan)	15.6	51,173
✔	Submit photo	Rob Dorans (Nonpartisan)	15.4	50,452
	Submit photo	Tiffany White (Nonpartisan)	9.3	30,408
		Joseph Motil (Nonpartisan)	8.4	27,607
		Liliana Baiman (Nonpartisan)	8.4	27,571
		Scott Singratsomboune (Nonpartisan)	5.5	18,025

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 328,424
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jennifer Lynch (Nonpartisan)
• Fran Ryan (Nonpartisan)

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nasandra Wright (Nonpartisan)
• Al Edmondson (Nonpartisan)

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joseph Motil did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Joseph Motil completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Motil's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Attended Youngstown State University and graduate of Columbus Bishop Watterson High School. Retired from Laborers Union Local 423 and current 14 -year Construction Safety Professional.||As a lifelong 63-year resident of Columbus with 33 years of city-wide community involvement, my understanding of our city's neighborhoods is unmatched.I am a former University Area Commissioner, Vice-Chair Columbus Historic Resources Commission, Executive Committee member of Columbus NAACP, current 27-year President of Tuttle Park CRC. ||Coming from a middle-class family of 11 children, working 25 years as a blue-collar union construction laborer and 14 years as a white-collar safety professional, athlete and musician has helped provide me with considerable knowledge of those from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. Over the past 3 decades I have publicly fought for fairness and displayed the political courage and independence that is needed on City Council.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Create true affordable housing for those making less than $42,000
• Continue fighting for jobs that pay living wages
• Stop the abuse of tax abatements which reduce revenue for public education, escalates property taxes for seniors and those on fixed incomes and increases rental rates making them less affordable.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Neighborhood development, preserving our architectural and historically significant buildings and homes, changing the organizational culture within our Columbus Police Department, our public parks and other green spaces, mass transit, and to give opportunity to the underserved, those without a voice and bring democracy back to Columbus by allowing citizens to truly participate in policy decisions that impact development, education, police accountability, true affordable housing, wages and health.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

As a lifelong 63-year resident of Columbus with 33 years of city-wide community involvement, my understanding of our city's neighborhoods and how city government operates is unmatched. Coming from a middle-class family of 11 children, working 25 years as a blue-collar union construction laborer and 14 years as a white-collar safety professional, athlete and musician has helped provide me with much understanding of those from different social, economic and cultural backgrounds. Over the past 3 decades I have publicly fought for fairness and displayed the political courage and independence that is sorely needed on City Council. I have demonstrated to Columbus citizens for decades that my priority is to give opportunity to the underserved, those without a voice and bring democracy back to Columbus by allowing citizens to truly participate in policy decisions that impact development, education, police accountability, true affordable housing, wages and health.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I delivered the early morning Citizen Journal newspaper at age 12.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

Yes

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