Michael Ray is new Youngstown 4th Ward councilman

YOUNGSTOWN — Michael Ray, a marketing and customer service coordinator for an electric utilities company, is the city’s new 4th Ward councilman.

Ray received all 11 votes today from the Mahoning County Democratic Party precinct committee members from the 4th Ward who were in charge of selecting a new council representative.

“I have no political experience in that I’ve never run for office,” said Ray, 33, of Division Street, who works for United Sciences Testing Inc. “However, my work and life experiences have served to prepare me for the challenges that lie ahead for representing the interest of the residents of the 4th Ward on city council.”

The two other candidates, neither who received any votes, were George Doward, 57, of Wilkinson Avenue, and Howard J. Edwards, 50, of Glacier Avenue. They both intend to run in the May primary for the seat vacated last week by Carol Rimedio-Righetti, county commissioner-elect.

For the complete story, read Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com