Meeka Owens
Cincinnati City Council member
The gist
- Proposes expanding eviction prevention and legal aid countywide.
- Supports using housing funds to expand income-restricted units.
- Supports day-of legal representation for tenants in eviction court.
- Led work on the Green Cincinnati climate plan.
- Supports energy-efficiency standards in major infrastructure investments.
- Supports building housing across all 49 county jurisdictions.In office
- Supports tying county levies to measurable outcomes.In office
- Supports treating gun violence as a public health issue.In office
In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.
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Proposes expanding eviction prevention and legal aid countywide.
I'm running for commissioner because Hamilton County families needs more | OpinionPublic statement · Cincinnati Enquirer (via AOL) · aol.com
“That means expanding eviction prevention and legal access.”
Meeka Owens wins primary for Hamilton County CommissionNews coverage · WVXU · May 5, 2026 · wvxu.org
“Owens says she wants to expand Cincinnati's eviction prevention program throughout the county”
Supports using housing funds to expand income-restricted units.
Priorities — Vote Meeka OwensCampaign website · Vote Meeka Owens · Affordability & Housing Stability · votemeekaowens.com
“a strong advocate for leveraging housing funds to expand income-restricted units across the region”
Supports day-of legal representation for tenants in eviction court.
Priorities — Vote Meeka OwensCampaign website · Vote Meeka Owens · Access to Justice & Legal Representation · votemeekaowens.com
“She has supported the launch of day-of legal representation in eviction court”
Led work on the Green Cincinnati climate plan.
Priorities — Vote Meeka OwensCampaign website · Vote Meeka Owens · Environmental Justice & Climate Leadership · votemeekaowens.com
“She was a principal architect of the Green Cincinnati Plan”
I'm running for commissioner because Hamilton County families needs more | OpinionPublic statement · Cincinnati Enquirer (via AOL) · aol.com
“We updated and implemented the Green Cincinnati Plan”
Supports energy-efficiency standards in major infrastructure investments.
Priorities — Vote Meeka OwensCampaign website · Vote Meeka Owens · Environmental Justice & Climate Leadership · votemeekaowens.com
“She also supports integrating energy-efficient standards into major infrastructure investments”
Supports building housing across all 49 county jurisdictions.
I'm running for commissioner because Hamilton County families needs more | OpinionPublic statement · Cincinnati Enquirer (via AOL) · aol.com
“It means building housing across all 49 jurisdictions, not concentrating opportunity in only a few ZIP codes.”
Supports tying county levies to measurable outcomes.
I'm running for commissioner because Hamilton County families needs more | OpinionPublic statement · Cincinnati Enquirer (via AOL) · aol.com
“making sure levies are transparent, accountable, and tied to measurable outcomes”
Supports treating gun violence as a public health issue.
I'm running for commissioner because Hamilton County families needs more | OpinionPublic statement · Cincinnati Enquirer (via AOL) · aol.com
“We declared gun violence a public health issue.”