Richard Cohen, candidate for mayor in Granite City, IL
Name: Richard Cohen
Political party (if applicable): Independent
Age as of April 6, 2021: 62
Campaign website or social media page: None
Office seeking: Mayor
Are you an incumbent? No
Previous offices sought: None
Occupation: I was an agent with Mercedes-Benz Financial and Chrysler Financial for 12 years. I was title specialist for Alliance Credit Union for the Chrysler plant in Fenton, Missouri. Now, I am on Social Security disability and willing to give that up to help the people of Granite City be happy and bring the spirit back up.
Education: I graduated from Kearney High School 1977 in San Diego, California. I went to Mesa Junior College and studied English and voice. I went to Coleman College and studied computer science. I took economics and political science at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. I took business administration at Forest Park Community College in St Louis. I graduated from Barbizon School of Modeling with honors in San Diego, California in 1978. I studied criminal justice and behavioral science in Clairemont, California.
Please list highlights of your civic involvement: I was voted by my peers for president of the Tiber Neighborhood Association in Affton, Missouri for four years. I volunteer at the Salvation Army. I believe in helping people help themselves. A gentleman asked me what I thought about race and I responded there is no color and there is no race. We are All American and human.
Why are you running? I’m running for mayor to bring up the spirit and hope for the people of Granite City. I want to help all of the people of Granite to be happy and dance and sing again.
What is the top issue in your race, and how would you address it? Making the streets safer in Granite City. I will do that with neighborhood watches. Also making the streets of Granite better and attract people to our city.
Why should people vote for you? I know how to get things done and I will go after the private sector to get money for the $250 million we need to get the sewers fixed. Corporations need to learn, if you give back to the people, the people have more money to spend on their products. It’s a Snowball Effect and it’s great for everybody. That’s what economics is all about getting the money moving in a positive way for everyone.
This story was originally published March 3, 2021 at 3:59 PM.