Candidate for: Hamilton County Commissioner
Party: Democrat
Herman Najoli did not respond to requests for comment. This profile was compiled using publicly available information online.
Herman Najoli is the third Democratic candidate running for the county commissioner seat. He has previously run for county commissioner in 2020, and mayor in 2021.
Najoli moved to the United States from Kenya in 2001, and found himself in Cincinnati in 2007. Since arriving in the Queen City, he has worked as an educator at the Cincinnati Museum Center and as a case manager for City Gospel Mission.
Najoli faces Stephanie Summerow Dumas and Meeka Owens in the Democratic primary on May 5. The winner of that race will move on to the General Election in November against Republican Jonathan Pearson.
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He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana Wesleyan University, where he taught a class on Global Studies and International Business.
Najoli did not respond to a request for comment, but did fill out Ballotpedia’s candidate connection survey.