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Hamilton County Commissioner Todd Portune dies of cancer at 61.
Last edited Sun Jan 26, 2020, 03:36 AM - Edit history (2)
Todd Portune, commissioner for Hamilton County from 2000 until his resignation effective Dec. 2019, and city of Cincinnati councilman before election to the county board of Commissioners, has died of cancer at his home in Green Township. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
Mr. Portune was a graduate of Oberlin College, and received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati. When elected to the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, the Board had been all-Republican for decades. Currently, all Hamilton County Commissoners are Democrats.
Further updates on Cincinnati.com or Cincinnati Enquirer 1/26/20.