John J. Kulewicz

Raising the individual campaign contribution limit from $250 to $400 (Amendment 1 to Ordinance No. 21-2026) — voted No

Amendment to Section 105.03 (Financial Contributions) raising the maximum individual campaign contribution for Council races from $250 to $400; he argued the lower limit preserves public confidence in the fairness and accessibility of elections. City Council, 2026-08-17: carried, 4–3. Aye: Awakessien Jeter, Munc, Fortkamp, Walter; Nay: Kulewicz, Oldham, Tracy.

City financial policies on reserves (Resolution No. 14-2025) — voted No

Adopted the Financial Policies Committee recommendations on the City's financial policies for reserves. City Council, 2025-11-17: carried, 5–1. Aye: Close, Lynch, Munc, Walter, Awakessien Jeter; Nay: Kulewicz.

Procurement Code amendments raising the City Manager's contract threshold to $150,000 (Ordinance No. 29-2024, as amended) — voted No

Amended Chapter 138 (Procurement Code), as amended to raise the threshold for City Manager approval from $100,000 to $150,000; he said it bypasses Council discussion of specific contracts. City Council, 2024-04-22: carried, 5–2. Aye: Close, Lynch, Munc, Walter, Awakessien Jeter; Nay: Adams, Kulewicz.

Northam Park Service Building and Tennis Complex renovation contract (Ordinance No. 58-2023) — voted Yes

Authorized a contract with Marker Construction for renovation of the Service Building and Tennis Complex at Northam Park. City Council, 2023-11-20: carried, 5–1. Aye: Adams, Awakessien Jeter, Burriss, Kulewicz, King; Nay: Lynch.

Amendment to table the pickleball courts in the Northam Park renovation (Amendment 2 to Ordinance No. 58-2023) — voted Yes

Councilman Lynch's amendment to table the pickleball courts in the Northam Park Service Building and Tennis Complex renovation. City Council, 2023-11-20: failed, 2–4. Aye: Lynch, Kulewicz; Nay: Adams, Awakessien Jeter, Burriss, King.

Allowing alcohol sales at City events on City property (Ordinance No. 15-2023) — voted No

Amended Section 131.05 of the Code to allow alcohol sales for City events on City property; he said he did not want to promote the sale of alcohol to fund City events in the parks. City Council, 2023-03-20: carried, 5–1. Aye: Adams, Awakessien Jeter, Close, Lynch, King; Nay: Kulewicz; absent: Burriss.

Contract with US Infrastructure Company for underground utility locating (Ordinance No. 13-2023) — voted No

Authorized a contract with USIC for underground utility location services; he said he would prefer City staff do this fundamental service. City Council, 2023-02-27: carried, 5–2. Aye: Adams, Awakessien Jeter, Close, Lynch, King; Nay: Burriss, Kulewicz.

Revision of the Upper Arlington Anti-Discrimination Ordinance (Ordinance No. 50-2021) — voted Yes

Revised the city's anti-discrimination ordinance. City Council, 2021-06-28: passed, 7–0. Aye: Burriss, Close, Greenhill, Hoyle, Kulewicz, Lynch, King.

Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

For: own campaign $7,400 on Google (“John Kulewicz for Ohio Attorney General” 3 ads, Sep 8–Sep 24, 2026); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.

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Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

Current office: City Councilor, Upper Arlington (second term, January 8, 2024 – January 10, 2028)

Member of Upper Arlington's seven-member City Council. The City's directory lists his current appointment as 'Second Term, Effective January 8, 2024 Through January 10, 2028', and official council minutes record his votes from 2020. Key recorded votes are listed under The record.