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Local youth serving as mayor of Cincinnati

Andrew Naab, right, YMCA youth mayor, and Ian Martin, YMCA youth vice mayor, call a meeting to order in Cincinnati City Council Chambers.

Contributed photo Andrew Naab, right, YMCA youth mayor, and Ian Martin, YMCA youth vice mayor, call a meeting to order in Cincinnati City Council Chambers.

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By Richard O Jones, Staff Writer 7:23 PM Saturday, November 21, 2009

CINCINNATI — While Hamilton City Councilman-elect Tim Naab prepares for his first term, his son Andrew, a junior at St. Xavier High School, has one-upped him by being elected mayor.

The younger Naab was elected Oct. 6 as the 2009-10 YMCA Cincinnati Youth Mayor at the YMCA Youth in City Government Conference.

The two-day conference in downtown Cincinnati is the beginning of a year-long program that immerses area high school students in hands-on, interactive exercises aimed at teaching them responsible citizenship.

Naab had attended the conference the previous year and was elected to the YMCA City Council, and this year decided to run for mayor, and was elected by 187 of his peers after delivering a speech in Cincinnati Council Chambers.

It’s more than just a symbolic honor, he said. He conducts meetings of the youth council for a year, but also is trying to get projects off the ground that will have lasting impact.

“I’m trying to implement ideas that our council can implement in the community so that next year’s program can build on it,” he said.

Currently, the youth council sponsors a community cleanup in the spring that Naab wants to expand to the fall and to get the neighborhoods involved in the effort.

“That way in a few years, it’s not just a council effort but a community effort,” he said.

Naab also serves as vice chairman of the Hamilton Youth Commission and attended the Ohio Youth in Government program in Columbus, where he wrote a bill and introduced legislation on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives.

“We’re very proud of his accomplishments and passion for student government and community involvement and leadership, in both Hamilton and Cincinnati,” said Councilman-elect Tim Naab of his son.

Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2188 or rjones@coxohio.com.

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If you guys knew the two male Naab's, you would have a different view of them. Andrew and his dad are two men who have stepped up to the plate to help their community better itself. What have you done lately. If you have nothing good to say, you shouldn't say anything.

Phyllis
6:14 PM, 11/22/2009

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This article was not about Mr. Naab however, and if you knew the Naab family, you would know all that they have been through. Instead of going by "what I heard", meaning you have not met him, meet the Naabs and then formulate your opinions. Andrew, and the Naabs have been through more then you can imagine, with the loss of their daughter Mallory in 2002. Mr. Naab will make an excellent city councilman, and Andrew I'm sure will make a great mayor. Congratulations Andrew!

amanda
4:31 PM, 11/22/2009

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"Nice to Know" and "Silverback" are ignorant jackasses.

you know i'm right
4:23 PM, 11/22/2009

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His kid will end up being just as self-centered and arrogant as his dad and not even know any different. He'll just be proud to be like his dad, but sadly, only the rest of us knows what that really means.

Silverback
4:00 AM, 11/22/2009

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So people elected a guy to city council that feels that neither high school in Hamilton is good enough to send his kid? I heard this guy being an elitist due to what I had heard about his participation in 20/20, this verifies it.

Nice to Know
11:04 PM, 11/21/2009

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