BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- The first-time Beachwood City Council female majority voters elected in 2023 will be growing by one with the election Tuesday (Nov. 4) of Alexandra (Alex) Jacobs. Come January, Jacobs will make five women who will serve on the seven-member representative body.

Voters also brought back Tuesday Council President Alec Isaacson, and returned Councilman Peter Smith. Isaacson has served 12 years on council and is the city’s longest continuing elected office holder.

Smith, on the other hand, was appointed by council to his seat in January of this year to replace former councilman Eric Synenberg when Synenberg was elected to the Ohio House representing the 21st District. It is Smith’s first election win.

Speaking of her reason for seeking office, Jacobs said, “I’m not happy w

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