Bethany and Judge Todd McKenney with their kids. 
Committed to our Community
Bethany McKenney faithfully serves as our Summit County Council person for District 7 which includes Barberton, Norton, New Franklin, Clinton and most of Kenmore. Bethany has served since 2018 and is running for re-election in November of 2024 to continue to advocate for the citizens of our community.
Summit County Councilwoman Bethany McKenney is a registered nurse that cares for Summit County the way she cares for patients-- passionately. McKenney is an experienced and award-winning councilperson who is committed to our community. She works hard for us in furthering good jobs, strong families, attracting and assisting businesses, supporting our safety forces, veterans, safer schools, education, flood prevention, overdose prevention, road repairs, lower tax dollars, fiscal responsibility, transparency of government, caring for our environment and meeting the needs of seniors.
She has worked to lower taxes by being the only official from Summit County to give testimony against raising property values to the Ways and Means Committee meeting in Columbus in 2023. She has also saved citizens thousands of dollars in property taxes by organizing and leading local Homeowner Tax Discount Clinics to help eligible local residents, seniors, disabled and veterans receive the homestead exemption and the 2.5% homeowner occupancy discount, lowering their property taxes.
McKenney leads on flood prevention and response. She has been a Stormwater Task Force Member since its inception in 2019 after meeting with the governor along with other local leaders in order to work together to implement effective flood prevention measures. She cosponsored legislation to create a Summit County Stormwater Management Committee to find methods to reduce and manage stormwater runoff and prevent damage from flooding. In addition, she has voted in recent years for more than 18 million dollars in stormwater projects throughout Summit County including multiple projects in District 7.
During the pandemic, she cosponsored Summit County CARES to help citizens keep utilities on and a roof over their heads. In addition, McKenney cosponsored the Covid-19 Summit County Small Business Emergency Relief Grant which helped our businesses stay afloat.
Summit County Councilwoman Bethany McKenney is dedicated to caring for our community. She received the state-wide 2021 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Ohio District Kiwanis along with her husband Judge Todd McKenney for their significant contributions to caring for the community.
She founded and led the "COVID-19 Senior Delivery Team" at Barberton Area Community Ministries (BACM) which delivered food to shut in seniors during the pandemic. She still leads the "Senior Delivery Team" program which has grown and is thriving today delivering food to the homes of seniors in need in Barberton, Norton, New Franklin and Clinton.
Bethany helps kids and families on the board of Magics Ready-to-Learn which provides the school supply list at no cost for all Barberton City School students K-5th grade. Bethany leads the annual Purple Pickleball Tournament at the Lake Anna YMCA as a fundraiser for this effort. In 2019, Bethany received the Drum Major Award from Mothers on a Mission.
She has protected victim's rights as the Summit County Chairperson for Marsy's Law. She has also served with the Barberton based Mission USA which responds to local and global disasters. She has volunteered with Project Ed Bear which loves and supports kids battling cancer and their families. Bethany and her husband Judge McKenney have served with YEPAW which nurtures leadership in economically disadvantaged teens. The McKenneys' sponsor the Noah Award, an annual scholarship awarded to a deserving student in honor of their son Noah who lost his life to cancer.
AWARD-WINNING NURSE
Bethany McKenney has been a Registered Nurse for over 20 years and served as District Nurse for Manchester Local Schools for over 10 years and with crisis response to Northeast Ohio schools. She has also served as the District Nurse for St. Francis de Sales and worked at other local schools. Prior to this, Bethany McKenney served as an RN at Barberton Citizens Hospital caring for seniors then at as an RN at Akron General Medical Center. She remains an active member of the Medical Reserve Corps.
GROWING UP AND FAMILY
A lifelong Summit County resident, Bethany McKenney grew up working at the family-owned small business, Sport Sales, Inc. Graduating from the University of Akron, School of Nursing, Summa Cum Laude, she earned her RN, BSN with honors.
Bethany has been married for over 25 years to Judge Todd McKenney who is Judge of the Barberton Municipal Court. They reside in the district and are proud parents of Selah and Nathan. They are church members at The Chapel and Charter Platinum donors and members of the Lake Anna YMCA.
She is also a singer/songwriter who has enjoyed playing guitar, performing in churches and with her husband and kids in venues like the Beltane Celtic Festival in Columbia Woods Park in Norton and annually at the Christmas Tree Lighting at the Tudor House in New Franklin.
bethanymckenney@gmail.com P.O. Box 184, Barberton, OH 44203
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