Rebecca Maurer

Rebecca Maurer (born 1989) is a Cleveland City Council member representing Ward 12 since 2022.

Early life and education
Maurer was born in 1989 in Cleveland. She graduated from University of Chicago and Stanford Law School. Civil attorney Maurer started a blog Serial Land, providing history and context to Serial (podcast).

In 2019, she and other community activists formed Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH).

Political career
On Nov. 2, 2021, she was elected in Ward 12 and became the first out LGBTQ woman elected to Council.

Maurer, the only Jewish councilperson, was the only councilperson to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.