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Richard Trojanski (born November 3, 1978) is the Council President for the City of Maple Heights, Ohio. He is the son of Richard D. Trojanski and Marcia J. Trojanski. Trojanski previously served on Maple Heights City Council representing District 6 from 2009 – 2015. In 2015, Trojanski announced that he would seek to replace Jackie Albers as City Council President of Maple Heights. He faced Aaron Mitchell in the general election and went on to win 56% to 46% making history in Ohio by becoming the first openly gay elected City Council President.

Trojanski is a lifelong resident of Maple Heights and graduate of Maple Heights High School. In 2014, Trojanski took the lead as a member of council and successfully led efforts to amend city policies in housing and in city employment so that now those policies include language prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. A major accomplishment for Trojanski in a very socially and religiously conservative community. In 2014, Trojanski was honored by the Cleveland Stonewall Democrats as the recipient of the 2014 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Freedom Award for his exemplary values in public service and social justice.

Finally, Trojanski is a 2016 Bohnett Leadership Fellow at Harvard University's, John F. Kennedy School of Government.