Hudson Mayor Craig Shubert Resigns

Craig Shubert, an Ohio Mayor has resigned from his mostly ceremonial office after A controversial statement that ice fishing at a park would bring prostitution to the city.

Craig Shubert submitted his resignation to the clerk of council and issued a statement.

In his resignation statement, Shubert clarified his remarks on ice fishing.

“My comments at Tuesday’s workshop were made out of concern for our community; what could become of unintended consequences of new legislation, based on my prior television news reporting experience,” Shubert wrote. “My attempt to inject a bit of dry humor to make a point about this, in the midst of a cold, snowy February, was grossly misunderstood.

“Some in our community saw this as an opportunity to engage in the politics of personal destruction by means of character assassination, blaming me for the negative international press they helped to promote.”

The mayor last week made national headlines when he voiced concerns that allowing ice fishing school board would lead to prostitution in the city.

Shubert also made national news last year when he called for school board members to resign over an optional book in a college-level class at Hudson High School that he called “child pornography.”

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh’s office reviewed the allegations and subsequently released a blistering rebuke into the mayor’s false claim and the scores of threats against school board members that followed.

The leader of City Council said he and his colleagues appreciate the mayor’s service.

Shubert was elected mayor in November 2019 when he defeated incumbent David Basil. In 2018 he sought the Republican Party nomination for the Ohio House’s 37th District race, but lost to Mike Rasor.