Dennis Kucinich served as the 53rd mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1977 to 1979. He today serves as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, for the 10th District of Ohio. He ran for President of the United States in 2004 and has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008. He is currently the chairman of the Domestic Policy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.