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The 鈥淒ennis!鈥� yard signs aren鈥檛 back out quite yet, but former Rep. Dennis Kucinich has taken a step toward a Cleveland mayoral bid.

Kucinich filed paperwork with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections this past week to form the 鈥淩eelect Mayor Kucinich鈥� campaign fundraising committee, according to Joe Tegreene, an attorney acting as treasurer for the committee. 

That鈥檚 reelection to the job he held 41 years ago.

Kucinich, a former presidential candidate, has not yet pulled petitions to put his name on next year鈥檚 ballot. He served as Cleveland mayor from 1977 to 1979.

He has been vocal lately on the same issue that came to define his single term as mayor four decades ago: Cleveland Public Power, the city-owned electric utility once known colloquially as Muny Light.

The Democrat has criticized the city for ending a pandemic moratorium on water and electric shutoffs. He has written a book, recounting his battle as mayor to stop the utility鈥檚 privatization.

Mayor Frank Jackson has not ruled out a run for a fifth term in office. Asked at a Friday news conference whether he would seek reelection, Jackson chuckled and said he would make a decision next year.

鈥淏elieve me, I stay focused on doing my work, putting work in,鈥� Jackson said. 鈥淚f I said I was running, the target, political target would be so large that I couldn鈥檛 get anything done by dealing with the BS and the drama of it. And if I said I wasn鈥檛 running, then I couldn鈥檛 even get a phone call returned.鈥�

Council President Kevin Kelley is often mentioned as a potential 2021 mayoral candidate. He launched a 鈥� 鈥� campaign website earlier this year and produced an almost 7-minute biographical video reintroducing himself to city voters.