Democrat running for Congress in Trumbull County sentenced to jail after election

Brian Kenderes

The Democrat running for Congress in Trumbull County convicted of false voter registration has been sentenced to begin serving a 30-day jail term four days after the November election.

A judge in Lake County, Ohio on Thursday ordered that 42-year-old Brian Kenderes begin serving the sentence on November 9, five days after the General Election.

Kenderes, of Strongsville, pleaded “guilty" earlier to the charge following an investigation conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Kenderes was turned in by relatives who told deputies that he registered to vote falsely using their Mentor, Ohio address in Lake County when he lives outside the 14^th district in Cuyahoga County.

Kenderes was unopposed in the primary race for the Democratic party’s nomination to run for Congress in Ohio’s 14^th district, which encompasses far Northeast Ohio, including Trumbull County.

Incumbent Rep. Dave Joyce handily won the Republican nomination for reelection.

In addition to the jail sentence, Kenderes has been placed on probation for two years.