[2] While campaigning for office in 2007, Mayor Culliver set a clear goal to get the community involved in our education system to help create a positive and progressive learning environment.
[4] On February 25, 2008, Culliver endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama for president, saying, "If we are going to make a better future for America, we need a leader who isn't invested in the political food fights of the past.
"[5] In 2009, Mayor Culliver partnered with local manufacturers, the business community, State Representative and House Majority Whip Jay Goyal, Commissioner Gary Utt, Governor Ted Strickland and Senator Sherrod Brown in the Mansfield Makes Sense for the New GM campaign towards keeping the local General Motors plant open.
[7] On November 8, 2011, Culliver was succeeded by Timothy Theaker, the first Republican elected to the position since Edward Meehan's tenure from 1981 to 1991.
The Culliver Reading Center operated until September 2020, when it closed due to funding issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.