Yvette Simpson
Yvette Simpson | |
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Member of the Cincinnati City Council | |
In office December 1, 2011 – January 2, 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Yvette Renee Simpson August 2, 1978 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (Charterite) |
Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Education | Princeton High School (Ohio); |
Website | http://yvettesimpson.com |
Yvette Renee Simpson (born August 2, 1978) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the Cincinnati City Council.[1][2][3] She is currently chief executive of Democracy for America.[4]
Simpson received an undergraduate degree from Miami University, a law degree from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.B.A. from Xavier University.[5]
She was sworn into office in 2011 which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.[6]
Simpson unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.[1][2][3] She received a greater percentage of the votes in the primary (45%) than her top competitors Cranley (35%) or Rob Richardson Jr. (20%).[7] She lost in the general election, Cranley (53.95%) Simpson (46.05%), against incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.[1][2][3]
On January 1, 2019, Simpson became chief executive of Democracy for America, a national progressive grassroots organizing group founded by former presidential candidate Howard Dean.[8] She is the group's first ever female chief executive.[9]
In June, 2019, she became a political news contributor with ABC.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Wilkinson, Howard (August 10, 2016). "Yvette Simpson Launches 2017 Mayoral Campaign To Unseat Cranley". WVXU. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c Swartsell, Nick (August 17, 2016). "Mayoral race underlines rift among Cincinnati Democrats". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c Williams, Jason (February 16, 2017). "Cincinnati mayor's race is set". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Ulmer Counsel Yvette R. Simpson to Lead National Progressive Group Democracy for America". Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "Yvette Simpson joins ABC News as a political contributor". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Historic Cincinnati city council sworn in, waiting for budget". Fox News. Fox19Now. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ Coolidge, Sharon; Williams, Jason (May 2, 2017). "Primary victor Simpson: Cranley's 'not going to go easy'". The Enquirer. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Democracy for America installs first female chief executive". November 14, 2018.
- ^ "Former Councilwoman Yvette Simpson to lead Democracy for America PAC". November 25, 2018.
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Cincinnati City Council members
- Ohio Democrats
- Ohio lawyers
- 21st-century American politicians
- Women city councillors in Ohio
- African-American city council members in Ohio
- Miami University alumni
- Xavier University alumni
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women