Yvette Simpson
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yvette Simpson
| image = Yvette Simpson.jpg
| office2 = Member of the Cincinnati City Council
| term_start2 = December 1, 2011
| term_end2 = January 2, 2018
| birth_name = Yvette Renee Simpson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic (Charterite)
| residence = Cincinnati, Ohio
| education = Princeton High School; {{Ublist|Miami University (BA; BS)|Xavier University (MBA)|University of Cincinnati (JD)}}
| spouse =
| website = http://yvettesimpson.com
}}
Yvette Renee Simpson (born August 2, 1978) is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the Cincinnati City Council.{{cite news|url=http://wvxu.org/post/yvette-simpson-launches-2017-mayoral-campaign-unseat-cranley#stream/0|title=Yvette Simpson Launches 2017 Mayoral Campaign To Unseat Cranley|work=WVXU|last=Wilkinson|first=Howard|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=October 25, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.citybeat.com/news/news-feature/article/20830997/mayoral-race-underlines-rift-in-the-citys-democratic-politics|title=Mayoral race underlines rift among Cincinnati Democrats|work=Cincinnati CityBeat|last=Swartsell|first=Nick|date=August 17, 2016|access-date=October 25, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/16/cincinnati-mayors-race-set/98009388/|title=Cincinnati mayor's race is set|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|last=Williams|first=Jason|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2017}} She is the former chief executive of Democracy for America.{{cite news|url=https://www.ulmer.com/diversity/ulmer-counsel-yvette-r-simpson-lead-national-progressive-group-democracy-america/|title=Ulmer Counsel Yvette R. Simpson to Lead National Progressive Group Democracy for America|access-date=Apr 14, 2019}}[https://twitter.com/ysimpsonpower/status/1600567745875165198]
Education
Simpson received an undergraduate degree from Miami University, a J.D. degree from the University of Cincinnati, and an M.B.A. from Xavier University.
Political career
She was sworn into the Cincinnati City Council in 2011, which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.{{cite news|title=Historic Cincinnati city council sworn in, waiting for budget|url=http://www.fox19.com/story/16162304/new-cincinnati-city-council-being-sworn-in-thursday|access-date=April 8, 2017|agency=Fox19Now|publisher=Fox News}}
Simpson unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election. She received a greater percentage of the votes in the primary (45%) than her top competitors Cranley (35%) or Rob Richardson Jr. (20%).{{Cite web|last=Coolidge|first=Sharon|last2=Williams|first2=Jason|date=2 May 2017|title=Primary victor Simpson: Cranley's 'not going to go easy'|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/02/cranley-concedes-simpson-pulls-primary-upset/101209664/|access-date=2020-10-22|website=The Enquirer|language=en-US}} She lost in the general election, Cranley (53.95%) Simpson (46.05%), against incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.
Democracy for America
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/democracy-for-america-female-executive-yvette-simpson-989236|title=Democracy for America installs first female chief executive|date=Nov 14, 2018}} She is the group's first ever female chief executive.{{cite news|url=https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/former-councilwoman-yvette-simpson-to-lead-democracy-for-america-pac|title=Former Councilwoman Yvette Simpson to lead Democracy for America PAC|date=Nov 25, 2018}} Simpson announced she would step down from the position in 2022.{{cite web |date=November 14, 2018 |title=Democracy for America's Jim Dean steps down, appoints Yvette Simpson new Chief Executive |url=https://www.democracyforamerica.com/site/page/democracy-for-americas-jim-dean-steps-down-appoints-yvette-simpson-new-chie |access-date=January 1, 2019 |publisher=Democracy for America}} She resigned from DfA on 7 December 2022 as the organization neared bankruptcy.[https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/18/democracy-for-america-yvette-simpson-00074451]
Personal life
In June 2019, she became a political news contributor with ABC.{{cite news|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/06/30/cincinnati-yvette-simpson-joins-abc-news-political-contributor/1611542001/|title=Yvette Simpson joins ABC News as a political contributor|access-date=November 19, 2016}}
References
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Category:Cincinnati City Council members
Category:Women city councillors in Ohio
Category:African-American city council members in Ohio
Category:Miami University alumni
Category:Xavier University alumni
Category:University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
Category:21st-century Ohio politicians
Category:21st-century African-American women politicians
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:20th-century African-American politicians