| Yvette Simpson | |
| Office2: | Member of the Cincinnati City Council |
| Term Start2: | December 1, 2011 |
| Term End2: | January 2, 2018 |
| Birth Name: | Yvette Renee Simpson |
| Birth Date: | August 2, 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic (Charterite) |
| Residence: | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Education: | Princeton High School |
| 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 the former chief executive of Democracy for America.[4] https://twitter.com/ysimpsonpower/status/1600567745875165198
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.
She was sworn into the Cincinnati City Council in 2011, which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.[5]
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%).[6] 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.[7] She is the group's first ever female chief executive.[8] Simpson announced she would step down from the position in 2022.[9] 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
In June 2019, she became a political news contributor with ABC.[10]