{{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) | 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.<ref name=simpson>{{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}}</ref><ref name=rift>{{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}}</ref><ref name=raceset>{{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}}</ref> She is the former chief executive of Democracy for America.<ref>{{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}}</ref>[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.<ref name="news" />
== Political career == She was sworn into the Cincinnati City Council in 2011, which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.<ref name="Fox1">{{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}}</ref>
Simpson unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.<ref name=simpson/><ref name=rift/><ref name=raceset/> She received a greater percentage of the votes in the primary (45%) than her top competitors Cranley (35%) or Rob Richardson Jr. (20%).<ref>{{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}}</ref> She lost in the general election, Cranley (53.95%) Simpson (46.05%), against incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.<ref name=simpson/><ref name=rift/><ref name=raceset/>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She is the group's first ever female chief executive.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Simpson announced she would step down from the position in 2022.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name=news>{{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}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Cincinnati City Council}}
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