David Pepper Jr.

David Pepper is an American politician of the Democratic party. Formerly a councilman for the city of Cincinnati, he is currently a commissioner for the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners.

Biography

Born in the Cincinnati area, he is the son of former Procter & Gamble CEO, John Pepper. A graduate of Cincinnati Country Day, an elite private high school in nearby Indian Hill, Ohio, he later attended Yale University, receiving a B.A. in 1993 and a J.D. in 1999. Thereafter, he clerked for Judge Nathaniel Jones on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He now lives in Mt. Adams, a neighborhood in Cincinnati just east of downtown, and is an occasional local political candidate.

Cincinnati City Councilman

In 2001, Pepper sought a seat on Cincinnati's city council and collected the most votes of all candidates in the race. [http://www.citybeat.com/2005-06-29/cover.shtml] Nine council members are elected every two years at large. Though he is a Democrat, the office is nonpartisan.

In 2003, he ran for re-election and again collected the most votes of all candidates.

While on council, he served on the Law and Public Safety, Rules, and Neighborhoods committees.

Mayoral Run

Following the announcement that Charlie Luken, the incumbent Democratic mayor of Cincinnati, would not seek a second term, Pepper announced he would vie for the office. Several local politicians were involved in a large nonpartisan primary. The top two votegetters - Pepper and Ohio State Sen. Mark Mallory, also a Democrat - then faced each other in a runoff. On election day, Mallory narrowly won the election when he collected 51.8% of the total vote - to Pepper's 48.2%. [http://media.www.bgnews.com/media/storage/paper883/news/2005/11/08/SpecialEditions/Mark-Mallory.Narrowly.Wins.Cincy.Race-1297241.shtml?sourcedomain=www.bgnews.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com]

2006 County Run

Pepper sought, and won election to Hamilton County's Board of Commissioners. He defeated incumbent Republican Phil Heimlich by collecting 55% of the vote. [http://wcpo.com/news/2006/local/11/07/heimlich_pepper.html] Pepper serves on the three-person board with Democrat Todd Portune and Republican Pat DeWine.

External links

* [http://www.davidpepper.com/ Pepper's official site]
* [http://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/hc/bocc_pepper.asp Hamilton County Commissioner site]