David Pepper (politician)

David Andrew Pepper (born June 7, 1971) is an American politician, the chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party (began his term in January 2015), a former councilman for the city of Cincinnati and former member of the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners.[1]

David Pepper
Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byChris Redfern
Personal details
Born (1971-06-07) June 7, 1971
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Alana
EducationYale University (BA, JD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pepper is the son of former Procter & Gamble CEO, John Pepper.[2] Pepper earned his B. A. at Yale University and his J.D. from Yale Law School.[1] He specialized in commercial litigation for the Blank Rome firm.[3]

"Career"

Political career

In 2001, Pepper was elected to the Cincinnati City Council and served as the Chairman of Council's Law and Public Safety Committee.[4] Pepper was defeated in his run for mayor in 2005.[5]

Pepper was elected to the Hamilton County's Board of Commissioners in November 2006.[3] In 2010 Pepper was a candidate for Ohio Auditor and in April 2013, Pepper said he would run for state Attorney General in the 2014 election.[1] In 2014 Pepper ran unsuccessfully for Ohio Attorney General. He was elected Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party in 2015.[6]

Writing career

Pepper is the author of The People's House, a political thriller.[7] The book centers around a Russian scheme to help elect Republican candidates.[6] The Wall Street Journal wrote that Pepper "writes with flair and insider knowledge of everything from gerrymandering to arrogant D.C. press aides." and "With speed and savvy, “The People’s House” emerges as a sleeper candidate for political thriller of the year."[8] Bill Clinton said of The Voter File: "Pepper comes through again with this clever tale of how cyber sabotage of elections, coupled with highly concentrated ownership of traditional media operations, can undermine American democracy."[9]

Works
  • The People's House. St. Helena Press. 2016. ISBN 978-1619845121.
  • The Wingman. St. Helena Press. 2018. ISBN 978-1619848719.
  • The Voter File. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2020. ISBN 978-0593083932.

Electoral history
DatePositionStatusOpponentResultVote shareOpponent vote share
2014Attorney GeneralChallengerMike DeWineDefeated38.5%61.5%
2010AuditorOpen-SeatDave YostDefeated44.9%50.2%
2006County CommissionerPhil HeimlichElected53.0%47.0%
2005MayorOpen-SeatMark MalloryDefeated47.9%52.0%
2001City CouncilElected

Footnotes
  1. Borchardt, Jackie (April 16, 2013). "Democrat Will Enter Race for Ohio Attorney General ; David Pepper to Run against Mike DeWine. - Former Hamilton County Commissioner Lost Race for Auditor in 2010". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved Oct 18, 2014 – via HighBeam.
  2. Wessels, Joe (Oct 4, 2006). "Heckler peppers Pepper with curses". The Cincinnati Post. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved Oct 17, 2014 – via HighBeam.
  3. Gomez, Henry (April 15, 2015). "Democrat David Pepper launches campaign to unseat Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine". Cleveland.com. Retrieved Feb 24, 2018.
  4. Coolridge, Sharon (2016-07-25). "Ohio Dem party leader writes political thriller". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. Kinny, Terry. "Mark Mallory narrowly wins Cincy race". The BG News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-01-31.
  6. Debenedetti, Gabriele (2018-02-17). "The Thriller That Predicted the Russia Scandal". Politico.com. Politico.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  7. Skolnick, David (2016-08-14). "Ohio Dem Party Chair Pens Novel About Vindy Reporter Who Uncovers National Political Scandal". Vindy.com. Vindy.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  8. "A Sleeper Candidate". Wall Street Journal. November 4, 2016.
  9. "The Voter File by David Pepper". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Chris Redfern		 Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party
2015–present		 Incumbent
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