David Pepper Jr.
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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.
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[edit] Biography
Born in the Cincinnati area, he is the son of former Proctor & 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.
[edit] 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. [1] 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.
[edit] 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%. [2]
[edit] 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. [3] Pepper serves on the three-person board with Democrat Todd Portune and Republican Pat DeWine.
