1. Yvette Renee Simpson was born on August 2,1978 and is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the Cincinnati City Council.
10 Facts About Yvette Simpson
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Yvette Simpson is the former chief executive of Democracy for America.
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Yvette Simpson was sworn into the Cincinnati City Council in 2011, which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.
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Yvette Simpson unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.
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Yvette Simpson received a greater percentage of the votes in the primary than her top competitors Cranley or Rob Richardson Jr.
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Yvette Simpson lost in the general election, Cranley Simpson, against incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.
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On January 1,2019, Yvette Simpson became chief executive of Democracy for America, a national progressive grassroots organizing group founded by former presidential candidate Howard Dean.
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Yvette Simpson is the group's first ever female chief executive.
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Yvette Simpson announced she would step down from the position in 2022.
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Yvette Simpson resigned from DfA on 7 December 2022 as the organization neared bankruptcy.