Yvette Simpson


Yvette Renee Simpson is an American politician, lawyer, former member of the Cincinnati City Council. She is the former chief executive of Democracy for America.

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.

Political career

She was sworn into the Cincinnati City Council in 2011, which led to the Council having its first African-American majority.
Simpson unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election. She received a greater percentage of the votes in the primary than her top competitors Cranley or Rob Richardson Jr.. She lost in the general election, Cranley Simpson, against incumbent Mayor John Cranley in the 2017 Cincinnati mayoral election.

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. She is the group's first ever female chief executive. Simpson announced she would step down from the position in 2022. She resigned from DfA on 7 December 2022 as the organization neared bankruptcy.

Personal life

In June 2019, she became a political news contributor with ABC.