David Pepper (politician)

American politician (born 1971)

David Andrew Pepper (born June 7, 1971) is an American politician, former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, a former councilman for the city of Cincinnati and former member of the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners.

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

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

Pepper was elected to the Hamilton County's Board of Commissioners in November 2006. He has taught voting rights at University of Cincinnati School of Law. After the 2020 elections, Pepper announced that he would step down as Ohio Democratic Party Chairman at the end of the year.

Pepper is the author of The People's House, a political thriller. The book centers around a Russian scheme to help elect Republican candidates. 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."

Date Position Status Opponent Result Vote share Opponent vote share 2014 Attorney General Challenger Mike DeWine Defeated 38.5% 61.5% 2010 Auditor Open Seat Dave Yost Defeated 44.9% 50.2% 2006 County Commissioner Phil Heimlich Elected 53.0% 47.0% 2005 Mayor Open Seat Mark Mallory Defeated 47.9% 52.0% 2001 City Council Elected