David Andrew Pepper (born June 7, 1971) is an American politician, former chairman of the

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, a former councilman for the city of

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and former member of the

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Board of Commissioners.

Early life

Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pepper is the son of former

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CEO

John Pepper John Pepper, also known as József Pogány and Joseph Pogany (born József Schwartz; November 8, 1886 – February 8, 1938), was a Hungarian Communist politician. He later served as a functionary in the Communist International (Comintern) in Mos ...

. Pepper graduated from

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, earned his B.A. at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

, and his J.D. from

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. He specialized in commercial litigation for the Blank Rome firm.

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. Pepper was defeated in his run for mayor in 2005. Pepper was elected to the Hamilton County's Board of Commissioners in November 2006. 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. In 2014, Pepper ran unsuccessfully for Ohio Attorney General. He was elected Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party in 2015. 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.

Writing career

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

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'' 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."

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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."

Works

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Electoral history

References

External links

Official website
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