First-time council candidate holds fundraiser Thursday
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Supporters, friends and family will gather downtown for a fundraiser benefiting Yvette Simpson’s 2011 Cincinnati City Council campaign.
The event takes place Thursday, June 30, 6-8pm, at Garfield Suites Hotel (2 Garfield Place, Cincinnati, 45202). Event hosts include: Mayor Mark Mallory, Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Councilman Cecil Thomas, Rich Coleman, Marty Dunn, Mike Goldman, Susan Grogan-Faller, Kevin Johnson, Crystal Kendrick, Robert Killins, Nathaniel Lampley, Sean Parker, Paaras Parker, Penny Pensak, Bertie Ray, Marcia Ray, Marian Spencer and Carla Walker. Qualls will also serve as the guest speaker. Entertainment will be provided by keyboardist Justin Wade.
A Princeton High School and Miami University graduate, and the first in her family to graduate college, Simpson went on to pursue her law degree from The University of Cincinnati College of Law.






























