page_title: Christopher Smitherman
section_title: 2018 - Present
hierarchical_section_title: Christopher Smitherman / Political career / Cincinnati City Council / 2018 - Present
caption_attribution_description: Christopher Smitherman at the City Gospel Mission Little Village grand opening on April 11, 2019.
context_page_description: Christopher E.C. Smitherman is an American politician and businessman serving as the Vice Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. An Independent, Smitherman is currently a member of the Cincinnati City Council and the Cincinnati Planning Commission. Smitherman is the former president of the Cincinnati NAACP, serving from April 2007 to January 2014. Since 2013, Smitherman has chaired the Law and Public Safety Committee, giving him jurisdiction to oversee all city issues related to Police; Fire; Safety Policies; Citizen Complaint Authority; Liquor Licenses; and Public Services.
context_section_description: On November 7, 2017, Smitherman was reelected with 27,149 votes. On December 13, 2017, Mayor John Cranley, having just defeated incumbent City Councilwoman and Mayoral challenger Yvette Simpson, appointed Christopher Smitherman to serve as the Vice Mayor replacing then Vice Mayor David Mann. Cranley also appointed Smitherman to serve on the Cincinnati Planning Commission starting on January 2, 2018. Smitherman was sworn in as a member of the Cincinnati City Council and as the Cincinnati Vice Mayor on January 2, 2018. Smitherman continues to serve as Chair of the Law and Public Safety Committee. He is also a member of the Economic Growth and Zoning Committee and the Neighborhoods Committee. In early 2019, Smitherman submitted his resignation from the Budget and Finance Committee - citing time constraints. Smitherman is term-limited and will end his tenure on Cincinnati City Council in January 2022.
caption: Smitherman at the Little Village stay-and-play center grand opening.
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