Christopher Smitherman
Christopher Smitherman | |
|---|---|
| Vice mayor of Cincinnati | |
| In office January 2, 2018 – January 4, 2022 | |
| Mayor | John Cranley |
| Preceded by | David S. Mann |
| Succeeded by | Jan-Michele Kearney |
| Member of Cincinnati City Council | |
| In office December 1, 2011 – January 4, 2022 | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – December 1, 2005 | |
| Chair of the Law and Public Safety Committee | |
| In office December 1, 2013 – January 4, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil Thomas |
| Member of the Cincinnati Planning Commission | |
| In office January 2, 2018 – January 4, 2022 | |
| President of the Cincinnati NAACP | |
| In office April 2007 – January 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ishtnn Morton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Richardson Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher E.C. Smitherman July 16, 1967 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Pamela M.T. Smitherman
(m. 1990; died 2019) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University Ohio State University School for Creative and Performing Arts |
| Website | Official city website |
Christopher E.C. Smitherman (born July 16, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who previously served as the Vice Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. An Independent, Smitherman has been 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. From 2013 until January 2022 – when Smitherman was term limited and a newly elected council was sworn in – Smitherman chaired the Law and Public Safety Committee, giving him authority to oversee all legislative issues related to Police, Fire, Safety Policies, Citizen Complaint Authority, Liquor Licenses, and Public Services.