Jim Tarbell
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James "Jim" Tarbell is an American politician of the Charter Party, who served as a member of the city council and Vice-Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. By mayoral proclamation, Jim Tarbell holds the title "Mr. Cincinnati" for life.
Background
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Tarbell is a descendant of writer-reformer Ida Tarbell. He is a graduate of St. Xavier High School.[1] As a young man, he was an independent community activist whose work focused primarily on the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, but later, his role as a landlord and developer in that neighborhood involved him in several disputes with homeless advocate Buddy Gray. Tarbell is the former owner of two Cincinnati restaurants, Arnold's Bar and Grill and Grammer's. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mr. Tarbell was also the proprietor of the Ludlow Garage, a popular destination for such up-and-coming bands as The Allman Brothers Band, NRBQ and Santana[2] . During this time Tarbell was also instrumental in starting the Hyde Park/Mount Lookout Teen Center, converting an old church in the Hyde Park neighborhood to an all-ages club. Tarbell enlisted the help of Hyde Park's teenagers to help convert the church.
Political career
In 1997 The restaurateur began his political career by campaigning in his now well known top hat and tails. He was first elected to the council in 1998 to replace the retiring Bobbie L. Sterne and was re-elected in 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005. Until 2003, when Christopher Smitherman won a seat on the council, Tarbell was the sole Charterite on the council. In 2005, Tarbell was appointed Vice Mayor by Mark Mallory, the newly-elected Mayor of Cincinnati. Because of term limits, Tarbell could not run for reelection in the November 2007 election.
On March 4, 2010, Tarbell formally announced his candidacy for Hamilton County Commissioner. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Miller, Zane L. (1998). "Separatists Victorious, 1983–1985". Changing Plans for America's Inner Cities (PDF). Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. p. 139. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
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- ^ Brown, Jessica, "Dems in County Primary Differ on Taxes", Cincinnati Enquirer, April 12, 2010 [2]
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