Jeff Berding
| Jeff Berding | |
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.jpg) Jeff Berding at an FC Cincinnati town hall event in 2016 | |
| Born | Westwood, Ohio |
| Residence | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Miami University |
| Occupation | General manager of FC Cincinnati |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Member of the City Council of Cincinnati | |
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In office December 2005 – March 2011 | |
Jeff Berding is the General Manager of the FC Cincinnati USL soccer club.[1] He is also an American Democratic Party politician and former Cincinnati, Ohio, City Council Member. He was elected in 2005, re-elected in 2007 and 2009 and resigned his seat in 2011. He served as Chair of the Rules and Government Operations Committee, Vice-chair of the Finance Committee, and was a member of the Law and Public Safety Committee and the Economic Development Committee.
He graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 1985.[2] Berding was an executive with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Political career
Berding was elected to a two-year term on the Cincinnati City Council in 2005 in his first campaign for political office. He raised the most money of all the candidates in the race.[3] Although he is a Democrat, the council seats are nonpartisan.
In 2009, the local Democratic Party withdrew its endorsement of Berding.[4]
References
- ↑ Mains, Brian. "Oktoberfest Zinzinnati organizers reveal FC Cincinnati will lead Chicken Dance", WCPO-TV, September 8, 2016, accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Korte, Gregory (2005-12-14). "Happy St. Xavier High School Day". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2007-02-12.
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer fundraising report
- ↑ Cincinnati Enquirer on Berding's un-endorsement
