Joe Cimperman
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Joe Cimperman (b. circa 1970) is a member of the City Council of Cleveland Ohio who represents the city's 13th Ward, which includes the areas of St. Clair Superior, Payne Sterling, Midtown, Downtown, Tremont, Ohio City/Near West, Duck Island, and Forest City Park neighborhoods of Cleveland.
Cimperman was born and raised in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. He is of Slovenian descent and his family was active in Cleveland's Slovenian community. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School and earned a BA in English from John Carroll University where he served as the Student Council President.
Cimperman is one of 21 Council Members, each of whom represents a separate ward within the city of Cleveland.
[edit] Congressional Campaign
Cimperman entered the race for the Democratic nomination for Ohio's 10th Congressional District in December 2007. Ohio's 10th Congressional District is represented by Dennis Kucinich. Cimperman's aggressive campaign was one factor in Kucinich's decision to drop out of the Presidential election on January 25, 2008.
Cimperman's campaign tapped into the growing sentiment in Greater Cleveland that Dennis Kucinich's second consecutive long-shot bid for the Presidency was distracting the Congressman from focusing on issues such as the local economy. Cimperman highlighted the votes missed by Dennis Kucinich during his run for the Presidency, as well as the fact that the vast majority of funds raised by Kucinich came from outside the State of Ohio.
Cimperman, in a crowded field of five candidates, received 35% of the vote. Kucinich received 50% of the vote total, a far lower percentage of the vote than the Congressman received in previous Democratic primaries.
