P.G. Sittenfeld
P.G. Sittenfeld was a member of the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. Sittenfeld assumed office in 2011. Sittenfeld left office in 2020.
Sittenfeld ran for re-election to the Cincinnati City Council in Ohio. Sittenfeld won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Sittenfeld was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Ohio.[1] Sittenfeld was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ted Strickland.
Biography
Sittenfeld attended Princeton University and received a Marshall Scholarship to attend graduate school at Oxford University. His professional experience includes working as the assistant director of the Community Learning Center Institute in Cincinnati. His volunteer work includes having served as board member for The Nature Conservancy of Ohio, the Jewish Community Relations Council of Cincinnati, the Breakthrough Collaborative, and the Freestore Foodbank. Sittenfeld is married to Dr. Sarah Coyne Sittenfeld.[2]
Elections
2017
The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, held elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election for the mayoral race was held on May 2, 2017. The top two vote-getters faced each other in the general election. The filing deadline for mayoral candidates was February 16, 2017. All nine seats on the city council were up for election. Regardless of the number of candidates, Cincinnati does not hold a primary election for the city council races. The filing deadline for city council candidates was August 24, 2017.[3] The following candidates ran in the geneal election for nine seats on the Cincinnati City Council.[4]
| Cincinnati City Council, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 P.G. Sittenfeld Incumbent |
9.62% | 39,815 |
| David Mann Incumbent |
8.65% | 35,789 |
| Chris Seelbach Incumbent |
7.40% | 30,626 |
| Wendell Young Incumbent |
6.84% | 28,296 |
| Christopher Smitherman Incumbent |
6.56% | 27,149 |
| Tamaya Dennard |
6.30% | 26,053 |
| Greg Landsman |
6.05% | 25,049 |
| Amy Murray Incumbent |
5.77% | 23,888 |
| Jeff Pastor |
5.32% | 21,996 |
| Michelle Dillingham | 5.26% | 21,773 |
| Ozie Davis | 4.51% | 18,671 |
| Lesley Jones | 4.43% | 18,345 |
| Laure Quinlivan | 4.05% | 16,758 |
| Derek Bauman | 4.03% | 16,680 |
| Henry Frondorf | 2.57% | 10,637 |
| Seth Maney | 2.44% | 10,114 |
| Brian Garry | 2.21% | 9,152 |
| Kelli Prather | 1.73% | 7,175 |
| Tamie Sullivan | 1.51% | 6,232 |
| Tonya Dumas | 1.50% | 6,186 |
| Erica Black-Johnson | 1.34% | 5,539 |
| Cristina Burcica | 1.00% | 4,150 |
| Manuel Foggie | 0.86% | 3,556 |
| Dadrien Washington | 0.03% | 125 |
| Total Votes | 413,754 | |
| Source: Hamilton County Board of Elections, "2017 General Election Official Results," November 22, 2017 | ||
2016
In one of Ballotpedia’s races to watch, incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R) won re-election, defeating former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland (D), Joseph DeMare (G), Thomas William Connors (I), and Scott Rupert (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016.
In his victory speech, Portman said, “Americans don’t want to just rewind the tape and live through four more years of the same tired and self-defeating routine. They expect better...we are capable of better. There will never be a better moment than now to stop the dysfunction in Washington and find that common ground.”[5]
In its analysis of the election results, Cleveland.com said Portman "ran one of the best campaigns in the country this year, both in strategy and execution." The analysis said Portman was especially effective in his interactions with the Donald Trump presidential campaign. The article also said Strickland had faced challenges raising funds, saying, "he wasn't used to having to raise so much cash."[6]
The Wall Street Journal predicted that Portman’s get out the vote effort in Ohio would provide “reverse political coattails, with big stakes for Mr. Trump. Ohio has backed the presidential winners in the past 13 elections, and no Republican in modern history has won the White House without capturing Ohio.” Portman did indeed help Trump secure victory in Ohio. Portman won 58.3 percent of the vote, while Trump won 52.1 percent, a 6.2 percent difference.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rob Portman Incumbent |
58% | 3,118,567 | |
| Democratic | Ted Strickland | 37.2% | 1,996,908 | |
| Independent | Thomas William Connors | 1.7% | 93,041 | |
| Green | Joseph DeMare | 1.6% | 88,246 | |
| Independent | Scott Rupert | 1.4% | 77,291 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 111 | |
| Total Votes | 5,374,164 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rob Portman Incumbent |
82.2% | 1,336,686 | ||
| Don Elijah Eckhart | 17.8% | 290,268 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,626,954 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ted Strickland |
65% | 742,676 | ||
| P.G. Sittenfeld | 22.3% | 254,232 | ||
| Kelli Prather | 12.7% | 144,945 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,141,853 | |||
| Source: Ohio Secretary of State |
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In January 2015, Sittenfeld began accepting donations for a potential 2016 U.S. Senate bid against incumbent Sen. Rob Portman (R). He had also already registered domain names including sittenfeldforsenate.com and pgforsenate.com.[9]
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
Sittenfeld arrested on federal bribery charges
Cincinnati City Councillor P.G. Sittenfeld was arrested on November 19, 2020, on charges that he accepted bribes in exchange for favorable votes. He was charged with two counts of honest services wire fraud, two counts of bribery, and two counts of attempted extortion by a government official.[10][11]
Sittenfeld was the third member of the Cincinnati City Council to be arrested in 2020, in addition to Jeff Pastor (R) and Tamaya Dennard (D).[11]
Sittenfeld accepted a suspension from the city council on December 7, 2020.[12]
Sittenfeld's trial began in June 2022.[13] On July 8, 2022, a jury found Sittenfeld guilty on one charge of bribery and one charge of attempted extortion. The jury found him not guilty of two counts of honest services wire fraud and one count each of attempted bribery and extortion.[14] On July 22, 2022, Sittenfeld's attorneys filed a motion accusing one juror of misconduct. According to the motion, the juror is alleged to have posted about the case on Facebook during the trial.[15]
On September 30, 2022, Sittenfeld's attorneys filed two motions: one for acquittal and the other for a new trial.[16]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio 2016 March Primary Candidate List," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Meet P.G.," accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "2017 Election Schedule," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ Hamilton County Board of Elections, "Candidates and Issues List Filed for the General Election November 7, 2017," August 28, 2017
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Portman win in Ohio helps GOP keep control of U.S. Senate," accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Four reasons Rob Portman beat Ted Strickland in Ohio's U.S. Senate race," November 8, 2016
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Rob Portman May Provide Reverse Coattails for Donald Trump in Ohio," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ Cincinnati, "Sittenfeld: Yes, I'm running for U.S. Senate," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Cincinnati, "P.G. Sittenfeld fundraising for U.S. Senate bid," accessed January 7, 2015
- ↑ ‘’Scribd’’, “P.G. Sittenfeld Indictment”, accessed Nov. 19, 2020
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 ‘’WLWT5’’, “Cincinnati council member P.G. Sittenfeld arrested on federal corruption charges”, Nov. 19, 2020
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "'Extremely disappointed.' Hamilton County Democratic chair slams P.G. Sittenfeld for not resigning from Cincinnati City Council," December 7, 2020
- ↑ Fox 19 NOW, "P.G. Sittenfeld claims innocence, plans to fight charges until very end," September 7, 2021
- ↑ WCPO Cincinnati, "PG Sittenfeld found guilty of bribery and extortion, not guilty on other four charges," July 8, 2022
- ↑ WLWT5, "P.G. Sittenfeld's attorneys file motion, accuse trial juror of misconduct," July 22, 2022
- ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Dealings were part of 'political brand,' not corruption. P.G. Sittenfeld seeks acquittal, new trial.," September 30, 2022
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