David Pepper

Author of "The People's House"

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First they hacked our election. Now they'll turn the country upside down

The Voter File, A Novel by David Pepper

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Book Three: A Jack Sharpe Political Thriller

Read the political thriller that “predicted the Russia scandal:”

BOOK ONE:

THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE

Can someone steal the majority of the House of Representatives with no one noticing? That’s the electoral coup that turns America upside down in The People’s House… …Until one man notices.

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BOOK TWO:

THE WINGMAN

In The Wingman, a lightning fast-paced sequel to The People’s House, veteran Midwestern beat reporter Jack Sharpe has made it big, thanks to the deep-rooted voter fraud conspiracy he uncovered in The People’s House.

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EARLY PRAISE FOR THE VOTER FILE

“Drawing on his insider experience, David Pepper takes us into the dark underbelly of American elections—how campaigns use psychological warfare to target voters to the edge of the law, and beyond.”

Alex Berenson, author of The Faithful Spy

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DAVID PEPPER “A POLITICAL NOSTRADAMOUS”

“Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, for one, counts herself a fan of the books, and calls Pepper a ‘political Nostradamus.’ She gave away copies of his first book for Christmas last year…”

— Politico Magazine

 

POLITICAL INSIDER’S NOVELS PREDICTED ELECTION INTERFERENCE

A foreign country attempts to influence the outcome of an American election — before the 2016 election, it was the plot of a new novel by Ohio’s Democratic Party chairman…

— PBS NEWSHOUR

 

BILL CLINTON: “I DEVOUR THRILLERS”

“I devour thrillers. I just finished David Baldacci’s ‘The Fallen,’… … I also look for writers whose works are not that well known yet, like David Pepper…”

— The New York Times

 

MEET DAVID PEPPER

David Pepper serves as Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party, after being elected in December 2014 and reelected to a second term in 2018.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, David is a fifth-generation Cincinnatian. David was first elected to public office in 2001, when he served on the Cincinnati City Council, finishing first out of a field of 26 candidates, and was reelected to a second term in 2003, again leading the pack in votes.

In 2006, David was elected to the three-member Hamilton County Commission. He served as the Commission President from 2009-2010. During David’s tenure at the County, Hamilton County won 19 National Association of County Awards for outstanding management practices, more than all other Ohio counties combined.

David was nominated by Ohio Democrats to run in statewide elections twice. In 2010, David ran for the office of Ohio Auditor, and in 2014, for Attorney General.

David earned his B.A. magna cum laude from Yale University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and later earned his J.D. from Yale Law School. In 1999, David clerked for the Honorable Nathaniel Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. For a decade, David worked in the Cincinnati offices of major law firms Squire Sanders and Blank Rome, focusing his practice on commercial and business litigation, and appellate litigation. David has also taught election and voting rights law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

David is married to Alana (Swartz) Pepper. They have two sons, Jack, 5, and Charlie, 3.

David is the author of two widely praised novels—“The People’s House,” an Ohio-based political thriller, and its sequel, “The Wingman.” His third book, “The Voter File,” will be published by Putnam in June 2020.