David R. Stimpert, a local attorney and Chief Assistant Law Director for the City of Ashland, is running for Judge of the Ashland County Common Pleas Court. The son of Robert and Pamela Stimpert, David was born and raised in the Crestview area, and graduated from Crestview High School in 1999. He then went on to earn his Bachelor of Science Degree from Ashland University in 2003. Attorney Stimpert graduated from the University of Akron School of Law in 2006, and practiced with the local law firm of Oxley & Poplar, Co., LPA until starting his own law firm in June of 2008. In 2012, Attorney Stimpert began working under Ashland City Law Director Richard P. Wolfe, and soon thereafter assumed the lead criminal prosecution duties for the City of Ashland. To date, he has prosecuted over 11,000 criminal and traffic cases in Ashland County. In addition to regularly practicing in all three courts in Ashland County, Attorney Stimpert is licensed to practice in State courts throughout Ohio and the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Attorney Stimpert is a current member of the Ohio Bar Association, and current member and past president of the Ashland County Bar Association.


     David, his wife, Allison, and their four children continue to live in Ashland County and strongly believe in giving back to the community. Over his 15-year career, David has been involved with numerous local charitable boards and organizations. He is a past chairman of the Salvation Army of Ashland, Ohio Advisory Board; past chairman of the Nuhop Center for Experiential Learning Board of Trustees (Camp Nuhop); and past president of the Ashland County Law Library Association. David is a past member of the Ashland YMCA board, and the Ashland County Board of Developmental Disabilities. He is also a graduate of the Leadership Ashland Program, and currently sits as a board member on the Crestview Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Mount Olivet cemetery association. Memberships include: Faith United Methodist Church, Ashland YMCA, Ashland Elks #1360, National Rifle Association (lifetime member), and the Ashland Farm Bureau. 

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