Political Career
In 1997 the restaurateur began his political career by campaigning in his now well known top hat and tails. He was first appointed to the council in 1998 to replace the retiring Bobbie L. Sterne and was elected in 1999, and re-elected in 2001, 2003, and 2005. Until 2003, when Christopher Smitherman won a seat on the council, Tarbell was the sole Charterite on the council. In 2005, Tarbell was appointed Vice Mayor by Mark Mallory, the newly-elected Mayor of Cincinnati. Because of term limits, Tarbell could not run for reelection in the November 2007 election.
On March 4, 2010, Tarbell formally announced his candidacy for Hamilton County Commissioner.
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