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Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) [1] was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat , Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia , representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979, in ...
On November 8, 1994, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor.It featured the return of Marion Barry, who served as mayor from 1979 until 1991.. Barry served six months in prison on a cocaine conviction.
Marion Barry Jr. (incumbent) 80,666 : 61 : Republican: Carol Schwartz: 43,676 33 Independent: Brian Moore 3,518 3 DC Statehood Green: Josephine D. Butler 2,204 2 Independent: Garry Davis 585 0 Socialist Workers: Deborah R. Lazar 469 0 Write-in 684 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trayon White came up in local politics as a direct protege of iconic and infamous former Mayor Marion Barry. Now the D.C. councilmember is openly channeling his mentor's defiant, populist playbook as he fights for survival in the face of a corruption trial and a looming vote by his own peers to kick him off the council.
State Senator John Hall (D) pleaded guilty to conspiracy and other charges stemming from 1992 indictment in Operation BopTrot. State Representative Ronny Layman (R) was indicted in 1992 on charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and making false statements to the FBI. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three months of home detention and ...
Marion Barry, who happened to be boycotting the D.C. transit system at the time, and Sterling Tucker, who was in charge of the Urban League helped to create a large group of other DC activists in efforts to get Officer Rull indicted. Despite their efforts, he was never charged with anything.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
A Marion builder of pole barns and garages has been indicted for taking more than $500,000 from 21 customers for structures never built. Marion man indicted on charges he took over $500,000 for ...