Posted on 02/04/2016 10:19:37 AM PST by Olog-hai
Former District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, whose sole term in office was dogged by a federal investigation that ended with no charges filed against him, began his political comeback on Thursday, announcing that he will run for the D.C. Council.
Gray, a 73-year-old Democrat, lost his re-election bid in the 2014 Democratic primary to current Mayor Muriel Bowser. Three weeks before the primary, a federal prosecutor said in court that Gray knew about an illegal, $660,000 slush fund that helped him get elected in 2010. Last December, prosecutors said they decided not to charge him.
Gray has maintained he was unaware that his aides were breaking the law. Six people who worked on the campaign or raised money for him pleaded guilty to felonies.
Gray, who is black, will run for the council seat representing his home ward east of the Anacostia River, where he remains popular. His ward is overwhelmingly black and less affluent than most of the city. ...
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I got to get the heck out of NOVA/DC, it sucks here.
“3itc4 set me up!”
END DC HOME RULE, a failed experiment. A congressional committee stacked with conservatives should be tasked with appointing competent administrators to rule the city. No more kleptocracy. How many DC officials have gang ties?
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