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  Schwartz, Carol
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameCarol Schwartz
Address2029 Connecticut Ave
Washington, District of Columbia 20004, United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born January 20, 1944 (80 years)
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifedRBH
Feb 25, 2015 09:50pm
Tags Caucasian - Judaism - Straight -
InfoCarol Schwartz's devotion to the District of Columbia and her passion for its people began in 1966, when she came here to teach special education. Since then, Carol has shown her commitment to public service by contributing her time, her energy and her voice to a wide array of community causes. She has tutored students at Malcolm X Elementary School in Anacostia; counseled substance abusers in treatment programs; fought for services for people with AIDS; and helped to provide safe activities for District children -- all as a volunteer.

A Republican in an overwhelmingly Democratic city, Carol was elected to two four-year terms as Ward 3 representative on the Board of Education starting in 1974, and has won citywide races for a seat on the Council of the District of Columbia three times. First elected to an At-Large seat in 1984, she served one term before deciding not to seek re-election in 1988 following the death of her husband, David H. Schwartz. Voters returned her to the At-Large seat in 1996, and she was re-elected in 2000. Propelled largely by her desire to serve and in part by her firm belief that political competition leads to better government, Carol has run for Mayor of Washington four times, in 1986, 1994, 1998 and 2002.

On the Council, Carol has sponsored legislation making it easier and safer for District employees to report wrongdoing, mismanagement or fraud in government. The "District of Columbia Whistleblower Reinforcement Act of 1998" created what is considered to be one of the country's strongest laws protecting whistleblowers. In the 1980's, she spearheaded an effort that reduced personal income taxes for District residents. Carol shepherded legislation through the Council to promote shopping at city businesses by eliminating parking meter fees on Saturdays and evenings. She also sponsored legislation to lower the blood-alcohol level required for prosecution of drunk driving cases to .08 percent.

Carol assumed chairmanship of the Council's Committee on Public Works and the Environment in January 1999. She also serves on the Council's Committee on Human Services, the Committee on Government Operations, and the Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation. Carol also served as Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments� (COG) Board of Directors in 2001 and as Chair of COG�s Homeland Security Task Force. She continues to co-chair COG�s National Capital Region Emergency Preparedness Council.

While on the D.C. Board of Education from 1974 to 1982, Carol championed the concept of magnet schools, was instrumental in establishing Banneker Academic High School, and pushed for reinstitution of national standardized testing. She was elected Vice President of the Board for a then-unprecedented three terms. Carol has been recognized nationally due to her educational expertise. In 1990, she served as Vice Chair of the National Education Commission on Time and Learning, and was appointed by President Gerald Ford to the National Advisory Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, where she was Vice Chair from 1974 to 1979.

Carol was the first woman president of the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs in its 62-year history and remains on its Board. She has served since 1988 on the Board of the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the region�s largest provider of health and other services to people living with HIV and AIDS. She also serves on the Board of the Hattie M. Strong Foundation and on the Community and Friends Board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In recent years, she has also been actively involved on the boards of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, St. John's Community Services, and the Jewish Council for the Aging, as well as on fundraising committees for organizations such as The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the D.C. Republican Party, the Lombardi Cancer Center, and the Gay & Lesbian Activist Alliance.

Born January 20, 1944, in Greenville, Mississippi, Carol spent her childhood in Midland, Texas, where she attended public schools, worked in the family store and helped care for her brother Johnny, an individual with mental retardation. She graduated from the University of Texas in 1965 with a degree in elementary and special education. She has three adult children, all of whom are graduates of the D.C. Public Schools. Carol�s oldest daughter, Stephanie, is now a lawyer for New York Legal Aid. Hilary is a writer and comedienne who also lives in New York, and her son Douglas, a recent Fulbright Scholar in journalism, resides in Los Angeles, where he is a singer and songwriter.


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Jun 21, 2008 11:00am Satire (DC Council Member Carol) Schwartz Statement on Alcohol Ban   Article Bob 

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  11/04/2014 DC Mayor Lost 7.03% (-48.12%)
  11/04/2008 DC Council - At-Large Lost 0.00% (-47.66%)
  09/09/2008 DC Council - At-Large - R Primary Lost 40.79% (-17.94%)
  11/02/2004 DC Council - At-Large Won 30.91% (+0.00%)
  09/14/2004 DC Council - At-Large- R Primary Won 82.70% (+71.50%)
  11/05/2002 DC Mayor Lost 34.47% (-26.14%)
  09/10/2002 DC Mayor - R Primary Won 27.95% (-19.81%)
  11/07/2000 DC Council - At-Large Won 29.43% (+0.00%)
  11/03/1998 DC Mayor Lost 30.24% (-35.92%)
  11/05/1996 DC Council - At-Large Won 29.49% (+0.00%)
  11/08/1994 DC Mayor Lost 41.87% (-14.15%)
  09/13/1994 DC Mayor - R Primary Won 74.85% (+62.10%)
  11/04/1986 DC Mayor Lost 33.14% (-28.06%)
  11/06/1984 DC Council - At-Large Won 18.72% (+0.00%)
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