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Marion Barry eyes his son as D.C. Council successor
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| Last Edited | RBH Nov 07, 2011 10:58pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Tuesday, November 8, 2011 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Marion Barry, towering figure of D.C. politics, has discussed bringing his four decades in public life to an end by kindling a family dynasty.
In conversations with political associates, Barry, 75, has outlined plans to run for a third consecutive term as D.C. Council member for Ward 8 but serve only a partial term, backing his only son, Christopher Barry, to fill his seat.
Jacque Patterson, a Democrat who intends to challenge Barry in the April 3 primary, said the former four-term mayor discussed the plan with him during a meeting last Monday. Two other sources close to Barry said they had also heard him discuss plans involving his son taking his seat.
”He told me exactly that he only plans to serve two more years, and then he’s going to resign and promote Christopher,” Patterson said. He added that Barry said he would “install Christopher, like it’s his seat.” |
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