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Linda Washington Cropp (born October 5, 1947[1] politician from Washington, D.C. , the capital of the United States . She was a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia , where she was the first woman to serve as the elected Council Chairman. On September 12, 2006, she lost the Democratic primary for mayor (57% to 31%) to Adrian Fenty . This loss came in spite of the fact that Cropp had been endorsed by outgoing mayor Anthony A. Williams . She was succeeded as Council Chairman by Vincent C. Gray .
Early life and education
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Cropp received a bachelor's degree in government from Howard University [6] [7] student-teacher at Eastern Senior High School , where she met her husband.[8] University of the District of Columbia and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the George Washington University in 2007.
Career
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From 1970 to 1978, Cropp worked as a teacher and counselor with the District of Columbia Public Schools .[9]
In 1979, she ran for the District of Columbia Board of Education to represent Ward 4.[10] guidance counselor at Roosevelt Senior High School .[8] Mayor Marion Barry .[11] [11]
Cropp in 2007
Cropp started her first term representing Ward 4 on the D.C. Board of Education in 1980.[12] [13] [7]
In 1988, Cropp ran to represent Ward 4 on the Council of the District of Columbia .[14] Charlene Drew Jarvis , saying Jarvis had too much allegiance to big businesses because they were the source of the great majority of her campaign contributions.[15] Georgia Avenue .[15] [15] The Washington Post [16] [17] Betty Ann Kane decided not to run for reelection to her at-large seat in 1990,[18] [19] Washington Post endorsed the campaign of her opponent, Johnny Barnes.[20] [21] [22]
1992 elected as chair of the Councilors Committee on Human Services[12]
1994 re-elected at-large member of D.C. Council
1997 named acting Chairman of D.C. Council, following the death of David Clarke
1997 elected D.C. Council Chairman in a special election
1998 re-elected D.C. Council Chairman
2002 re-elected D.C. Council Chairman
2006 entered race for Mayor
After her 2006 loss, Cropp retired from politics. Cropp joined the board of two not-for-profit companies, the Community Preservation and Development Corp. and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield , and also volunteered for two other local charities, Capital City Links and the D.C. chapter of Boys Town .[23] chairman of the board .[24]
Personal life
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Cropp is married to Dwight S. Cropp,[3] George Washington University . She has two children, Allison and Christopher,[5] [4] Crestwood in Washington, D.C. [8]
References
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^ Farhi, Paul (December 16, 2004). "Hitting One Out Of the Ballpark: Linda Cropp Takes Both Heat And Praise for Stadium Vote" . The Washington Post . p. C1.
^ a b Knight, Athelia (April 5, 1988). "Jarvis Raises $100,000 For Election: Tough Fight Seen With Linda Cropp" . The Washington Post . p. B1.
^ a b Koncius, Jura (July 6, 2006). "Linda Cropp's Downtime: At Her Home in Northwest, the D.C. Mayoral Candidate Pushes Back the Politics for the Personal" . The Washington Post . p. H1.
^ a b c Kirksey, Taaq (May 25, 2006). "Cropp Promotes Continued 'Progress' . Washington Informer . p. 1.
^ a b Vincent, Sherry (January 4, 2007). "Howard Leaves Its Mark on Local Leadership" . Washington Informer . p. 15.
^ a b c "D.C. School Board Elects Linda Cropp President" . Washington Informer . January 13, 1988. p. 1.
^ a b c "Meet the Winners In School Board Race" . The Washington Post . November 15, 1979. p. DC3.
^ "District of Columbia Voter's Guide: D.C. Council" . The Washington Post . September 6, 1990. p. VGDC4.
^ Feinberg, Lawrence (August 30, 1979). "5 Incumbents, Several Friends of Barry Among 25 Running for D.C. School Board" . The Washington Post . p. B5.
^ a b Coleman, Milton; Thompson, Vernon C. (November 7, 1979). "Four Candidates Backed by Barry Elected to Board: Four on Barry's Slate Elected to School Board" . The Washington Post . p. A1.
^ a b Linda Cropp papers , Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University.
^ Sargent, Edward D. (December 21, 1984). "Hall Elected School Board President: 'Let Us Build,' New Leader Says Hall To Head School Board" . The Washington Post . p. B1.
^ Knight, Athelia (August 19, 1988). "Officially Neutral Mayor Seen Favoring Cropp in Ward 4 Race" . The Washington Post . p. D4.
^ a b c Knight, Athelia (September 8, 1988). "Cropp, Jarvis Trade Darts At Ward 4 Council Forum" . The Washington Post . p. B11.
^ "Tuesday's D.C. Primaries" (eduitorial) . The Washington Post . September 11, 1988. p. C6.
^ Knight, Athelia (September 14, 1988). "Crawford, Jarvis Win Tight Races: Voters in Primary Back Incumbents For D.C. Council" . The Washington Post . p. A1.
^ "The Next D.C. Council" . The Washington Post . July 14, 1990. p. A18.
^ McCall, Nathan (June 7, 1990). "Council Contests Shape Up: Contenders Crowd At-Large Seat Race" . The Washington Post . p. J1.
^ "The Next D.C. Council" (editorial) . The Washington Post . September 9, 1990. p. D6.
^ Sanchez, Rene (September 12, 1990). "Winter Loses Ward 6 Seat: Wilson, Cropp Triumph" . The Washington Post . p. A2.
^ Sanchez, Rene (November 7, 1990). "D.C. COUNCIL; Wilson Elevated to Chairman: Cropp, Mason Beat Barry" . The Washington Post . p. A31.
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