Vincent C. Gray
Mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015.[1]
Quick Facts Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 7, Preceded by ...
Vincent Gray | |
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Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 7 | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Yvette Alexander |
In office January 2, 2005 – January 2, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Chavous |
Succeeded by | Yvette Alexander |
Mayor of the District of Columbia | |
In office January 2, 2011 – January 2, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Adrian Fenty |
Succeeded by | Muriel Bowser |
7th Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia | |
In office January 3, 2007 – January 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Linda Cropp |
Succeeded by | Kwame Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Vincent Condol Gray (1942-11-08) November 8, 1942 (age 81) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Loretta (Deceased 1998) Dawn Kum (2019–present) |
Children | 2 |
Education | George Washington University (BS) |
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He served for one term, losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary to D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser in the 2014 election. Prior to his inauguration as mayor in January 2011, Gray served as Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and as Councilmember for Ward 7. In the 1990s he also served as director of the DC Department of Human Services. In June 2016, he defeated incumbent Yvette Alexander in the Democratic primary for the council seat he previously held in Ward 7.[2][3]