Adrian Fenty
Adrian Fenty
Adrian Malik Fenty is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term, from 2007 to 2011, losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gray. Though Fenty won the Republican mayoral primary as a write-in candidate, he declined the Republican nomination and said he would likely not seek elected office again. Gray went on to win the general election for Mayor in the largely Democratic...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 December 1970
brought patriotic veterans wounded
This is a place where wounded veterans are brought to recover. There's a real patriotic sense in the neighborhood that we're doing our part in that.
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I think you're going to see a more active council because of the election, and if the projects are worthwhile, they'll get passed. I just wish he had put affordable housing and schools at the top of his list. It's at the top of mine.
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I'm going to take all of my opponents seriously.
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My view is that the lottery funding is a good source of funding, but I'm certainly open to another one. My ultimate goal is to fix the schools.
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Most of these crimes that are being committed are being done by juveniles or by young people under 30, but still young. It does not surprise me at all that they are traveling to commit crime.
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It appears the only ones that will not violate the terms of the deal are ones that don't do anything,
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The drug market has never come back. You've just got to call that a success.
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There's no way in the world when I get elected that I will throw the baby out with the bath water,
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I think even the mayor will admit that the schools have been so neglected that we're really talking about peanuts in terms of making them look like we want to educate children.
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This government can get things done when we put our minds to it. The real goal is that we institutionalize that in the police department.
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The waiver is so broad you can drive a tobacco truck through it.
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The bill is consistent with the priorities of the District of Columbia. People find the schools a complete embarrassment.
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We need to see in writing that if Devereux closes, where the kids will go.
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We need to bridge the gap between rich and poor.