Frank Melton
Frank Melton
Frank Ervin Melton was the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, United States, from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton, an African American, defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson, who had served two terms. Melton quickly swept into action to rid Jackson of black-on-black drug-related crime, improve economic development, and improve city infrastructure. Since Melton became mayor, he touted economic-development projects...
jobs kids meant office running
I said when I was running for office that I was going to give some of these kids jobs. I meant that. A lot of kids make mistakes, and when they come back, they don't have any place to go. That's when they go back to doing what they were doing before.
disagree respect strongly
I respect the judge's decision, but I strongly disagree with it.
money public
He wanted to put public money into it,
city developing jackson
Jackson is a developing city and should have top-notch facilities.
learned mistake
I have made a mistake, I apologized for that mistake and I have learned from that mistake,
absolute oath time
The only time I was under oath was Monday, and I told the absolute truth,
absolute legal oath perception statements sworn time
The only time I was under oath was Monday, and I told the absolute truth, ... Those were not sworn statements ... My perception was that it was legal jockeying.