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The Race ...

City Council
District 42

Brownsville and East New York

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Election Results ...

General Election Results

Charles Barron

Primary Results

Charles Barron

Candidates...

The Incumbent:
Charles Barron

General Election Challenger(s):
John Whitehead

Primary Election Challenger(s):
John Whitehead

(Candidate Biographies below)

Campaign Finance Board General Election Voter Guide for District 42

Campaign Finance Board Voter Guide for District 42

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Candidate Bios ...

The Incumbent:

Charles Barron | Dem | WFP |
Charles Barron was elected to the City Council in 2001. He is the founder and CEO of Dynamics of Leadership Inc., a leadership training consulting group. He is also a former member of the Black Panther party. He graduated from Hunter College.

Challenger(s):

John Whitehead | Rep | Con |
John Whitehead, cofounder and current president of the non-profit organization Black Men Who Care, is an executive board member of Community Board 5. He serves on the advisory board of the New York City Department of Sanitation and as a member of the Men's Caucus for Congressman Ed Towns.

Campaign Trail ...

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High Profile vs. High Hopes

August 11, 2005
City Councilman Charles Barron has become a major player in city politics, with some calling him the next Al Sharpton because of his advocacy on race issues.
This fall, he's facing a challenge for the Democratic nomination for Brooklyn's 42nd District from John C. Whitehead, 41, a newcomer to city politics who voted twice for Barron, but says he's grown disenchanted with the incumbent. "Barron is active in the community, but not the community he was employed to be active in," said Whitehead, a 13-year veteran of the Department of Sanitation. (Newsday)

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