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The Race ...
City Council
District 42
Brownsville and East New York
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General Election Results
Charles Barron
Primary Results
Charles Barron
The Incumbent:
Charles Barron
General Election Challenger(s):
John Whitehead
Primary Election Challenger(s):
John Whitehead
Feature Articles ...
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 ...
Below are the latest Campaign Trail items for the District 42 race. For the full Campaign Trail archive, go here
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)
Full District 42 Campaign Trail Archive
District 42 Campaign Trail in RSS format. 

