Charles Barron
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"Charles Barron" had represented Brooklyn's 42nd District on the New York City Council from 2001 to 2013. A self-described "elected activist", Barron ran for mayor of New York City in 2005 and in 2006 was narrowly defeated by Edolphus Towns in the Democratic Party primary election/primary for the U.S. House of Representatives (10th Congressional District). He ran in the Democratic primary for the 8th District United States Congress/Congressional seat being vacated by Towns, but lost to State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, 28% to 72%.

Barron began working as a community activist in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn in the 1980s. He became chief of staff for Rev. Herbert Daughtry before running for the New York city council, where he has served since 2001.

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Outrageous, extreme, unjust, straight up bogus.

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I have serious concerns about Mr. Ferrer. I expect I will want to sit down with him to discuss them.

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Before Katrina hit New Orleans, it was already one of the poorest places in the country, ... I think it is right to gather and look at an agenda for more equitable distribution of wealth in America, at what are we going to do about affordable housing and education.

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Katrina showed America that race and class matters.

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We are going to have a huge influx, and there is going to be a lot of people.

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I don't think there's any price that you could put on a life, ... But I think the price needs to be steep enough for the officers that are trigger-happy to become a financial liability for the city.

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What he did in New Orleans -- I mean, that's worse than what Bull Connor did in his entire career as a racist in the South. Look at these neighborhoods before Katrina hit. Bush made that community what it is. Katrina did the rest, in partnership with Bush, to deliver the final blow.

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She doesn't play the gender card or the race card in the debates, but when she's in the streets and in the churches, she makes it very clear that she's a proud black woman who is out to make history.

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Now a force that has to be reckoned with in the Democratic Party.

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