Danny Tabor | |
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Mayor of Inglewood, California | |
In office September 14, 2010 –January 27, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Roosevelt F. Dorn |
Succeeded by | James T. Butts Jr. |
City Council of Inglewood | |
In office 2002–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel K. Tabor |
Daniel K. Tabor, is an American politician who served as mayor of Inglewood,California,the third African-American to hold the position.
Tabor was raised in Inglewood graduated from Morningside High School. [1] After college,he worked as counsellor in Inglewood schools. [1]
Tabor served as the Southern California Liaison for the Office of the Secretary,United States Department of Commerce,under Secretary Ronald H. Brown from 1993 to 1996. [2] He was a negotiator of the settlement agreement between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the LAX Coalition for Economic,Environmental and Educational justice which brought $500 million in investments to local communities. [2] [3] He served on the Inglewood City Council representing the 1st District [4] from 2002 to 2010. [2] He was instrumental in easing tensions between the declining African-American population and the increasing Hispanic population which had led to a sharp increase in gang violence [5] (Inglewood was 50% Hispanic and 43% African-American in 2010). In 2008,he brought the feuding groups together for a "Day of Dialogue." [2]
On January 24,2010,the prior mayor of Inglewood,Roosevelt F. Dorn,stepped down from the position and pled guilty the following day to a misdemeanor conflict of interest charge. [6] In August 2010,Tabor won a runoff election to fill the remainder of Dorn's term [7] besting his nearest opponent,2nd District Council member Judy Dunlap. [4] He was officially sworn-in on September 14,2010,inheriting a $15 million fiscal deficit. [4] In the November 2,2010 general election,he earned 43.2 percent of the vote compared with 31.0 percent for the next candidate,James T. Butts Jr. [8] As he did not obtain a majority of the votes cast,a runoff election was scheduled in January 2011. [7] Tabor lost by a vote of 3,776 to 3,000 and Butts was sworn-in on January 27,2011. [9] The Los Angeles Sentinel described it as a "tumultuous year of elections" for the city,with a close race between the two candidates while the city was operating at an $18 million deficit. [9]
Tabor is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. [2]
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