Board of Education in 1974, where she became an outspoken member and leader. Depression, though, and Jack Daniels ultimately caused David's tragic death when the children were teenagers.Although wounded from her childhood, she leapt over ongoing insecurity and fear to run for the D.C. Carol Schwartz (born January 20, 1944) is an American politician from Washington, D.C., who served as a Republican at-large member on the Council of the.
But despite that, he went from being a child of a limited-means family with student loans to becoming one of the more successful attorneys in a city made up of them. Carol describes life with her own family-her three kids and husband David, who suffered from severe depression. And sadly, she was also the target of a brilliant but full-of-rage father. As DCCarolSchwartz says, 'Covid-19 is not just a cough, it's a killer.' As a SeniorSocialInfluencer, she encourages Washingtonians to get. Dear DC Republican Leader, As you may recall, I was the standard bearer for our Party for many decades, first as a non-partisan member. Carol was often responsible, beginning at age six, for caring for her beloved older brother and only sibling Johnny, who was intellectually disabled. After four mayoral bids as a Republican, Carol Schwartz. There were only a few Jewish families and some prejudice. and Back, Carol talks about growing up on the poor side of the tracks in that small West Texas town, where she was made to work starting from age eight in the family store. Then a Republican in a city where Democrats made up nearly 80% of voters, she ran for Mayor and nearly beat Marion Barry in 1994 in the closest Mayoral election in the city's history.In Quite A Life: From Defeat to Defeat. As she puts it, "A magnetic pull drew me to D.C." Carol began a journey that took her away from the familiar to D.C. But things changed-with Carol doing the changing. Council member Muriel Bowser (Ward 4), who is 42, and independent candidate and at-large council member David Catania, 46. She was due to be married in Austin in January and had a job teaching special education there. Carol Schwartz is a SAS Specialist at College of Marin based in Kentfield, California. Schwartz, 70, was referring to Democratic mayoral nominee and D.C.
and Back (Trade Paperback / Paperback)Īfter graduating from the University of Texas in 1965, Carol Schwartz, born in Mississippi and raised in Midland, Texas, visited Washington, D.C. She calls it “Carol’s Choice” and said she loves it as well as the whole area.įor more information, go to a Life!: From Defeat to Defeat. In 1990, Schwartz, then a widow of several years, bought a house in downtown Rehoboth Beach. Schwartz and her family have vacationed in Rehoboth Beach since 1976. From her difficult childhood to her unexpected political victories, to her losses both in public and private life, Schwartz tells it like it was, warts and all. She gives her opinions with unbridled honesty. She nearly did, in spite of the 11 to 1 political odds against her.Īlways a straight-shooter, Schwartz talks about her life with candor and humor. CAROL SCHWARTZ ( R ) AT LARGE MEMBER, COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mr. Schwartz’s story is that of a Republican, now a six-year Independent, from Texas who tried hard to become Democratic D.C.’s mayor. Schwartz will be promoting “Quite a Life! From Defeat to Defeat.and Back,” her self-published autobiography, discounted 25 percent for a price of $21. Former District of Columbia Council member and mayoral candidate Carol Schwartz will be at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach from 9 a.m. The award will be bestowed this morning at a public hearing scheduled by Councilmember Schwartz on pending smokefree workplace legislation (10 am, Council.
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