| 词条 | Carrie Saxon Perry |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = Carrie Saxon Perry | native_name = | native_name_lang = | honorific-suffix = | image = | image_size = | smallimage = | alt = | caption = | order = | office = 63rd Mayor of Hartford | term_start = December 1, 1987 | term_end = December 7, 1993 | predecessor = Thirman L. Milner | successor = Michael P. Peters | party = Democratic }}Carrie Saxon Perry was the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major New England city – Hartford, Connecticut – in 1987. She served three terms before being defeated in 1993.[1] She had previously served as a state representative, and was known for her distinctive broad-rimmed hats.[1][2] MayorshipPerry was elected the mayor of Hartford at the age of 56.[1] She is credited for helping reduce racial tension in the city; notably, she visited black neighborhoods after the Rodney King verdict, which was credited with preventing rioting in Hartford as had happened in other large cities.[1] She also focused on reducing burgeoning gang activity and drug trafficking, which was on the rise at the time.[2] The position in Hartford is considered largely ceremonial, and paid a stipend of $17,500.[3] After three terms as mayor, she was defeated by first-time Democratic challenger Michael Peters, a city firefighter.[1] He had run on a campaign capitalizing on Hartford's declining economy and a sense that street crime was on the rise.[1] Early careerA Hartford native, Perry had been a social worker in her early life.[2] In 1949 she enrolled as political science major at Howard University, leaving after two years to raise a child.[2] Her first run for state representative ended in defeat in 1976. She was elected in 1980, and served on posts as assistant majority leader, chair of the bonding subcommittee, and a committee member for education, finance and housing.[2] She was known for donning unique hats, of which she owned about two dozen.[2][3] She started the habit because didn't have time to take care of her hair.[2] FamilyPerry has a son, four grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{Cite news|title = THE 1993 ELECTIONS: Connecticut; Mayor Perry Is Denied a Fourth Term by Voters in Hartford|url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/04/nyregion/1993-elections-connecticut-mayor-perry-denied-fourth-term-voters-hartford.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 1993-11-04|access-date = 2016-02-07|issn = 0362-4331|first = Kirk|last = Johnson}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Perry, Carrie Saxon}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite news|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=m8wDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA60&ots=7fhiKb9KeD&dq=Carrie%20Saxon%20Perry%20mayor&pg=PA60#v=onepage&q=Carrie%20Saxon%20Perry%20mayor&f=false|title = Carry Saxon Perry: More than a pretty hat|last = Marshall|first = Marilyn|work = Ebony|access-date = |via = |date = April 1988|month = |pages = 60–62}} 3. ^1 {{Cite news|url = https://newspaperarchive.com/profile/eryk-salvaggio/clipnumber/26348/|title = Mayor love politics - and hats|last = |first = |date = |work = Christian Science Monitor|access-date = February 2016|via = newspaperarchive.com {{open access}}}} 9 : African-American mayors|African-American people in Connecticut politics|African-American women in politics|Mayors of Hartford, Connecticut|Living people|Year of birth missing (living people)|Place of birth missing (living people)|Howard University alumni|Women mayors of places in Connecticut |
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