Betty Ann Kane
Betty Ann Kane | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia at-large | |
| In office 1979–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas E. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Linda W. Cropp |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Middlebury College (B.A.) Yale University (M.A., English)[1] |
Betty Ann Kane is a former American politician who served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991.[2] Kane later served as a commissioner on the District of Columbia Public Service Commission.[1]
Kane was a non-resident elected city commissioner for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, from 1996 to 2005.
Political career
[edit]Kane was elected to the D.C. school board in 1974.[1] In 1978, at-large city council member Douglas E. Moore decided to run for council chairman rather than for reelection, and Kane took the opportunity to run for the seat he was vacating.[2] She narrowly defeated H. R. Crawford in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election.[3][4] Kane was re-elected in 1982 and 1986.[2]
In 1990, Kane ran for delegate to Congress, but lost in the primary to Eleanor Holmes Norton.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Chairman Betty Ann Kane". District of Columbia Public Service Commission. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Historical Elected Officials: At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia". District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ Eisen, Jack; Whitaker, Joseph D. (September 13, 1978). "Kane, Clark, Shackleton Win Races for D.C. Council". The Washington Post. p. A23. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
- ^ Eisen, Jack; Whitaker, Joseph D. (November 8, 1978). "Democrats, Incumbents Are Winners As Council Write-In Challenges Fail". The Washington Post. p. A23.
- ^ Abramowitz, Michael (September 12, 1990). "D.C. Delegate; Norton Overcomes Last-Minute Crisis to Win". The Washington Post. p. A21. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2008.
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