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{{uncited}}'''Kwame Malik Kilpatrick''' (born June 8, 1970) is a [[Democrat]] who was a former [[mayor]] of [[Detroit]] who served from January 1, 2002 to September 18, 2008. His tenure as mayor was plagued with scandals, such as the infamous texting scandal. He resigned and received four months of reduced charges due to ten [[felony]] counts, including [[perjury]] and [[obstruction of justice]], but was released after 99 days for good behavior.
{{Officeholder
|name=Kwame Kilpatrick
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Carlita Kilpatrick (div. 2018)
|religion=[[Christian]] (self-claimed)<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ex-detroit-mayor-kwame-kilpatrick-wants-trump-to-spring-him-from-prison Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick wants Trump to spring him from prison]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/mayor
|number=72nd
|city=Detroit
|terms=January 1, 2002 – September 18, 2008
|preceded=Dennis Archer
|succeeded=Kenneth Cockrel Jr.
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=Michigan House of Representatives, 9th district
|terms=January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2002
|preceded=Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
|succeeded=Fred Durhal Jr.
}}
}}
He was a member of the [[gun control|gun-grabbing]] [[liberal]] organization [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]].
'''Kwame Malik Kilpatrick''' (born June 8, 1970) is a [[Democrat]] who was a former [[mayor]] of [[Detroit]], serving from January 1, 2002 to September 18, 2008.
==Scandals==
===Kilpatrick-Beatty texting scandal===
Kilpatrick's tenure as mayor was plagued with scandals, such as the infamous texting scandal.<ref>[https://newsone.com/128681/kwame-kilpatricks-scandalous-text-messages-revealed/ Kwame Kilpatrick’s Scandalous Text Messages Revealed] '''(Warning: Text message transcript within article contains extremely foul language)'''</ref> He resigned and received four months of reduced charges due to ten [[felony]] counts, including [[perjury]] and [[obstruction of justice]],<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/news/16170-detroit-mayor-kilpatrick-resigns Detroit mayor Kilpatrick resigns]</ref> but was released after 99 days for good behavior.<ref>[https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/07/26/kilpatrick-to-be-released-august-2nd/ Kilpatrick To Be Released August 2nd]</ref>
==Political views==
Kilpatrick was a member of the [[gun control|gun-grabbing]] [[liberal]] organization [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]].<ref>[https://armsandthelaw.com/GAIM/kwame_kilpatrick.html Kwame Kilpatrick | Gun Owners Against Illegal Mayors]</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]
* [[Mayors Against Illegal Guns]]
==References==
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[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians]]