Linda W. Cropp

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Linda Washington Cropp (born October 5, 1947,^[1] in Atlanta, Georgia) is a politician in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. She was a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where she served as the elected Council Chairman. On September 12, 2006, she lost the Democratic Primary for Mayor in a landslide (57%-31%) to Adrian Fenty. This loss came in spite of the fact that Cropp had been endorsed by outgoing mayor Anthony A. Williams. Vincent Gray is the current Washington D.C. Council Chairperson

Contents 1 Family 2 Education 3 Political career 4 Religion 5 References

[edit] Family

• spouse - Dr. Dwight S. Cropp
• children - Allison and Christopher
• grandson - Christian Alexander

[edit] Education

• 1969 received Bachelor's degree in government from Howard University.
• 1971 received Master's degree in guidance and counseling from Howard University.
• 2007 received an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy from the George Washington University with all rights and privileges.

[edit] Political career

• 1980 elected to D.C. Board of Education, later becoming vice president and president
• 1990 elected at-large member of D.C. Council
• 1994 re-elected at-large member of D.C. Council
• 1997 named acting Chairman of D.C. Council, following the death of David Clarke
• 1997 elected D.C. Council Chairman in a special election
• 1998 re-elected D.C. Council Chairman
• 2002 re-elected D.C. Council Chairman
• 2006 entered race for Mayor
• 2007 retired from D.C. politics^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Religion

• Roman Catholic

[edit] References

• Biography
• Metro Weekly interview

Preceded by David A. Clarke

Chairwoman of the Council of the District of Columbia 1997–2007

Succeeded by Vincent C. Gray