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Read through the most famous quotes from David Dinkins
This is about these particular candidates in this particular year. That's what motivates me. ↗
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Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again. ↗
Political career
Dinkins rose through the Democratic Party organization in Harlem and became part of an influential group of African-American politicians that included Denny Farrell Percy Sutton Basil Paterson and Charles Rangel; the latter three together with Dinkins were known as the "Gang of Four". He served as President of the Board of Elections from 1972 to 1973 and City Clerk from 1975 to 1985. Another was a strong turnout for Giuliani in Staten Island; the Dinkins administration opposed a referendum on Staten Island's secession from New York.
Before entering politics Dinkins served in the US Marine Corps graduated from Howard University and Brooklyn Law School. He served as Deputy Mayor before becoming mayor. He was the first and is to date the only African American to hold that office.
