Betty Ann Kane

Betty Ann Kane
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
from the at-large district
In office
January 2, 1979 – January 2, 1991
Preceded byDouglas E. Moore
Succeeded byLinda W. Cropp
Personal details
Born (1941-08-04) August 4, 1941
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationMiddlebury College (BA)
Yale University (MA)

Betty Ann Kane (born August 4, 1941 in Teaneck, New Jersey)[1][2][3][4] is an American former politician who served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991.[5] Kane later served as a commissioner on the District of Columbia Public Service Commission.[6]

Kane was a non-resident elected city commissioner for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, from 1996 to 2005.

Political career

Kane was elected to the D.C. school board in 1974.[6] 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.[5] She narrowly defeated H. R. Crawford in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election.[7][8] Kane was re-elected in 1982 and 1986.[5]

In 1990, Kane ran for delegate to Congress, but lost in the primary to Eleanor Holmes Norton.[9]

References

  1. ↑ https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCR/Issues/IssueCategoryList.aspx?DownloadFile=%7B75F7DB6C-D82B-479E-AD96-8616B1CE566F%7D
  2. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/08/03/betty-ann-kane-looking-toward-a-fun-for-mayor/931b54c4-6bef-4ecd-9c0a-62e398be6c2a/
  3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/councilofdc/posts/happy-birthday-to-former-at-large-councilmember-1979-1991-betty-ann-kane/1162527892575529/
  4. ↑ https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/interviews/betty-ann-kane
  5. 1 2 3 "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.
  6. 1 2 "Chairman Betty Ann Kane". District of Columbia Public Service Commission. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Eisen, Jack; Whitaker, Joseph D. (November 8, 1978). "Democrats, Incumbents Are Winners As Council Write-In Challenges Fail". The Washington Post. p. A23.
  9. ↑ 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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