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Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.14alpha first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikipedia Wikipedia talk Image Image talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Portal Portal talk Kwame Kilpatrick 319947 249954351 2008-11-06T01:32:"preserve">{{Infobox Officeholder| name = Kwame Malik Kilpatrick| image = Kwame Kilpatrick.jpg| caption = | order = ]| term_start = January 1, 2002| term_end = September 18, 2008| predecessor = ]| successor = ]| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|06|6}}| birth_place = ], ]| death_date =| death_place =| constituency =| party = ]| spouse = Carlita Kilpatrick| profession = Politician| residence = '''Cell 14J-4''', {{nowrap|Capias Unit, Andrew C. Baird facility,}} ] Jail<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081028/METRO/810280374 |title=Jail awaits former mayor |accessdate=2008-10-28 |last=Guthrie|first=Doug |work= |publisher=The Detroit News |date=2008-10-28 }}</ref>| alma_mater = ] | religion = ]<ref name=Textmess4>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/801280341 |title=Mayor Kilpatrick seen, not heard |accessdate=2008-01-28 |last=Schmitt|first=Ben |coauthors= Amber Hunt |date=2008-01-28 |publisher=Gannett |work=The Detroit Free Press|quote= Kilpatrick was a no-show for the morning service at his Detroit church...the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ }}</ref> | signature =| footnotes =| former residence =]}} '''Kwame Malik Kilpatrick''' (born ], ]) is the former mayor of ]. When elected at the age of 31, he was the youngest mayor in the history of Detroit. Kilpatrick's tenure as mayor, from 2002 until 2008, was plagued with controversies which included allegations (not all against Kilpatrick himself) of ], conspiracy, ], and ]. Kilpatrick is the only mayor in the history of Detroit to be charged with a ] while in office.<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/id/137773?tid=relatedcl</ref> On September 4, 2008, Kilpatrick announced his resignation as mayor, which became effective on September 18,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/NEWS01/309050001| title=Mayor: 'I lied under oath' |accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref> as part of a ] where he also pled guilty to two felonies for ]. Kwame is a member of ], the first inter-collegiate black fraternity. . ==Early life and family== Prior to his career in politics, Kilpatrick worked at McDonalds baking hamburger buns with a blow torch and taught at Detroit's Marcus Garvey Academy and started the school's first basketball team. His mother, ] ], represents ] 13th District in the ], and serves as the chairwoman of the ] in the ]. Kilpatrick's father, Bernard Kilpatrick, served as ] to former ] ] ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0807/p01s03-uspo.htm |title='Hip hop mayor' aims to rev Motor City engine |accessdate=2008-02-19 |last=Marks |first=Alexandra |date=2002-08-07 |work=online and print |publisher=The Christian Science Monitor}}</ref> ==Political career and controversies== {{seealso|Timeline of Kwame Kilpatrick's Political Career}} ===Michigan State Representative===Kilpatrick was elected in 1996 to the ] after his mother, ] vacated the seat to campaign for a position in the ].<ref name=begin>{{cite web |last=Staff Writer |date=2008-01-28 |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080128/NEWS01/80128035/0/NEWS06&theme=KILPATRICK012008 |title=Beatty quits, says she regrets 'devastation' caused by scandal|work=freep.com |publisher=Gannett |accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> His campaign staff consisted of high school classmates Derrick Miller and ], who became his legislative aide; later, Kilpatrick would have an affair with Beatty. The campaign was run on a budget of $10,000 and did not receive endorsements from ]s, ]s, or the Democratic establishment.<ref name=begin/> Kilpatrick was elected Democratic floor leader and later, ], making him the first African-American to lead a ] Legislature.<ref name=procon>{{cite news |last=Hackney |first=Suzette |coauthors=Bill McGraw |date=2008-02-24 |url=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/NEWS05/802240628 |title=The Kilpatrick Paradox |work=freep.com |publisher=Gannett |accessdate=2008-02-24}}</ref> ===Mayor of Detroit===Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor of Detroit when elected in 2001. Towards the end of his tenure as Detroit Mayor, many citizens of the city jokingly referred to him as '''King Kwame''', (the "King" emphasizing his vow to "never quit" on Detroit and careless spending of the city's money for his own benefit). ====First term====In his 2002 inaugural address, Kilpatrick said:{{cquote|I stand before you as a son of the city of Detroit and all that it represents. I was born here in the city of Detroit, I was raised here in the city of Detroit, I went to these Detroit Public Schools. I understand this city. ... This position is personal to me. It's much more than just politics.<ref name=procon/>}} He was criticized for using city funds to lease a car for use by his family and using his city issued credit card to charge thousands of dollars worth of spa massages, extravagant dining, and expensive wines. Kilpatrick would later pay back $9000 of the $210,000 credit card charges.<ref name=procon/> By April 2005, Kilpatrick's approval rating in Detroit was sharply declining due to the scandals and a perceived lack of improvement in the city. As a result, the April 17, 2005 issue of '']'' listed him as one of the three worst big-city mayors in the United States,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gibbs |first=Nancy |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1050214,00.html|title=The 5 Best Big-City Mayors, |work=] |date=2005-04-17}}</ref><ref></ref> along with ] of ] and ] of ]. ====Special administratorship ====When serious questions about water department contracts came to light in late 2005 Judge Feikens ended Mayor Kilpatrick’s special administratorship. In January 2006, the Detroit News reported that, "Kilpatrick used his special administrator authority to bypass the water board and City Council on three controversial contracts:*A $131 million radio system that will be used mostly by Detroit police and fire departments.*A $21.3 million security upgrade performed by a company tied to the mayor's friend, Bobby Ferguson.*A $38,000 no-bid public relations contract awarded to Bob Berg, the spokesman for Kilpatrick's re-election campaign."<ref name="water">Detroit News , “Kilpatrick out as water chief" January 6, 2006</ref> Nevertheless, Feikens praised the mayor's work as steward of the department.<ref name="water" /> ====2005 re-election campaign====In May 2005, the '']'' reported that over the first 33 months of his term, Kilpatrick had charged over $210,000 on his city-issued ] for travel, meals, and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,155428,00.html |title=Records: Detroit Mayor Charged $210K for Wining, Dining |accessdate=2008-02-19 |date=2005-05-03 |work=online |publisher=Fox News/Associated Press}}</ref> At a May 2005 campaign rally, Kilpatrick's father, Bernard "Killer" Kilpatrick, made controversial statements equating recent media reports about his son to ] propaganda that led to the ] in ]. He later apologized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0505/19/A01-186967.htm |title=Mayor's father is sorry for remarks. Bernard Kilpatrick apologizes for calling stories about son akin to lies of the Nazis. |accessdate=2008-02-19 |last=Josar|first=David |date= May 19, 2005 |work=detnews.com |publisher=The Detroit News}}</ref> In October 2005, a third-party group supporting Kilpatrick named ''The Citizens for Honest Government'' caused controversy with an advertisement which compared media criticism of him to ] mobs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Ronald J. |url=http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0510/28/A01-364390.htm |title=Lynching' ad heats up hot mayor's race |work-The Detroit News |date2005-10-28}}</ref> Kilpatrick and his opponent ], both Democrats, initially claimed victory but as the votes were tallied, it became clear that Kilpatrick had come back from his stretch of unpopularity to win a second term in office. Only three months prior to that, most commentators declared his political career over after he was the first Detroit incumbent mayor to come in second in a primary. Pre-election opinion polls predicted a large win for Hendrix; however, Kilpatrick won with 53 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storag
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