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At-large City Council Candidate Carol Schwartz

Carol Schwartz, president of the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Club, was formerly an at-large city council member, vice-president of the D.C school board, and the Republican nominee for Mayor of the District. Schwartz is again running for an at-large city council seat and may try to unseat Marion Barry in 1998.

Read Post coverage of Schwartz:

• 1996 Washington Post Endorsement
  The Post endorsed Carol Schwartz for one of the two available at-large city council seats. Sunday, October 27, 1996.

• Schwartz Campaigns For a Happier Return
  After serving eight years on the school board, four on the city council and twice trying to become mayor, Carol Schwartz announced that she will once again run for an at-large seat on the city council. Tuesday, October 22, 1996.

• Schwartz's Common-Sense View: It's the Economy, Washington
  Schwartz cites a public school system in chaos, rampant crime and economic decline as reasons why she is seeking a seat on the city council. But the loss of business, jobs and taxes is the heart of the city's problem, she said. Thursday, June 20, 1996.

• 1994 Q&A and Bio for Carol Schwartz
  In 1994, the Post asked Schwartz about what she would do as mayor. November 5, 1994.

• D.C. Mayoral Candidate Carol Schwartz Talks Transportation, Tickets and Teenage Drivers
  During her candidacy for Mayor in 1994, the Post printed Schwartz's comments about transportation, tickets and teenage drivers in the District. Thursday, November 3, 1994.

• Why Schwartz Runs: "I Have No Choice"
  An exhausted underdog, Schwartz managed to win two wards -- 2 and 3 -- in the 1994 mayoral race. This is a profile of her from the thick of the '94 campaign. Monday, October 17, 1994