Scott L. King
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Scott L. King was mayor of Gary, Indiana
from 1996 to 2006, when he resigned. He was Gary's first white mayor since the election of Richard Hatcher in 1967. A member of the Democratic Party for most of his time in office, King left the party to become an independent in 2005, shortly before his resignation. He was briefly succeeded by Deputy Mayor Dozier T. Allen as acting mayor, and subsequently by Rudy Clay
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Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city is in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area and is 25 miles from downtown Chicago. The population is 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the seventh-largest city in the state. It borders Lake Michigan and is known...
from 1996 to 2006, when he resigned. He was Gary's first white mayor since the election of Richard Hatcher in 1967. A member of the Democratic Party for most of his time in office, King left the party to become an independent in 2005, shortly before his resignation. He was briefly succeeded by Deputy Mayor Dozier T. Allen as acting mayor, and subsequently by Rudy Clay
Rudolph M. Clay
Rudolph M. "Rudy" Clay is the Democratic mayor of Gary, Indiana. He was elected by special election in 2006 following the resignation of Scott L. King, and again in the 2007 municipal election...
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