Saratha Goggins Explained

Saratha Goggins
Nationality:American
Party:Democratic
Office:Mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio
Predecessor:Emmanuel Onunwor
Successor:Eric J. Brewer
Term Start:September 1, 2004
Term End:January 1, 2006

Saratha A. Goggins (born 1950/51) is an American politician who served as the first woman mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio.

Biography

Goggins served on the East Cleveland City Council for a very long time and eventually became its president.[1] On September 1, 2004,[1] she was sworn in as mayor of East Cleveland after the resignation of her predecessor who was convicted of racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, and tax evasion,[2] [3] making her the first female and 4th African-American mayor of East Cleveland. In the October 2005 primary election, running as a Democrat, she was defeated by Eric J. Brewer who earned 54.90% of the vote to her 29.96%[1] after news broke that she had been convicted in May 1983 of voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing to death her boyfriend on September 30, 1982.[4] [5] [6] She stated that the stabbing was in self-defense.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saratha Goggins . ourcampaigns.com.
  2. News: Albert . Salvato . Midwest: Ohio: Mayor Convicted Of Seeking Bribes . The New York Times. September 1, 2004 .
  3. News: John. Caniglia . Thomas . Ott . Onunwor, Still Jailed, To Quit As Mayor . The Plain Dealer. September 1, 2004 .
  4. News: Joseph L. . Wagner . Mayor, Judge Won't Talk About Past Sentence . The Plain Dealer. October 25, 2004.
  5. East Cleveland Mayor Admits to Murder of Boyfriend in 1982. Jet. October 18, 2004. A story in the newspaper at that time did not identify Goggins by name, reporting only that police arrested a 31 year old East Cleveland woman who was screaming as she tried to get into a parked car..
  6. News: Mayor Defends Her 1982 Conviction . Houston Chronicle. September 26, 2004 . The disclosure came after The Plain Dealer obtained a copy of a coroner's report that said Goggins admitted stabbing Price during a fight in his home on Sept. 30, 1982..
  7. News: Mayor says 1982 stabbing was in self-defense . Mansfield News Journal. September 26, 2004 .

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