Dwaine Caraway

Dwaine Caraway
Acting Mayor of Dallas
In office
February 26, 2011 – June 26, 2011
Preceded byTom Leppert[1]
Succeeded byMike Rawlings
Personal details
Born (1952-04-30) April 30, 1952 (age 72)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.[2]
Political partyDemocratic[3]
SpouseBarbara Mallory[4][5]
Residence(s)Dallas, Texas
WebsiteOfficial Campaign Website

Dwaine R. Caraway (born April 30, 1952) is an American former politician, and convicted felon who served as the 60th mayor of Dallas in 2011, in an interim capacity. He pleaded guilty in 2018 for taking bribes while serving as mayor pro tem. He served as a Dallas City Council member until his resignation on August 9, 2018.[6][7]

Caraway was first elected as a city council member in 2007. His wife Barbara Mallory Caraway had previously served on the city council.[8] In 2011, Caraway became acting mayor after Mayor Tom Leppert resigned to campaign for the U.S. Senate.[7][9][10][11][12][13] Caraway's first meeting with the Dallas City Council was on March 2, 2011. He served as interim mayor until June 26, 2011,[14] when he was succeeded by elected mayor Mike Rawlings.[15][16]

Caraway left the city council in 2015 due to consecutive term limits, but was elected again in 2017. He was replaced in a special election by Carolyn King Arnold, who was elected to his seat in 2015.[17]

Caraway is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Dallas and attended Texas Southern University for 2 years.[18] Caraway served as a Dallas City Council member representing District 4.

On October 30, 2019, Caraway was transferred to the Dallas County jail after a short stay at the West Texas federal prison. Caraway is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.

His wife, Barbara, is a former Dallas City Council Member and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives.

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