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	Ron Kirk
		Ron Kirk (born June 27, 1954) was the first African American mayor of Dallas, Texas who also ran for the United States Senate in 2002.
		Born in Austin, Texas, Ron Kirk attended Austin College and the University of Texas School of Law.
		In 1999, Kirk was re-elected as mayor of Dallas in a landslide with 74 percent of the vote.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ro/ron_kirk.html (331 words)

	The New Yorker: PRINTABLES (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kirk says that he tried to resist the pull of politics, allowing himself to be lured instead by the prospect of a prosperous life as a big-time lawyer.
		Kirk's rise in Dallas was abetted, to a considerable measure, by Carol Reed, a blond, husky-voiced veteran of Republican politics in Texas.
		Kirk was in town, and at Jimmy's, to attend a fund-raising reception in his honor, with Bill Clinton as the featured guest, and several Texas newspaper reporters and television crews stood outside the restaurant with the dogs.
	www.newyorker.com /printable/?fact/020812fa_fact (5238 words)

	Ron Kirk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ronald "Ron" Kirk (born June 27, 1954) was the first African American mayor of Dallas, Texas; he also ran for the United States Senate in 2002.
		Kirk continued to work with Bentsen after his appointment as Treasury Secretary in the first Clinton administration.
		Following his failed bid for Senate, Kirk returned to the law firm of Gardere Wynne Sewell in Dallas, and was briefly a candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the 2004 elections.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ron_Kirk (359 words)

	Online NewsHour: The Texas Senate Race -- Ron Kirk Biography
		Kirk left the city payroll to resume his private legal career, but returned to government work in 1994, when then-Gov. Ann Richards, a Democrat, tapped him to serve a partial term as Texas' secretary of state, which gave the corporate lawyer the chance to demonstrate his lobbying skills on the state level.
		In 1999, Kirk was re-elected, garnering a landslide 74 percent of the vote.
		Kirk called the 2002 Texas elections the "first race in the country with fls and Hispanics aligned." Kirk, an avid golfer, is married to Matrice Ellis-Kirk and has two daughters, Elizabeth Alexandria (Alex) and Catherine Victoria.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/vote2002/races/tx_kirk.html (718 words)

	[soulo distro] vote for ron kirk
		ron's father was the first fl postal clerk hired in the city of austin.
		kirk's roots run deep here in austin and he credits his parents for teaching him the importance of public service and education and being a positive force for change.
		kirk was the first fl mayor of dallas and the first one of a major city in texas.
	www.soulciti.com /distros/1018278120.html (414 words)

	washingtonpost.com: What Are the Odds for Ron Kirk?
		Last month Ron Kirk, whose first political experience was service on the staff of Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, won the Democratic nomination to run for the Senate seat that has now been held for three terms by Phil Gramm, who last Sept. 4 announced that he was retiring.
		Kirk says it will not be easy for Republicans to portray Sanchez as a dangerous liberal, given that Sanchez is a banker (estimated net worth: $600 million) who gave Bush's presidential campaign $250,000.
		Kirk's hope of becoming the third hinges partly on the fact that, as the first African American mayor of a major Texas city, he stands to run much stronger in the Dallas area than most Democrats do when running statewide.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A30606-2002May4?language=printer (624 words)

	African American News & Issues - Archives
		Kirk must understand that he can’t please all the White folks, but he must be able to connect with his base support if he is going to win.
		Kirk is running a campaign like he is an incumbent and not truly connecting with the people of his state and it is going to cost him if he doesn’t start taking the initiative.
		Kirk was a shining light, but his light is slowly dimming like a flashlight that has been accidentally left on for too long.
	www.aframnews.com /archives/2002-10-23/lead3.htm (1585 words)

	Introducing: Ron Kirk; first black mayor of Dallas Ebony - Find Articles
		When on May 6, 1995, 40-year-old Democrat Ron Kirk, an affable attorney and son of a postal clerk, was swept to victory by an uncharacteristically large turnout of Black voters and the active support of the local White business establishment, he became the first Black mayor in the 139-year history of Dallas (pop.
		Kirk explains that he wouldn't be able to afford the mayor's job without his continuing as a partner with Gardere & Wynne, one of the city's most prestigious law firms.
		Mayor Kirk's political success is shared by his Cleveland-born wife of eight years, Matrice Ellis Kirk, a University of Pennsylvania graduate whom he met at a social function after she moved to Dallas to take a job in banking.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n11_v50/ai_17362095 (761 words)

	dallasobserver.com - News - Ron Kirk's Crying Game (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ron Kirk is quick to play the race card when he has a losing hand.
		Kirk has always used race as a kind of cover story and system of defense for the plan, which makes it really hard for the city to sort any of it out.
		Let's cut to the chase: Kirk and the public-works contractors and landholders who bankrolled his mayoralty were never interested in the lakes and parks and nature trails, the warm fuzzies that they used to sell the Trinity River plan.
	www.dallasobserver.com /issues/2002-03-14/news/schutze.html (909 words)

	As Dallas Mayor, was Ron Kirk a fiscal conservative?
		While he claims to have cut taxes four times, Ron Kirk increased City of Dallas expenditures from $693 million in 1995 to $1,022 million in 2001, or an increase of 47.5%.
		As Dallas Mayor, Ron Kirk amassed one of the largest city budget deficits in the South.
		In 1997, Mayor Ron Kirk pushed for higher taxes and fought unsuccessfully during the legislative session for room to raise the city’s sales tax above the current 8.25 percent cap.
	www.cse.org /newsroom/press_template.php?press_id=338 (603 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Ron Kirk, Texas Race-Baiter by Philip Magness
		Kirk only mentioned the possibility of going to the Senate and putting forth a proposal to impose class divisions in the military.
		Though a lengthy pattern of embarrassing behavior and radical affiliations follows Ron Kirk around, Kirk's only visible response is to blast Republicans for questioning his priorities on defense and Middle East issues while purporting the strength of his support for national defense.
		What remains to be seen in Kirk's candidacy is the result of the test it imposes upon the ability of Texans to see through pledges of support for President Bush in the Middle East when a candidate's behavior pattern of radical affiliations and positions is wholly inconsistent with that pledge.
	lwww.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=3379 (1731 words)

	Ron Kirk: the Clear Choice for Texas Working Families
		Kirk is adamantly opposed to the president’s scheme to privatize Social Security, which would put Americans’ retirement security at the mercy of the stock market.
		Kirk brings to his campaign not only the values working families share and a program to improve people’s standard of living, but also a stellar record as mayor of Dallas, having brought people together to help create an estimated 45,000 new jobs, cut crime and improve education.
		Kirk has shown he has the courage and commitment to stand up for CWA members and fight for our working families agenda in the Senate, while Cornyn sides with the forces of corporate greed and ideological extremism.
	www.cwa-union.org /news/cwa-news/page.jsp?itemID=27371773 (613 words)

	Racist Kirk II
		Kirk declined to engage Cornyn on an issue with racial undercurrents after the Republican criticized Kirk's attendance at a rally co-sponsored by a "gangsta rap" musician.
		Ron Kirk should have known with whom he was sharing a stage, particularly a racist cop-hater.
		Ron Kirk should have known he was opening up a can of worms with the Enron thing since he has kept Dave Biegler in such a prominent place in his campaign.
	www.dallasarena.com /v021017kirkii.htm (985 words)

	Burnt Orange Report - Ron Kirk Makes "Big Splash" at Orlando Meeting
		I spoke with someone who worked for Ron Kirk's 2002 U.S. Senate campaign about the DNC race tonight, and heard some things that might explain how Kirk came out of nowhere into essentially a three way tie for the lead in an informal exit poll of DNC members last weekend.
		That is Ron Kirk, former mayor of Dallas, former nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
		Ron Kirk is one of the most charismatic candidates that I've ever met.
	www.burntorangereport.com /mt/archives/2004/12/ron_kirk_makes.html (1067 words)

	Just The Ticket In Texas? - CBS News
		Ron Kirk isn’t crazy about the phrase “Dream Ticket,” but as the first fl man nominated to run for the U.S. Senate from Texas, he knows the color of his skin is an unavoidable part of his campaign.
		Kirk, a former two-term Dallas mayor, is one-quarter of the Texas Democratic Party’s racially balanced ticket, which also features a Hispanic gubernatorial candidate, Tony Sanchez, and two white men - lieutenant governor candidate John Sharp and attorney general hopeful Kirk Watson.
		Kirk’s political career began when he was elected president of Reagan High School in Austin, one of the first fls to lead the mostly-white student body.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/06/27/politics/printable513638.shtml (1133 words)

	Austin College. Sherman, Texas
		Kirk’s confidence and charisma were plainly visible to those around him, Williams says, and never hinted that he was having an internal conflict, feeling cut off from the culture in which he was raised in order to learn how to better serve that culture in the future.
		Kirk spent six years as chief lobbyist for the City of Dallas, before joining the law firm of Gardere, Wynne and Sewell in 1989.
		Kirk learned the importance of volunteerism early in life—it was ingrained in him by his mother and the community in which they lived.
	www.austincollege.edu /Info.asp?1629 (2151 words)

	U.S. Mayor Article \| Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk, Victor Morales in April 9th Runoff (March 18, 2002) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ron Kirk, former Dallas Mayor, and School Teacher Victor Morales — in a three-way race to be the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat being vacated by Retiring Republican Senator Phil Gramm — will face each other in an April 9th runoff.
		Kirk, the first African American elected mayor of a major Texan city, was an active member of the Conference of Mayors.
		Kirk was supported by former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros who was Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration.
	www.usmayors.org /uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/03_18_02/kirk.asp (297 words)

	Ron Kirk: By the Company He Keeps (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For Kirk to advance this view at a time when the United States are confronting the real threat of terrorism face to face, as Israel has for most of her existence, is curious indeed.
		Kirk received financial support in his mayoral candidacy from Ihsan Elashyi, who was recently convicted for violating a U.S. anti-terrorism export ban against his company.
		Kirk?s record in this light should cause grave concern in the event that he is tasked with making important legislative decisions on American policy in the Middle East.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/777721/posts (1015 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Ron Kirk aims at the heart of Texas
		If Mr Kirk's political ambitions are successful, he will be the only African-American in the current Senate and the third African-American to claim a seat since Reconstruction in the 1870s.
		And Mr Kirk, who lost some of his own money in the collapse of the energy giant, has been quick to exploit the issue as part of his campaigning for corporate accountability.
		Mr Kirk is said to be a tough, polished operator, with an engaging personality.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/2312815.stm (682 words)

	EURweb.com - LONE BLACK IN THE LONESTAR STATE: Ron Kirk is Texas' first black nominee for U.S. Senate
		On April 9, Texans elected Ron Kirk as the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
		Kirk, who is fl, is the former mayor of Dallas.
		Kirk is a lawyer and former lobbyist who was hand-picked by Democratic leaders to run for the senate.
	www.eurweb.com /story.cfm?id=6395 (266 words)

	GOP area big givers to Kirk
		Kirk's financial backing stemmed mostly from his appeal as the former mayor and work with business leaders who live in the area.
		Kirk, said he's not surprised by the split loyalties.
		There are a number of supporters that are Republican that feel like Ron Kirk is the best man to represent them in the Senate," he said.
	www.danbranch.com /media/DallasMorningNews/dmn6-18.htm (787 words)

	University of North Texas News Service - Dallas mayor Ron Kirk honored by School of Community Service (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Co-chairman of the National League of Cities Election '96 task force, Kirk serves on the advisory board of the United States Conference of Mayors and is chairman of the conference's Standing Committee on Urban Economic Policy.
		Kirk was named a Volunteer of the Year by Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Metropolitan Dallas and the 1998 YMCA Father of the Year.
		Kirk received a bachelor of arts degree in political science and sociology from Austin College and his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
	web2.unt.edu /news/story.cfm?story=7424 (734 words)

	Off the Kuff: Ron Kirk for Senate
		Ron is the popular two-term mayor of Dallas [he resigned to run for Senate] and has served as Texas' Secretary of State.
		Ron built a bipartisan consensus in Dallas that has gained him many supporters across the political spectrum.
		Kirk, early on you spoke candidly, and rightly, on the fact that if the war the administration is pushing becomes reality, it will be the disadvantaged who, as always, will fight and die.
	www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/000793.html (1333 words)

	Ron Kirk, Texas Race-Baiter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kirk is their darling and he'll be known as a "moderate" in every ounce of press coverage he gets as long as he wants it.
		Kirk's campaign is found to be employing a radical islamic activist with ties to John Walker Lindh.
		Ron Kirk was on KLBJ (radio 590) shortly after he won the Demonrat primary (over Victor Morales).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/763027/posts (5709 words)

	Off the Kuff: Checking in with Ron Kirk
		Kirk gave $30,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and various Senate campaigns, and $5,000 to the Democratic National Committee.
		Kirk says he doesn't know whether he will run for a public office again.
		I really think it would be a great thing for Ron Kirk to be nominated by the DNC to run for President in 2008.
	www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/003514.html (358 words)

	Online NewsHour: Vote 2002 -- Texas Senate Race
		State Attorney General John Cornyn (R) defeated former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk (D) in the race for a U.S. Senate seat, according to results released by the Texas secretary of state.
		Kirk fought an uphill battle against Cornyn, a conservative Republican, in a state where the GOP is the dominant party and the former governor, President George W. Bush, remains popular among voters.
		Ron Kirk frames his record in terms of consensus-building.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/vote2002/races/tx_senate.html (774 words)

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