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| + | '''Ronald Vernie Dellums''' was an American politician who served thirteen terms as a Member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[California]], in office from [[1971]] to [[1998]]. He was a member of the House Select Intelligence Committee ([[Pike Committee]]), which examined the [[CIA]] and exposed lots of [[deep state]] activities. | ||
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| + | Dellums was born into a family of labor organizers, and enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps]] before serving on the [[Berkeley, California]], [[City council|City Council]]. He was the first [[African American]] elected to Congress from [[Northern California]] and the first successful openly [[socialist]] non-incumbent Congressional candidate after World War II.<ref name=dsa>https://web.archive.org/web/20060802192545/http://www.dsausa.org/about/history.html </ref> His politics earned him a place on [[Nixon's Enemies List|President Nixon's enemies list]]. | ||
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| + | During his career in Congress, he fought the [[LGM-118 Peacekeeper|MX Missile]] project and opposed expansion of the [[B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit stealth bomber]] program. When President [[Ronald Reagan]] vetoed Dellums's [[Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act]] of 1986, a [[99th United States Congress|Democratic-controlled]] House and a [[99th United States Congress|Republican-controlled]] Senate overrode Reagan's [[veto]], the first override of a presidential foreign-policy veto in the 20th century.<ref name=ebony>https://web.archive.org/web/20090227103019/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n10_v49/ai_15687226</ref>. | ||
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| + | After Congress he worked as a [[lobbyist]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He served as [[Mayor of Oakland]], California, from [[2007]] to [[2011]]. | ||
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Ronald Vernie Dellums was an American politician who served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California, in office from 1971 to 1998. He was a member of the House Select Intelligence Committee (Pike Committee), which examined the CIA and exposed lots of deep state activities.
Dellums was born into a family of labor organizers, and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps before serving on the Berkeley, California, City Council. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Northern California and the first successful openly socialist non-incumbent Congressional candidate after World War II.[1] His politics earned him a place on President Nixon's enemies list.
During his career in Congress, he fought the MX Missile project and opposed expansion of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber program. When President Ronald Reagan vetoed Dellums's Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, a Democratic-controlled House and a Republican-controlled Senate overrode Reagan's veto, the first override of a presidential foreign-policy veto in the 20th century.[2].
After Congress he worked as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.. He served as Mayor of Oakland, California, from 2007 to 2011.
