Harold Brazil

Harold Brazil (born 1947[1]) is a lawyer and Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. He was an elected member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2005, first representing Ward 6 and then as an at-large member.[2][3] He is also known for a confrontation with tattoo shop employees in that took place in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in October 2008. Mr. Brazil was alleged to have urinated on the floor of the tattoo shop in response to the use of a racial epithet by the shop owner.[4] He holds a B.A. and J.D. from Ohio State University and an L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center.

References

  1. "Harold Brazil (D-Ward 6)". The Washington Post. 1996. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  2. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. "Historical Elected Officials: Ward 6 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics. "Historical Elected Officials: At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia". Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  4. http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/04/15/harold-brazil-alleges-racist-epithet-preceded-his-pissing-on-shop-floor/

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Council of the District of Columbia
Preceded by
Nadine Winter
Ward 6 Member, Council of the District of Columbia
1991–1997
Succeeded by
Sharon Ambrose
Preceded by
John L. Ray
At-Large Member, Council of the District of Columbia
1997–2005
Succeeded by
Kwame R. Brown


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