Barry Registers to Run for D.C. Council Seat
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WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Marion Barry has registered to run in the fall for a Washington, D.C., City Council seat, officials said Wednesday.
Barry, released from federal prison in April after serving six months for cocaine possession, picked up petitions, registered as a candidate and formally changed his address to an apartment in Ward 8, the poorest section of the district. The primary election is Sept. 15.
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