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
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 an interim capacity in 2011. 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]

Early life and career

Caraway is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Dallas and attended Texas Southern University for 2 years.[8]

Caraway was first elected as a city council member in 2007.

His wife, Barbara, had previously served on the city council and is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives.[9] In 2011, Caraway became acting mayor after Mayor Tom Leppert resigned to campaign for the U.S. Senate.[7][10][11][12][13][14] Caraway's first meeting with the Dallas City Council was on March 2, 2011. He served as interim mayor until June 26, 2011,[15] when he was succeeded by elected mayor Mike Rawlings.[16][17]

Caraway then served as a Dallas City Council member representing District 4. 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.[18]

Controversies and conviction

In 2011, Caraway drew sharp criticism for his attempt to honor convicted felon Michael Vick by presenting him with a ceremonial key to the City of Dallas. On February 22, 2016, Caraway was involved in a melee with Dallas County commissioner John Wiley Price at the gospel radio station KHVN.[19][20]

On January 25, 2018, local news in Dallas reported that Caraway was linked to Slater Swartwood, a businessman facing prison time for bribing public officials. Dallas television station NBC 5 questioned Caraway about his receipt of payments from Swartwood, who had testified that he directed payments to Caraway in exchange for Caraway's support of Swartwood's company, Elf Investments, getting contracts from the city. The alleged payments occurred when Caraway was a member of the Dallas city council.[21] On August 9, 2018, Caraway pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges including criminal conspiracy, wire fraud and tax evasion.[22]

Caraway was sentenced to serve 56 months in prison in April and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution.[23] Caraway began serving his sentence at a West Texas federal prison on May 7, 2019.

References

  1. ^ "Dallas' new era of opportunity". Dallas Business Journal. American City Business Journals. June 24, 2007. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "About Dwaine". Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Dwaine Caraway for Dallas County Commissioner". Mar 1, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved Jun 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Beck, Lita; Frank Heinz (23 March 2011). "Caraway Tape Released". KXAS. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Police: Caraway incident may have started over apron". WFAA. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Dwaine Caraway resigns from Dallas City Council, pleads guilty to federal corruption charges". Dallas News. Aug 9, 2018. Retrieved Jun 7, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Wilonsky, Robert (26 February 2011). "City Hall Hours Before He Becomes Mayor, Caraway Has Message for "Believers, Doubters and Critics"". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  8. ^ Schutze, Jim (March 27, 2008). "The Dwaine Caraway Show". Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  9. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-dallas-morning-news/20160308/283235917135317. Retrieved 2021-02-05 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Civale, Craig (February 23, 2011). "Caraway takes over as interim Dallas mayor on Friday". WFAA. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  11. ^ Thompson, Steve (February 25, 2011). "In Dallas mayor's shoes now, Caraway says he won't go out on a limb". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  12. ^ Austin, BJ (28 February 2011). "New Interim Dallas Mayor Takes Over". KERA. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  13. ^ Thompson, Steven (28 February 2011). "Dwaine Caraway spends his first day on the job as Dallas mayor". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  14. ^ Cutler, Mellisa (28 February 2011). "Dwaine Caraway Takes Over as Dallas Mayor". KDFW. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  15. ^ "First city council meeting for Dallas' interim mayor". WFAA. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  16. ^ Novak, Daniel (18 June 2011). "Mike Rawlings Wins Dallas Mayoral Election". KDAF. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  17. ^ "ELECTIONS: Rawlings, Price cruise to victory; Hightower narrowly defeated in Arlington 29 7share0share0share37". Dallas Voice. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  18. ^ "Candidates line up to fill Dallas council seat vacated after Caraway corruption". wfaa.com. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  19. ^ Martinez, Krystina (17 August 2016). "Jury Clears John Wiley Price, Dwaine Caraway In Gospel Radio Station Scuffle". KERA News. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  20. ^ Young, Stephen. "Dwaine Caraway and John Wiley Price Get Into Fight at Radio Station". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  21. ^ "Dwaine Caraway questioned by local news over payments received from convicted businessman". NBCDFW. Archived from the original on 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  22. ^ "Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges". 9 August 2018. Retrieved Jun 7, 2021.
  23. ^ "Former Dallas Councilman Dwaine Caraway Reports to Big Spring Federal Prison Tuesday". 7 May 2019. Retrieved Jun 7, 2021.


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