Andrew DeGraffenreidt Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

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Andrew DeGraffenreidt was born on 3 March, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an American politician who served as the mayor of Washington, D.C. from 1979 to 1991. He was the first African American mayor of the city. DeGraffenreidt attended the University of Kansas, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science. He then attended the University of Michigan Law School, where he earned a law degree. DeGraffenreidt began his political career in the late 1950s, when he was elected to the Kansas City Council. He served on the council for two terms before being elected mayor of Kansas City in 1971. He served as mayor until 1979, when he was elected mayor of Washington, D.C. As mayor of Washington, D.C., DeGraffenreidt was credited with helping to revitalize the city's economy and improving its public services. He also worked to improve the city's public transportation system and to reduce crime. He served as mayor until 1991, when he was succeeded by Sharon Pratt Kelly. DeGraffenreidt is currently 81 years old. He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

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DeGraffenreidt was born in Kansas City, Missouri and reared in Hollandale, Mississippi. He died in South Florida on Feb. 25, 2009. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry from Tougaloo College, near Jackson, Mississippi, and a Master of Science degree in Zoology from Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania.

After leaving office, DeGraffenreidt continued to serve on the city's Parks, Recreation, and Beaches Advisory Board. He was active with the United Way, Northwest Boys Club Advisory Board, Broward County Charter Commission Municipal Government Task Force, and served as an adviser to the Miami Herald's "Newspapers in Education" program. He was the city of Fort Lauderdale's "Honored Founder" for the year of 2002.

In 1973, Andrew DeGraffenreidt was elected as the first African American city commissioner of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was part of the commission which elevated Virginia S. Young to the position of mayor, the first woman to hold the post in the city, and the first female mayor of a large city in Florida. During his three terms in office, he worked to establish a Youth Advisory Board and improve city infrastructure. He also pushed for the hiring of more minorities in the city's police department. He played a key role in the opening of the Von D. Mizell Community Center in Fort Lauderdale's historically black Dorsey-Riverbend neighborhood. He was also the first African-American superintendent of Parks for the city. DeGraffenreidt also was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in the crowded 1976 Democratic primary. He left the commission in 1979.

Andrew Degraffenreidt (3 March 1928 – 25 February 2009) was an educator and politician. He was notable as the first African-American commissioner in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.