Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick | |
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Kilpatrick in 2006 | |
| 72nd Mayor of Detroit | |
| In office January 1, 2002 – September 18, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis Archer |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Cockrel Jr. |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 9th district | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick |
| Succeeded by | Fred Durhal Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwame Malik Kilpatrick June 8, 1970 |
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| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Florida A&M University (BS) Michigan State University (JD) |
| Profession | Politician, author, teacher |
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008 after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to four months in jail and was released on probation after serving 99 days.
In 2010, Kilpatrick was sentenced to eighteen months to five years in state prison for violating his probation, and served time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in northwest Michigan. In March 2013, he was convicted on 24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering. In October 2013, Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison, and was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. In 2021, president Donald Trump commuted his sentence and Kilpatrick was released from prison.