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Mayor's Run-off Election in Compton
In early days of rap music, Omar Bradley was sometimes known as the "Gangster Mayor" of Compton. He served from 1993 until 2001, when he was defeated for re-election.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn early days of rap music, Omar Bradley was sometimes known as the "Gangster Mayor" of Compton. He served from 1993 until 2001, when he was defeated for re-election. He did prison time on corruption charges before a judge overturned his conviction — and now he's running for another term. Saul Gonzalez talked with Bradley and his young challenger, Aja Brown.
