Gus Newport

American politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth5 April 1935
Death17 June 2023 (aged 88 years)
Star signAries
The details

Biography

Eugene "Gus" Newport (April 5, 1935 – June 17, 2023) was an American politician who was the mayor of Berkeley, California, from 1979 to 1986. He later worked to help the Gulfport, Mississippi, community rebuild in the wake of damage from Hurricane Katrina. He was the second African American mayor of Berkeley.

Mayoralty

Newport was elected mayor in 1979 with the backing of Berkeley Citizens Action, a coalition of progressives, radicals and reformers. The BCA ran on a campaign of economic reform, inspired by a 1976 document, "The Cities’ Wealth: Programs for Community Economic Control in Berkeley, California." He held the mayoralty from 1979 to 1986.

Political views

Newport endorsed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders' campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.

Personal life and death

Newport was born on April 5, 1935. He died on June 17, 2023, at the age of 88.

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