Charlene Drew Jarvis

Charlene Drew Jarvis
Charlene Drew Jarvis
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia; from Ward 4
	In office; May 1, 1979 – January 2, 2001
Preceded by	Arrington Dixon
Succeeded by	Adrian Fenty
Personal details
Born	Charlene Rosella Drew; July 31, 1941 (age 82); Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse	Ernest Jarvis (1966–1982)
Children	2
Relatives	Charles Drew (Father)
Education	Oberlin College (BA); Howard University (MS); University of Maryland, College Park (PhD)

Charlene Drew Jarvis (born July 31, 1941, in Washington, D.C.^[3] as Charlene Rosella Drew) is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31, 2009.^[4] Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew.^[5]

Life

Jarvis earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College in 1962, a Master of Science degree in psychology from Howard University in 1964, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in neuropsychology from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1971.^[3]^[6]

Ward 4's representative to the Council of the District of Columbia, Arrington Dixon, won the election for chairman of the council in November 1978, leaving the Ward 4 seat vacant. Jarvis won the special election to fill the seat on May 1, 1979. She was then reelected to the council in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996. Jarvis sought reelection again in 2000, but she was defeated in the Democratic primary by Adrian Fenty who also holds degrees from Oberlin and Howard University.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Electoral history

1979

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Special Election, 1979^[10]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	3,615	28
Democratic	Norman C. Neverson	2,280	18
Democratic	Dorothy Maultsby	1,430	11
Democratic	Victoria T. Street	1,325	10
Democratic	Barry Campbell	878	7
Democratic	Nathaniel "Nate" Sims	726	6
Democratic	Richard Clark	657	5
Democratic	Goldie Cornelius Johnson	459	4
Democratic	Andrew W. Coleman	451	4
Democratic	Mary G. Prahinski	259	2
Democratic	Malcolm W. Diggs	239	2
Democratic	William Revely	200	2
DC Statehood	Gregory A. Rowe	78	1
Democratic	Ernest Bowman	51	0
Democratic	Robert V. Brown	39	0
Democratic	Felix B. Redmond	12	0

1980

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1980^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis
	Democratic	Write-in candidates

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1980^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	20,127	94
	Republican	Israel Lopez	1,297	6

1984

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1984^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	8,687	75
	Democratic	Barbara Lett Simmons	2,884	25

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1984^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	22,226	97
		Write-in candidates	687	3

1988

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1988^[15]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	5,767	52
Democratic	Linda Cropp	5,173	47
Democratic	Write-in candidates	50	1

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1988^[16]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	22,123	88
DC Statehood	Dennis Fitch	1,583	6
Republican	George T. Farrell III	1,277	5

1990

Mayor of the District of Columbia, Democratic Party Primary Election, 1990^[17]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Sharon Pratt Dixon	43,426	34
Democratic	John L. Ray	32,255	26
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	27,063	21
Democratic	David A. Clarke	13,768	11
Democratic	Walter E. Fauntroy	9,261	7
Democratic	Write-in candidates	555	0

1992

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1992^[18]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	7,316	50
Democratic	F. Alexis Roberson	7,202	49
Democratic	Write-in candidates	111	1

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1992^[19]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	22,720	77
Independent	Taalib Din Ugdah	5,246	18
Republican	Paul V. Brown	1,162	4
	Write-in candidates	388	1

1996

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 1996^[20]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	5,237	53
Democratic	Dwight E. Singleton	2,464	25
Democratic	Diane Miller	1,555	16
Democratic	Pat Kidd	597	6
Democratic	Write-in candidates	78	1

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic General Election, 1996^[21]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	18,291	78
Umoja	Rick Malachi	4,839	21
	Write-in candidates	217	1

2000

Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 4, Democratic Primary Election, 2000^[9]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Adrian Fenty	8,136	57
Democratic	Charlene Drew Jarvis	6,193	43
Democratic	Write-in candidates	51	0

References

External links

"Charlene Drew Jarvis Papers Finding Aid". Libraries at George Washington University.
Appearances on C-SPAN

Council of the District of Columbia
Preceded by Arrington Dixon	Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4 1979–2001	Succeeded by Adrian Fenty

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Charlene Drew Jarvis


Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4
In office May 1, 1979 – January 2, 2001
Preceded by	Arrington Dixon
Succeeded by	Adrian Fenty

Personal details
Born	Charlene Rosella Drew (1941-07-31) July 31, 1941 (age 82) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Spouse	Ernest Jarvis (1966–1982)^[1]^[2]
Children	2
Relatives	Charles Drew (Father)
Education	Oberlin College (BA) Howard University (MS) University of Maryland, College Park (PhD)