David Scondras

David Scondras
Scondras, at right, with Mayor Raymond Flynn (center) and several Boston City Council members (ca.1984–1987)
Member of the Boston City Council for District 8
In office
1984–1993
Preceded by district created
Succeeded by Thomas M. Keane Jr.
Personal details
Born (1946-01-05) January 5, 1946
Lowell, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Residence Cambridge, Massachusetts
Alma mater

David Scondras (born January 5, 1946) is former member of the Boston City Council, having held the District 8 seat from 1984 through 1993.

Political career

Scondras ran unsuccessfully for City Council in 1981,[1] the last election when all seats were at-large. He ran successfully in November 1983,[2] winning the seat for District 8 (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill, and Fenway–Kenmore) and becoming the first openly gay Boston City Council member.[3] He was re-elected to four two-year terms, before being defeated in the November 1993 election by Thomas M. Keane Jr. by just 27 votes (3,649–3,622).[4][5] Leading up to that election, Scondras failed to receive the endorsement of Boston's LGBT-oriented newspaper, Bay Windows, who wrote that he was "out of step with the changing gay community."[6]

Personal life

Scondras was born in 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts,[7] and graduated from Lowell High School.[8] He received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University in 1968, a master's degree in economics from Northeastern University in 1974, and was an instructor in those topics at Northeastern from 1968 through 1987.[9] In 1987, he founded a non-profit organization, Search For A Cure, focused on the development of HIV therapies.[9] He is the author of a four-book autobiography titled Angels, Liars, and Thieves, released from 2015 through 2017.

In 2007, Scondras pleaded guilty to child enticement, stemming from a 2006 event in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[10][11] He was sentenced to 18 months’ probation, ordered to surrender his computer and register as a sex offender, and stay off the Internet and away from children younger than 16.[12] Scondras later sued the city of Lawrence, charging them with cruel and unusual punishment and assault and battery.[13] In his autobiography, Scondras characterized the event as "being beaten and arrested for not having sex with a boy who did not exist."[14] His lawsuit was dismissed in 2011 because it lacked sufficient evidence.[15]

Works

  • Scondras, David (2015). The Beginning: Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 1. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1522927328.
  • Scondras, David (2016). The Kiss: Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 2. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1543089909.
  • Scondras, David (2016). The Coup: Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 3. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1543092721.
  • Scondras, David (2017). The Long Way Home: Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 4. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 1544927657.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "4 NEW MEMBERS ON COUNCIL". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1981. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ↑ "A LOOK AT THE BOSTON CITY COUNCIL; DAVID SCONDRAS". The Boston Globe. November 17, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ Krone, Mark (October 10, 2013). "Boston Mayor's Race: Then and Now". bostonspiritmagazine.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Council winner declared today". The Boston Globe. November 17, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  5. ↑ "Scondras concedes; will form think tank". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  6. ↑ "Gay weekly refuses to endorse Scondras Says councilor `out of step' with constituents". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  7. ↑ Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 1 p.12
  8. ↑ Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 1 p.6
  9. 1 2 "Curriculum Vitae". linkedin.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Former Boston City Councilor Pleads Guilty To Child Enticement". mass.gov (Press release). August 21, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Ex-councilman pleads guilty to teen-sex charge". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida. August 22, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Hub city councilor Scondras must register as sex offender". Boston Herald. August 22, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ "David Scondras charges police brutality in lawsuit over 2006 teen-sex arrest". universalhub.com. October 3, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  14. ↑ Angels, Liars, and Thieves, Book 1 p.5
  15. ↑ Harmacinski, Jill (March 19, 2011). "Two Lawrence police brutality cases tossed". The Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

Further reading

  • "Alderman arrested at homeless site". The Times. Munster, Indiana. AP. October 15, 1988. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  • "Fenway residents stand by Scondras But explanation of his actions sought". The Boston Globe. April 23, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  • "Scondras places self under scrutiny". The Boston Globe. April 25, 1993. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  • "Scondras a victim of gay-bashing, friend says Former city councilor to file countercharge". The Boston Globe. August 28, 1996. Retrieved February 25, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
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