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Mary McCarty (Born December 8, 1954) is a politician and former County Commissioner in Palm Beach County, Florida and served in office from November 1990 until resigning for corruption, announced on January 8, 2009. McCarty resigned from the Board of County Commissioners after she pled guilty to one count of honest services fraud. The charges stemmed from votes on projects that indirectly benefited her husband, Kevin McCarty a former employee of Raymond James, without the required disclosure and she received reduced hotel rates from a company that did business with Palm Beach County.〔 Previously she was also City Commissioner and Vice Mayor of Delray Beach, Florida from 1987-1990.〔 In December 2000 McCarty became the Republican Party Chair for Palm Beach County and served two years.〔Briefs "County Commissioner Mary McCarty one of three volunteers" "The Palm Beach Post", July 3, 2003.〕 == Early life, education and family == Mary Ballard McCarty was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 8, 1954, the eldest of six children. The family lived there for a time in Arlington Heights and Northbrook, both suburbs of Chicago.〔 In 1969, McCarty's family moved to Spooner, Wisconsin,〔 where McCarty graduated from Spooner High School in June, 1972. In the same month, McCarty's family moved to Delray Beach, Florida.〔 McCarty started attending the University of Florida in 1973.〔 She began her career in politics as an intern for US House Majority Leader Tip O'Neill in Washington D.C. in 1974〔 and helped to monitor the Watergate Hearings. She worked as a waitress to help pay for college. Her interests were primarily in the public relations aspects of journalism. She graduated from the University of Florida〔 in August, 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. McCarty went on to work in many capacities in the restaurant industry including, waiting tables,〔 bar-tending, and management.〔 McCarty is married to Kevin McCarty〔 They met in 1978 and they were married June 9, 1980〔 in Delray Beach, Florida. In 1986, McCarty co-chaired the Delray Beach 75th Diamond Jubilee,〔 a month-long city anniversary celebration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary McCarty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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