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OLIS ee Cleesitieg ) os bo. Declassify gn; QADR 3S5/f3 ISS SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1991 Mary Barton is set to be third mayoral candidate By ROB SCHNEIDER «89/7 > ere STAR STAPF WRITER . : oo, oeeeee ’ -THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Eee I-year-old lawyer. paign as the third come Indianapolis’ next may- Stands ready to begj candidate vying to or. Barton believes she has obtained enough sig- natures to let her run as the New Alliance Party candidate on the November ballot. She expects to receive the official word from Marion County Election Board officials Mondav. Barton. who grew up in indianapolis. said she hopes fo offer a choice to vaters who are dissatis- fied with Louis Mahern. the Democratic candidate. and Stephen Goldsmith. the Republican candidate for mavor. Barton. who also is state chairwoman of the New Alliance Party. said the party is dedicated to lighting tor the rights of working class people of all races. . In the past. others with the partv have de- scribed it as a coalition of disentranchised people. including blacks. Latinos. Native Americans. wom- en. lesbians. gays and disabled people. Among the issues Barton says she will speak out on ts the need for greater public accountability bv the police. Barton said if she were mayor. she would STAR STAFF PHOTO / KELLY WILKINSON Mary Garton says she’s running for mayor to give the working class a voice. She also hopes to address neighborhood con- Vaal Other themes she intends to pursue mirror her tive law Judge for the Indiana Department of campaign slogan: ‘‘People instead of profits.” Employment and Training Services in May. She'd > Schools should do more to meet the social held that post since 1974. service needs of students. and the creation of jobs A graduate of Scecina Memorial High School. aa e should be the matn thrust behind economic devel- she graduated from indiana University School of > replace Indianapolis Police Chief-Paul A. Annee. as ‘vell as Joseph Shelton. director of the department of public satetv. opment efforts. Barton said. - ee cerns. such as people having to live next door to abandoned and run-down properties. Barton resigned from her job as an administra- Law at Bloomington in 1968. ) Ca