Barron Abandons Plans for Stardom, Will Seek Re-Election

City Councilman Charles Barron of Brooklyn, who opposed the extension of term limits, said he’ll formally announce on Sunday that he plans to run for a third term.

Referring to his colleagues who joined him in voting against the extension, Barron said, “We were not against 12 years, we were against the process.”

In a brief telephone interview, Barron said he thinks only the 22 City Council members who did not “suck up” to the mayor and Speaker Christine Quinn on term limits deserve to be re-elected.

“Personally," Barron added, "I don’t even want to run again, but the people around me think it is the best thing for me to do.”

Before he gave in to the will of “the movement,” Barron had big plans.

“I would have built Operation Power, I want to write a book, I want to get a radio or TV program, I want to organize in my community, I want to get back to my leadership training and build a leadership training institute. I had so many plans, I don’t want to run this thing again. I don’t want to come back.”