Sterling Tucker

Sterling Tucker (December 21, 1923 – July 14, 2019) was an American civil and political rights activist and politician in Washington, D.C. He was the first chair of the Council of the District of Columbia and was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of the city in 1978. In 1946, he graduated from University of Akron with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. In 1950, he earned a master's degree in psychology from the same school. At college, he met his future wife, Alloyce Robinson.

Tucker also served as chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In 1977, he made a pitch to team owners to bring a Major League Baseball team to Washington, D.C.

In 1978, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor against the incumbent Walter Washington and at-large council member Marion Barry. Tucker lost the primary to Barry by 1,500 votes.

In 1990, Tucker was chairman of the American Diabetes Association. His body lay in repose in the John A. Wilson Building on July 23.