Candy Lightner
Candace Lynne "Candy" Lightner (born May 30, 1946)[1] is the founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
Candace Lynne "Candy" Lightner (born May 30, 1946)[1] is the founding president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
On May 3, 1980, Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter, Cari, was killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver at Sunset and New York Avenues in Fair Oaks, California. The sentence given to the repeat offender of driving while intoxicated (DWI) outraged Lightner who then organized Mothers Against Drunk Driving.[2]
in the 1990s, she worked as a lobbyist for the alcohol industry.[3]
She served as president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee from October 1994 to March 1995.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Candace L. Lightner – 05/30/1946 – 2025 Cornell Pl Port Orange FL 32128". Flvoters.com. 1946-05-30. Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ↑ "In Honor Of..." (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ↑ Mencimer, Stephanie. "How the booze lobby has helped kill a law that would save 1,800 lives every year". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
- ↑ Siblani, M. Kay (1994). Candace Lightner new president of ADC, replaces Mokhiber[permanent dead link] Arab American News, 14 October 1994
- ↑ Hanania, Ray (1995). Lightner's departure from ADC: A death knell?[permanent dead link] Arab American News, 31 March 1995
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