Victor O. Frazer
Victor O. Frazer (born May 24, 1943) is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district as an independent from 1995 to 1997.
Early life and education
Victor O. Frazer was born in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, on May 24, 1943, as one of ten children of Albert Frazer and Amanda Blyden. He graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fisk University in 1964, and a Juris Doctor from Howard University in 1971.[1]
Career
Frazer was admitted to the bars of New York, Maryland, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Colombia. He worked for the Attorney General for the District of Columbia from 1974 to 1978, and then as a banker and lawyer for the Interstate Commerce Commission and United States Patent and Trademark Office. From 1987 to 1989, he was general counsel to the water and power authority in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[1]
Frazer worked as an administrative assistant and counsel to U.S. Representatives Mervyn Dymally and as a special assistant to U.S. Representative John Conyers.[1]
Delegate
Elections
In the 1992 election Frazer ran against incumbent Ron de Lugo for a seat in the United States House of Representatives as a non-voting delegate from the United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district, but lost.[1]
De Lugo retired for the 1994 election. Frazer placed second behind Democratic nominee Eileen R. Petersen in the initial election, but defeated her in the runoff. He lost to Democratic nominee Donna Christensen in the 1996 runoff election and unsuccessfully requested a recount.[1] He lost to Christensen in the 1998 election.[2]
Frazer initially ran in the 2000 election, but withdrew on September 21, 2000, as he viewed voters as unsophisticated.[3] In the 2008 election Frazer sought the Democratic nomination against Christensen, but lost.[1]
Tenure
During Frazer's tenure in the U.S. House he served on the Committee on International Relations. Despite being elected as an independent he chose to caucus with the House Democratic Caucus. He was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.[1]
Frazer was a member of congressional delegations that went to a Cuban refugee camp at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp[4] and to examine the issue of missing in action soldiers in Vietnam.[5] He visited eleven countries during his tenure.[6]Ebony listed Frazer as one of the 100 most influential black American's in May 1996.[7]
Later life
Frazer opened a consulting firm in the D.C. after leaving Congress.[1]
Personal life
Frazer has two children.[1]
Political positions
Frazer supported raising the federal minimum wage.[1]
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Party | Primary | General | Result | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Total | % | P. | ||||||
| 1992 | United States House of Representatives (USVI at-large) | Independent | No primary | 8,913 | 38.76% | 2nd | Lost | [8] | |||
| 1994 | United States House of Representatives (USVI at-large) | Independent | No primary | 16,561 | 54.52% | 1st | Won | [9] | |||
| 1996 | United States House of Representatives (USVI at-large) | Independent | No primary | 11,913 | 48.07% | 2nd | Lost | [10] | |||
| 1998 | United States House of Representatives (USVI at-large) | Independent | No primary | 5,983 | 19.79% | 2nd | Lost | [2] | |||
See also
References
- 12345678910United States House of Representatives.
- 12Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1999, p. 49.
- ↑Frazer Bows Out With Parting Shots 2000.
- ↑Santiago 1995.
- ↑Business support full Vietnam ties 1995.
- ↑Delegate's foreign trips questioned 1996.
- ↑The Bradenton Herald 1996.
- ↑Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1993, p. 81.
- ↑Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1995, p. 46.
- ↑Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1997, p. 77.
Works cited
News
- "Business support full Vietnam ties". Miami Herald. July 8, 1995. p. 19A – via Newspapers.com.
- "Congress delegate recognized". The Bradenton Herald. May 9, 1996. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delegate's foreign trips questioned". Miami Herald. October 22, 1996. p. 3A – via Newspapers.com.
- "Frazer Bows Out With Parting Shots". St. Thomas Source. September 21, 2000. Archived from the original on May 30, 2026.
- Santiago, Fabiola (February 18, 1995). "U.S. House delegates: Free refugees". Miami Herald. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
Web
- "Frazer, Victor O."United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on May 30, 2026.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1992"(PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. 1993. Archived(PDF) from the original on May 22, 2026.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994"(PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. 1995. Archived(PDF) from the original on May 30, 2026.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996"(PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. 1997. Archived(PDF) from the original on November 25, 2025.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998"(PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. 1999. Archived(PDF) from the original on April 2, 2017.
External links
- United States Congress. "Victor O. Frazer (id: F000351)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1943 births
- 20th-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century United States representatives
- 21st-century African-American people
- African-American United States representatives
- African-American people in United States Virgin Island politics
- Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands
- Democratic Party United States representatives from the United States Virgin Islands
- Fisk University alumni
- Howard University alumni
- Independent Citizens Movement politicians
- Independent Democrat United States representatives
- Independent United States representatives
- Living people
- People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
- People of the Interstate Commerce Commission
