Council of the District of Columbia
Council of the District of Columbia | |
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Chairman | |
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| Seats | 13 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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| Authority | District of Columbia Home Rule Act |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 |
Next election | November 8, 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW | |
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The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia, in the United States.
Since 1973, the United States Congress has given certain powers to the council that would given state legislatures.
The council meets in the John A. Wilson Building in downtown Washington.
Members
[change | change source]| Name | Position | Party | Committee chaired[1] | Took office | Up for reelection |
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| Phil Mendelson | Chairman | Democratic | The Whole | 1999 | 2022 |
| Anita Bonds | At-large | Democratic | Housing and Executive Administration | 2012 | 2022 |
| Christina Henderson | At-large | Independent | 2021 | 2024 | |
| Elissa Silverman | At-large | Independent | Labor and Workforce Development | 2015 | 2022 |
| Robert White | At-large | Democratic | Government Operations and Facilities | 2016 | 2024 |
| Brianne Nadeau | Ward 1 | Democratic | Human Services | 2015 | 2022 |
| Brooke Pinto[2][3] | Ward 2 | Democratic | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Mary Cheh | Ward 3 | Democratic | Transportation and the Environment | 2007 | 2022 |
| Janeese Lewis George | Ward 4 | Democratic | 2021 | 2024 | |
| Kenyan McDuffie | Ward 5 | Democratic | Business and Economic Development | 2012 | 2022 |
| Charles Allen | Ward 6 | Democratic | The Judiciary and Public Safety | 2015 | 2022 |
| Vincent C. Gray | Ward 7 | Democratic | Health | 2017 | 2024 |
| Trayon White | Ward 8 | Democratic | Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs | 2017 | 2024 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Committees for Council Period 23". Council of the District of Columbia. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ↑ Zauzmer, Julie (June 16, 2020). "Brooke Pinto leads the vote count in Ward 2 special election". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
Pinto is likely to win November's general election
- ↑ Zauzner, Julie (June 17, 2020). "Brooke Pinto wins Ward 2 D.C. Council race to serve the rest of this year". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Council of the District of Columbia, official site
- District of Columbia City Council Records Archived 2021-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University.
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