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The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.The Home Rule Act devolves certain powers of the United States Congress to the local government, which consists of a mayor and a 13-member council.
The eight wards of Washington D.C. (2012–2022) The eight wards of Washington D.C. (2003–2013) These lists include all members of the Council of the District of Columbia since its creation in 1975.
Local officials opposed this form of government, insisting that the district's status as a municipality be respected. [12] On December 24, 1973, Congress obliged the demands of local residents and enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, providing for an elected mayor and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia. [13]
2020 Council of the District of Columbia 7th district Democratic primary [16] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: Vincent C. Gray (incumbent) 5,254 : 45.43% : Democratic: Veda Rasheed 2,638 22.81% Democratic: Kelvin Brown 2,024 17.50% Democratic: Anthony Lorenzo Green 1,396 12.07% Democratic: Rebecca J. Morris 183 1.58% Democratic: James ...
Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015-present) [44] Elissa Silverman, at-large Councilperson (since 2015) [41] Ruth Wattenberg, member of the District of Columbia State Board of Education for Ward 3 (since 2015) [49] Organizations. International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36 [49] SEIU 32BJ [49]
Muriel Bowser won election to a third term in the 2022 election becoming the first mayor to win a third term in the city's history. [1] The District of Columbia Home Rule Act states that "not more than two of the at-large members shall be nominated by the same political party" which results in the Democratic Party being unable to run in all at-large districts. [2]
The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government offices, including mayor, attorney general, members of the D.C. Council, members of the D.C. State Board of Education, and members of its Advisory Neighborhood Commissions.
In 1871, with the District of Columbia Organic Act, the three remaining subdivisions within the district (Washington City, Georgetown, and Washington County) [6] were unified into a single government. The office of mayor was abolished and the executive became a territorial governor appointed by the president.