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The Group 1 at-large council member who served the longest uninterrupted period of time is John L. Ray, who served 17 years, 359 days from January 8, 1979, to January 1, 1997. Ray also holds the record for the Group 1 at-large council member serving the longest period of time counting interrupted service.
As of December 2018, the eight ward and four at-large council members receive an annual salary of $140,161, while the council chairman receives an annual salary of $210,000. [23] [24] According to a 2011 article in The Washington Post, the DC council were the second-highest-paid local representatives of large cities in the United States. [25]
David Catania, a member of the city council from 1997 to 2015, was the last member of the Republican Party elected to the council, but changed his political affiliation to independent in 2004. This will be the first election that will allow for non-citizens to vote for DC council members after a law enacted in early 2023.
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.
Pages in category "Members of the Council of the District of Columbia" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Brooke Pinto (born 1991 or 1992) [1] is an American attorney and politician. In June 2020, she won the special election to succeed Jack Evans on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 2. [2]
Felder launched his bid for the Ward 7 seat on the city council in December 2023, shortly after longtime incumbent and former mayor Vincent C. Gray announced he would be retiring from local politics. [3] Felder won the endorsement of Gray just weeks before the June primary, besting the other nine Democratic candidates vying Gray's seal of ...
Four at-large members represent the district as a whole. The chairman of the council is likewise elected at an at-large basis. The terms of the at-large members are staggered so that two are elected every two years, and each D.C. resident may vote for two different at-large candidates in each general election.