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Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) [3] is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia [4] from 2007 to 2011. A Washington, D.C. native, Fenty graduated from Oberlin College and Howard University Law School , then served for six years on the D.C. Council .
Even though District of Columbia is not a state, the district government also has certain state-level responsibilities, making some of the mayor's duties analogous to those of United States governors. The current mayor of the District of Columbia is Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has served in the role since January 2, 2015.
Early polls showed incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty was not widely supported. On January 31, 2010, The Washington Post reported the results of a voter survey which showed that Fenty's job approval rating was at an all-time low of 42 percent.
The winner of both was Adrian Fenty, the representative for Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. He took office on January 2, 2007, becoming the sixth directly elected mayor since the establishment of home rule in the District, and — at 35 — the youngest elected mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.
[5] [6] Newly elected D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty quickly offered Rhee the job of chancellor; [5] she accepted after being promised mayoral backing for whatever changes she wanted to make. [13] Critics noted that Rhee had no experience running a school system, [5] and had not even been a principal.
The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 provided for an elected mayor for the first time in nearly a century. [2] Starting in 1974, [3] there have been thirteen elections for mayor and six people have held the office. The Democratic Party has immense political strength in the district.
Adrian Fenty , 2001–2007; Muriel Bowser , 2007–2015 (won special election after Fenty became mayor) Brandon Todd , 2015–2021 (won special election after Bowser became mayor) Janeese Lewis George , 2021–present
Adrian Fenty, former mayor [15] Eric W. Price, former Deputy Mayor [16] ... District of Columbia and Maryland State Council [21] The InTowner [22] Vincent C. Gray.