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The Council of the District of Columbia (or simply D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia.As permitted in the United States Constitution, the district is not part of any U.S. state and is overseen directly by the federal government.
The council member who served the shortest period of time is Arrington Dixon, who served 121 days between his special appointment to an at-large seat on August 15, 1997, and December 14, 1997 (when David Catania was sworn in after winning a special election on December 3, 1997).
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 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.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east.
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]
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.
Christina Henderson (born October 10, 1985) [1] is an American politician in Washington, D.C. who was elected to the Council of the District of Columbia as an at-large member in 2020. [2] Henderson previously worked for her predecessor, David Grosso, and served as a legislative aide in Congress. [2]