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The persons listed below are the mayors of the now-defunct City of Washington, which was officially granted a formal government in 1802. The Mayor of Washington had authority over city services, appointments, and local tax assessments; however, the duties of the mayor mostly consisted of requesting appropriations from Congress to finance the city.
She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position. Elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in 2004, Bowser was elected to the council in a special election in 2007, to succeed Adrian Fenty, who had been elected mayor.
Sharon Pratt (born January 30, 1944), formerly Sharon Pratt Dixon and Sharon Pratt Kelly, is an American attorney and politician who was the mayor of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1995, the first mayor born in the District of Columbia since Richard Wallach who took office in 1861 and the first woman in that position.
The following is a list of U.S. cities and dates in which their city councils consisted of a majority of women as elected or appointed members. ... List of first ...
Pages in category "Women mayors" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
People who have served as Mayors of Washington, D.C. — or equivalents, as the city's Chief Executive. From 1846 to 1871 three separate municipalities were located within the District of Columbia, City of Washington , Georgetown , and unincorporated Washington County .
On October 30, 1973, members voted to represent areas of town. They did not use the ward system, which had been created for the school board, but instead used the service area system created by the mayor in 1970. There were 8 wards, 9 service areas and 9 members of the council. [15] They were assigned: Service area 1 (upper Ga Ave Corridor ...
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