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Allen resigned from the District of Columbia Primary Care Association to manage Tommy Wells' campaign for the Ward 6 seat on the Council of the District of Columbia in 2006. [3] After Wells won the election, Wells hired Allen as his chief of staff. [8] Allen was president of the Ward 6 Democrats from 2009 [9] to 2013. [10]
Incumbent Vince Gray has long been a fixture of local politics, serving respectively as the city's mayor, council chair, and as Ward 7's councilor on separated terms. Gray only attends council meetings through video calls. Some of his constituents have expressed their concern and wish for Gray to step away gracefully from the political scene.
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]
The council will call a special meeting to approve ordering the special election. After that meeting, the council will have 30 to 45 days to set a date for the Ward 6 special election.
Conversely, the Democrats earned their best performance in Ward 6, where incumbent Charles Allen won 94% of the vote against write-in candidates. DC's tiny Republican Party earned the second places in Wards 3 and 5, while the even smaller Green Party contested Ward 1.
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 ...
Ward 6 Democratic committee members will choose the new Ward 6 council person during a meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 94 union hall at 3919 ...
On Thursday, Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks pleaded not guilty to federal charges he faces in the Jackson bribery scandal. Banks, who was previously the council president, was arraigned Thursday at ...