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In addition, the mayor oversees all district services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and the district public school system. [2] The mayor's office oversees an annual district budget of $8.8 billion. [3] The mayor's executive office is located in the John A. Wilson Building in Downtown Washington, D.C.
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.
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.
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.
Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the current mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented the 4th ward as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015.
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.
The bottom of the ad includes the logo for the District of Columbia Department of Public Works and the Mayor’s Office of the Clean City program. The ad caused a bit of a stir in the nation’s ...
Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2015–2023) [17] Labor unions. AFGE Local 1975 [18] AFSCME District 20 [19] Washington Teachers' Union [20] Organizations. Capital Stonewall Democrats [21] DC Now [22] Our Revolution DC [23] Sierra Club [23] Working Families Party [24] Newspapers. The GW Hatchet (Democratic primary ...