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Each member of the council served a 3-year term starting February 1, with seats staggered by three years; except for those appointed initially in 1967. In the event that a member's term expired, they would remain a member until a replacement was confirmed and sworn in. By law, a maximum of six members could be from any one party.
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 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.
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 ]
Pages in category "Members of the Council of the District of Columbia" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2012, the D.C. Democratic State Committee chose the person to replace Phil Mendelson as at-large council member for 70 days before a special election was held. [11] Allen was opposed to the process, saying that only the voters should choose the replacement for an at-large vacancy, not a small group of party committee members. [11]
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Robert C. White Jr. (born 1982) is an American attorney and politician who has served on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2016. From 2008 to 2014, he was legislative counsel in the office of Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives.