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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]
2022 Council of the District of Columbia Ward 3 election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Matthew Frumin: 22,962 : 75.9% : Republican: David Krucoff 6,853 22.7% Libertarian: Adrian Salsgiver 327 1.1% Write-in: 118 0.4% Total valid votes 192,949 100% Democratic hold
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).
As reported, the commission has presented council with a map representing significant ward changes, one of which would place 3rd Ward Councilor Louise Michael's home address in the 4th Ward. ...
He was an advocate for improvements to public schools in Ward 3, including Janney Elementary, Deal Middle and Wilson High School. In 2013, Frumin ran for a vacant at-large seat on the DC Council after Phil Mendelson became chair of the Council. [1] Frumin outraised many of his competitors, but came in fourth place with 11 percent of the vote. [3]
To become a candidate for council an individual must be resident of the District of Columbia for at least one year prior to the general election, a registered voter, and hold no other public office for which compensation beyond expenses is received. Candidates running for a ward position must be a resident of that ward. [13]
City Council wards alternate elections, so half of the seats — wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 — are up for election this year. Nordyke is the only incumbent councilor seeking reelection in 2024.
Felder launched his bid for the Ward 7 seat on the city council in December 2023, shortly after longtime incumbent and former mayor Vincent C. Gray announced he would be retiring from local politics. [3] Felder won the endorsement of Gray just weeks before the June primary, besting the other nine Democratic candidates vying Gray's seal of ...