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The Group 1 at-large council member who served the shortest period of time is Arrington Dixon. The Group 2 at-large council member who served the longest uninterrupted period of time is Hilda Mason. Mason also holds the record for the Group 2 at-large council member serving the longest period of time counting interrupted service.
The eight wards each elect a member to the Council of the District of Columbia and are redistricted every ten years. As the nation's capital Washington, D.C.'s local neighborhood history and culture is often presented as distinct from that of the national government.
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]
Thomas Clayton Wells (born February 27, 1957 [2]) is an American politician, social worker and lawyer from Washington, DC.He was a member of the Council of the District of Columbia where he served as a Democrat representing Ward 6.
On November 8, 2022, a general election was held for the Council of the District of Columbia. Elections were held in four ward districts as well as for chairperson of the council and two at-large seats. Democrats remained in control of the council, electing six out of the seven positions that were on the ballot.
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]
Brooke Pinto (born 1991 or 1992) [1] is an American attorney and politician. In June 2020, she won the special election to succeed Jack Evans on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 2. [2]
At the time of Gurley's candidacy to represent Ward 6 on the Council of the District of Columbia, [21] Gurley was working as a financial accountant for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. [22] Gurley continued to support the establishment of a public military school for youth in the District.