Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat,Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia,representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979,in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995,and again from 2005 to 2014.
Carol Schwartz is an American politician from Washington,D.C.,who served as a Republican at-large member on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1997 to 2009. A five-time perennial candidate for mayor,she is the only Republican nominee since the restoration of home rule to garner more than 30 percent of the vote. She announced her fifth campaign for Mayor of the District of Columbia on June 9,2014 finishing behind Muriel Bowser and David Catania. In 2015,she was appointed to the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability by Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Philip Heath Mendelson is an American politician from Washington,D.C. He is currently Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia,elected by the Council on June 13,2012,following the resignation of Kwame R. Brown. He was elected to serve the remainder of Brown's term in a citywide special election on November 6,2012,and re-elected to a full term in 2014 and 2018.
Adrian Malik Fenty is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2011.
Vincent Condol Gray is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015.
Vincent Bernard Orange,Sr. is a former American politician from Washington,D.C. and former president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. An attorney and a certified public accountant,Orange represented Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1999 to 2007,and was an at-large member from 2011 to 2016. He lost the June 2016 Democratic primary election to Robert White. Although his term was not due to end until January 2,2017,Orange resigned from the council effective August 15,2016,in the wake of conflict of interest charges over his new employment at the Chamber of Commerce.
Arrington Dixon is an American politician who is a former Chair and Member of the Council of the District of Columbia of Washington,D.C.
On November 7,2006,Washington,D.C.,held an election for its mayor. It determined the successor to two-term mayor Anthony A. Williams,who did not run for re-election. The Democratic primary was held on September 12. The winner of both was Adrian Fenty,the representative for Ward 4 on the D.C. Council. He took office on January 2,2007,becoming the sixth directly elected mayor since the establishment of home rule in the District,and —at 35 —the youngest elected mayor of a major American city in U.S. history.
Charlene Drew Jarvis is an American educator and former scientific researcher and politician who served as the president of Southeastern University until March 31,2009. Jarvis is the daughter of the blood plasma and blood transfusion pioneer Charles Drew.
David Allen "Dave" Clarke was an American civil-rights worker,attorney,and Democratic politician in Washington,D.C. Elected as one of the original members of the Council of the District of Columbia when D.C. gained home rule in 1974,Clarke served as its chair from 1983 to 1991,and again from the death of John A. Wilson in 1993 until his own death in 1997.
Harold Brazil is a former attorney and Democratic politician in Washington,D.C.
William Parker Lightfoot is an attorney and politician in Washington,D.C.
John L. Ray is a lawyer and Democratic politician in Washington,D.C.
On November 2,2010,Washington,D.C.,held an election for its mayor. The primary elections occurred on September 14. Vincent Gray won the general election by a wide margin,although many voters wrote in incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty,whom Gray defeated in the primary.
The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia. The mayor has the duty to enforce district laws,and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the D.C. Council. In addition,the mayor oversees all district services,public property,police and fire protection,most public agencies,and the district public school system. The mayor's office oversees an annual district budget of $8.8 billion. The mayor's executive office is located in the John A. Wilson Building in downtown Washington,D.C. The mayor appoints several officers,including the deputy mayors for Education and Planning &Economic Development,the district administrator,the chancellor of the district's public schools,and the department heads of the district agencies.
The Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia is a political party in the United States active in the District of Columbia. It is a recognized affiliate of the national Libertarian Party.
Anita Bonds is an American Democratic politician in Washington,D.C. She is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia. She served as the Chair of the District of Columbia Democratic Party from 2006 to 2018. She worked as an executive at Fort Myer Construction,a District contractor.
The Socialist Workers Party of the District of Columbia is a minor political party in the District of Columbia The party advocates for statehood for the District of Columbia and ending Congressional control over the District's laws and finances. The party wants to abolish capitalism and replace it with a socialist economy.
Calvin H. Gurley is an accountant and perennial candidate living in Washington,D.C.
