Vincent Condol Gray is an American politician who has served on the Council of the District of Columbia for Ward 7 since 2017. He was 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.
Kathleen "Kathy" Patterson is an American politician from Washington,D.C. From 1995 to 2007,she was a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia,where she served as the elected member for Ward 3,a post now held by Matthew Frumin. In 2014,she returned to government when she was nominated as Auditor of the District of Columbia.
Paul Eric Strauss is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia since 1997. He succeeded Jesse Jackson,the first person to hold the elected position of a shadow senator for Washington,D.C. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
John K. Evans III is an American lawyer and politician who served on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2020 before resigning due to numerous ethics violations. Evans served as the chairman of the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) until its ethics committee found he violated conflict of interest rules. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Ward 2 of Washington,D.C. from May 1991 to January 2020,making him the D.C. Council's longest-serving lawmaker. He ran for mayor in 1998 and 2014,but lost in the Democratic primary both times.
The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the District of Columbia.
Kenyan R. McDuffie is an American lawyer and independent politician in Washington,D.C. He is an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia since 2023,after previously representing Ward 5 from 2012 to 2023.
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.
Charles Allen is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Allen has served on the Council of the District of Columbia for Ward 6 since January 2,2015. Allen initially won office in the 2014 general election,and was re-elected in 2018.
Elissa Silverman is an American politician and reporter from Washington,D.C.,the United States capital. She served as an independent at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2015 to 2023. Before 2015,she was a journalist at The Washington Post and Washington City Paper covering D.C. politics,and a policy analyst at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. She was re-elected in November 2018 for a four-year term,but lost her re-election bid in 2022.
Robert C. White Jr. is an American attorney and politician who has served on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2016.
Calvin H. Gurley is an accountant and perennial candidate living in Washington,D.C.
The 2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6,2018,to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Mike Brown was re-elected to a third term.
On November 8,2022,Washington,D.C.,held an election for its mayor. Incumbent Democrat Muriel Bowser was elected to a third term. The Republican nominee,Stacia Hall,received 2,368 votes in the primary,and independent candidate Rodney "Red" Grant garnered 4,700 signatures to gain ballot access. Both appeared on the general election ballot along with Libertarian Party candidate Dennis Sobin. D.C. Statehood Green Party nominee Corren Brown did not appear on the general election ballot.
Janeese Lewis George is an American lawyer,politician,and activist in Washington,D.C. She is the Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from Ward 4. George is a member of the Democratic Party.
Brooke Pinto 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. She is the youngest council member in the District's history and the first woman to represent Ward 2.
On November 3,2020,the District of Columbia held a U.S. House of Representatives election for its shadow representative. Unlike its non-voting delegate,the shadow representative is only recognized by the district and is not officially sworn or seated.
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. Independent Kenyan McDuffin,formerly the Democratic councilperson for Ward 5,was also elected.
On November 8,2022,the District of Columbia held a U.S. House of Representatives election for its shadow representative. Unlike its non-voting delegate,the shadow representative is only recognized by the district and is not officially sworn or seated. Incumbent Shadow Representative Oye Owolewa was reelected to a second term.
