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Nov 9, 2022 · Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has secured a third term after a campaign focused on her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and on her history as one of the faces of the ongoing quest for statehood.
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Muriel Bowser is the first D.C. mayor elected to a third term since Marion Barry won his in 1986. Her opponents were Independent Rodney Red Grant, a D.C. native who has had an entertainment career with BET and his own film company, and Republican small business owner Stacia Hall. Bowser secured a third term after a campaign focused on her leadershi...
Voters in the District decided that tipped workers should get the same minimumwage as every other worker in D.C. This wasn't the first time that people in D.C. were asked this question — voters said yes in 2018, but the will of the voters was overturned by the D.C. Council. Now the question was on the ballot again, and voters again said yes. Initia...
Competition was crowded for the two available At-Large seats on the D.C. Council. Eight candidates, including three Council incumbents, were vying for just two seats. One incumbent Democrat, Anita Bonds, and one incumbent Independent, Elissa Silverman, were seeking reelection. The field of candidates also included four other Independents, a Republi...
Incumbent Democrat Phil Mendelson is projected to win with 83% of the vote after 22% precincts reported. He has held this role since 2012 and previously served as an at-large member of the Council for 14 years before that. Mendelson won the Democratic primary in June and faced little-known Republican Nate Derenge, a supply chain analyst who has emp...
Incumbent Brianne Nadeau beat beat Chris Otten of the Statehood Green party -- an operations director for a community organization.
Democrat Mary Cheh has represented Ward 3 for 15 years but decided not to run again. Matt Frumin is projected to take her seat. Frumin is an attorney focusing on education and increasing development in commercial corridors. He faced Republican David Krucoff, a commercial real estate agent who advocates for more public safety and D.C.’s retrocession...
Democrat Zachary Parker, president of the D.C. State Board of Education, is projected to win against Republican Clarence Lee Jr. The outgoing Ward 5 Council member, Kenyan McDuffie, did not seek another term so he could run for D.C. attorney general. However, after his candidacy was deemed ineligible, he opted to run for an At-Large seat on the Cou...
Attorney General Karl Racine, who served as D.C.’s first elected attorney general, opted not to seek a third term. Democrat Brian Schwalb won the June primary and ran unopposed. He is the partner-in-charge of D.C.’s Venable Law Firm. His priorities include keeping juveniles out of the criminal justice system, fighting wage theft and closing equity ...
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Nov 9, 2022 · The AP reports that Bowser defeated three challengers in the general election after a campaign focused on her COVID-19 leadership and statehood quest. She faced criticism on public safety and gentrification issues, but emerged with a large margin of victory.
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Jan 2, 2023 · (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was sworn in for an historic third term as the Mayor of the District of Columbia and the first African American woman to ever be elected to three, four-year terms as mayor of an American city.
Jun 22, 2022 · Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser defeated two challengers in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, setting her up for a third term in office. She faced criticism over crime, public safety and police funding, as well as support for statehood and the Black Lives Matter movement.
May 8, 2024 · The House Oversight Committee canceled a hearing with Bowser after police raided and arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters at George Washington University. The committee chair praised the police action and a Democratic congressman applauded the crackdown.
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