The Council of the District of Columbia (shortly as the D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia. As permitted...
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The 2024 Council of the District of Columbia election will take on November 5, 2024, to elect members to six seats on the city council. The primary will...
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all members of the Council of the District of Columbia since its creation in 1975. All members are elected to 4-year terms (except for the initial 2-year...
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Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants...
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The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia...
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The District of Columbia (a political division coterminous with Washington, D.C.) holds general elections every two years to fill various D.C. government...
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District of Columbia home rule is the District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs. As the federal capital, the Constitution grants...
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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...
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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. (redirect from List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward)
improvement districts (BIDs); these boundaries will overlap. The eight wards each elect a member to the Council of the District of Columbia and are redistricted...
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The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is a public historically black land-grant university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1851 and...
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Washington, D.C. (redirect from Economy of the District of Columbia)
the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac...
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District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for...
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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...
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elected mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia. The council is composed of a chair elected at large and twelve members, four of whom are elected...
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Commissioners of the Federal City as listed below. With the passage of the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, the District was brought under the direct...
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of the District of Columbia § 1–151. Fisheries and Wildlife Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016 (D.C. Law 21-282). Council of the District of Columbia. May...
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The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and...
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Trayon White (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
politician, currently a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 8 of the District of Columbia. Before entering politics, he...
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Council of the District of Columbia was held on November 3, and a special election was held on June 27. Elections were held in four of the districts and...
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Zachary Parker (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
and American politician, currently serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 5 since January 2023. Parker was born...
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by an Act of Congress "to procure a design for a distinctive flag for the District of Columbia". The District Flag Commission was composed of three non-elected...
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Schwalb The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia. Democrats hold 11 of the 13...
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Vincent C. Gray (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015. He served for one term, losing his bid for reelection in the Democratic primary...
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Janeese Lewis George (category Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Washington, D.C.)
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. Elected in...
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on the District of Columbia United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia Council of the District of Columbia, the legislature for the District...
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Adrian Fenty (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2011. A Washington, D.C. native, Fenty graduated...
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Charles Allen (Washington, D.C., politician) (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
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...
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Matthew Frumin (category Members of the Council of the District of Columbia)
activist who serves as Ward 3 member of the Council of the District of Columbia. Before serving on the DC Council, Frumin worked as an international trade...
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The attorney general for the District of Columbia is the chief legal officer of the District of Columbia. While attorneys general previously were appointed...
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The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local public school system for Washington, D.C. It is distinct from the District of Columbia Public...
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