U.S. House of Representatives The District of Columbia is not a U.S. state and therefore
has no voting representation. Instead, constituents in the district elect a
non-voting delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives. The current delegate is a Democrat. • :
Eleanor Holmes Norton (
Delegate to Congress)
City-wide executive officials District of Columbia has two city-wide elected executive officials: the
Mayor and the
Attorney General. Both officials are Democrats. •
Mayor:
Muriel Bowser •
Attorney General:
Brian Schwalb Council of the District of Columbia 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 seats in the council. • Council Chairman:
Phil Mendelson • At-large:
Anita Bonds • At-large:
Robert White • Ward 1:
Brianne Nadeau • Ward 2:
Brooke Pinto • Ward 3:
Matthew Frumin • Ward 4:
Janeese Lewis George • Ward 5:
Kenyan McDuffie • Ward 6:
Charles Allen • Ward 7:
Wendell Felder • Ward 8:
Trayon White Shadow congressperson The posts of
shadow United States Senator and
shadow United States Representative (not to be confused with the
non-voting delegate) are held by elected or appointed government officials from
subnational polities of the
United States that lack congressional vote. While these officials are not seated in either chamber of Congress, they seek for their subnational polity to gain voting rights in Congress. In District of Columbia, such officeholders are elected. All of them are Democrats. • Senior United States shadow senator:
Paul Strauss (Class II) • Junior United States shadow senator:
Ankit Jain (Class I) • Shadow representative:
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