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0;">Chairman</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Phil Mendelson</a> (<a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Democratic_State_Committee" title="District of Columbia Democratic State Committee">D</a>) <br />since June 13, 2012 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia_(2009%E2%80%932020).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia_%282009%E2%80%932020%29.svg/250px-Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia_%282009%E2%80%932020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" 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#ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia_election" title="2022 Council of the District of Columbia election">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia_election" title="2024 Council of the District of Columbia election">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wilsonbldg.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img 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navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Washington,_D.C." title="Template:Politics of Washington, D.C."><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Politics_of_Washington,_D.C.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Politics of Washington, D.C. 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As permitted in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>, the district is not part of any <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> and is overseen directly by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a>. </p><p>Since 1975, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> has <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_home_rule" title="District of Columbia home rule">devolved</a> to the Council certain powers that are typically exercised by city councils elsewhere in the country, as well as many powers normally held by <a href="/wiki/List_of_state_legislatures_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of state legislatures in the United States">state legislatures</a>. However, the Constitution vests Congress with ultimate authority over the federal district, and therefore all acts of the council are subject to congressional review. They may be overturned by Congress and the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a>. Congress also has the power to legislate for the district and even revoke the home rule charter altogether. </p><p>The council meets in the <a href="/wiki/John_A._Wilson_Building" title="John A. Wilson Building">John A. Wilson Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Washington,_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Downtown Washington, D.C.">downtown Washington, D.C.</a> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_home_rule" title="District of Columbia home rule">District of Columbia home rule</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C." title="History of Washington, D.C.">History of Washington, D.C.</a></div> <p>Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to legislate for the district "in all cases whatsoever," which has long been interpreted to vest Congress with ultimate authority over the capital. However, the Founding Fathers envisioned that Congress would delegate this authority to local officials. At various times in the district's history, Congress has devolved some of its authority to district residents and their elected representatives. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png/220px-District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png/330px-District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png/440px-District_of_Columbia_Legislative_Flow.png 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>The possible paths of bills, emergencies, and temporaries through the power structure of the District of Columbia as dictated by the Home Rule Act</figcaption></figure> <p>When Congress passed the <a href="/wiki/Residence_Act" title="Residence Act">Residence Act</a> on July 16, 1790, they called for a new permanent capital of the United States to be located on the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a>. The federal district originally comprised land in the form of a square measuring 10 miles (16 km) on each side donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia. The Residence Act also provided for the selection of a three-member board of commissioners, appointed by the president, charged with overseeing the construction of the new capital.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two other incorporated cities that predated the establishment of the district were also included within the new federal territory: <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgetown, District of Columbia">Georgetown</a>, founded in 1751,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the City of <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a>, founded in 1749.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new "federal city" called the City of Washington was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac, to the east of the established settlement at Georgetown. </p><p>In 1800, Congress created a joint commission to recommend the governance for what was then called the Territory of Columbia. The joint commission recommended a governorship and a 25-member legislative assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-Rimensnyder_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rimensnyder-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would have been the federal district's first legislature. However, the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1801" title="District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801">Organic Act of 1801</a> officially organized the entire federal territory under the control of Congress but did not establish an overarching government for the entire district as recommended. In 1802, the original board of commissioners was disbanded, and the City of Washington was officially incorporated.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(geographic_names)" title="Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)"><span title="The geographic scope near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2020)">where?</span></a></i>]</sup> The city's incorporation allowed for a local municipal government consisting of a mayor appointed by the president and an elected six-member council.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local governments of Georgetown and Alexandria were also left intact.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1820, the Congress granted the City of Washington a new charter, which allowed for an elected mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This piecemeal governmental structure remained essentially intact until the passage of the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Organic_Act_of_1871" title="District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871">Organic Act of 1871</a>, which created a new government for the entire District of Columbia. This Act effectively combined the City of Washington, Georgetown, and the unincorporated area then known as <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_D.C." title="Washington County, D.C.">Washington County</a> – the portion south of the Potomac River had been <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_retrocession" title="District of Columbia retrocession">returned to Virginia in the late 1840s</a> – into a single municipality as Washington, D.C., exists today.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the same Organic Act, Congress created a territorial government which consisted of a legislative assembly with an upper-house composed of eleven council members appointed by the president and a 22-member house of delegates elected by the people, as well as an appointed Board of Public Works charged with modernizing the city. In 1873, President <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a> appointed the board's most influential member, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Robey_Shepherd" title="Alexander Robey Shepherd">Alexander Robey Shepherd</a>, to the new post of governor. Shepherd authorized large-scale projects to modernize Washington but overspent three times the approved budget, bankrupting the city. In 1874, Congress abolished the district's local government in favor of a direct rule.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A three-member Board of Commissioners replaced the territorial government; two members were appointed by the president after approval by the Senate and a third member was selected from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">United States Army Corps of Engineers</a>. One of the three members would be selected to act as President of the Board.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This form of government continued for nearly a century. Between 1948 and 1966, six bills were introduced in Congress to provide some form of home rule, but none ever passed. The commissioner form of government was replaced in 1967 by a mayor-commissioner and a nine-member city council appointed by the president.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to public pressure and the demands of handling the district's complex day-to-day affairs, Congress eventually agreed to devolve certain powers over the district to an elected local government. However, lawmakers in Congress during the early 1970s had originally sought to re-institute the post of governor and create a 25-member legislative assembly. Local officials opposed this form of government, insisting that the district's status as a municipality be respected.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 24, 1973, Congress obliged the demands of local residents and enacted the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act" title="District of Columbia Home Rule Act">District of Columbia Home Rule Act</a>, providing for an elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">mayor</a> and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia.<sup id="cite_ref-HRA_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HRA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The council has the ability to pass local laws and ordinances. However, pursuant to the Home Rule Act all legislation passed by the D.C. government, including the district's local budget,<sup id="cite_ref-miami_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miami-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> remains subject to the approval of Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-councilhist_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-councilhist-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After signing the bill, President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> said, "I believe the legislation skillfully balances the local interest and the national interest in the way the District of Columbia is governed."<sup id="cite_ref-miami_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-miami-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg/220px-DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg/330px-DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg/440px-DC_City_Council_budget_vote.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2977" data-file-height="1671" /></a><figcaption>The council in session, June 2014</figcaption></figure> <p>The council is composed of thirteen members, each elected by district residents to a four-year term. One member is elected from each of the district's eight <a href="/wiki/Ward_(electoral_subdivision)" title="Ward (electoral subdivision)">wards</a>. Four at-large members represent the district as a whole. The chairman of the council is likewise elected at an at-large basis. The terms of the at-large members are staggered so that two are elected every two years, and each D.C. resident may vote for two different at-large candidates in each general election.<sup id="cite_ref-HRA_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HRA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the Home Rule Act, of the chair and the at-large members, a maximum of three may be affiliated with the majority political party.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the council's electoral history, of the elected members who were not affiliated with the majority party, most were elected as at-large members. In 2008 and 2012, Democrats such as <a href="/wiki/David_Grosso" title="David Grosso">David Grosso</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elissa_Silverman" title="Elissa Silverman">Elissa Silverman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Brown_(Washington_D.C._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael A. Brown (Washington D.C. politician)">Michael A. Brown</a> changed their party affiliation to <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">Independent</a> when running for council. </p><p>To become a candidate for council an individual must be resident of the District of Columbia for at least one year prior to the general election, a registered voter, and hold no other public office for which compensation beyond expenses is received. Candidates running for a ward position must be a resident of that ward.<sup id="cite_ref-HRA_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HRA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-kartographer-container thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 300px;"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme" style="width: 300px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-overlays="["_6e3e9f1857ab156e36bb204e0f9cb11d3f1ae66f"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,300x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&revid=1257814708&groups=_6e3e9f1857ab156e36bb204e0f9cb11d3f1ae66f" width="300" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,300x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&revid=1257814708&groups=_6e3e9f1857ab156e36bb204e0f9cb11d3f1ae66f 2x" alt="Map" /></a><div class="thumbcaption">Map of District of Columbia Ward boundaries since 2022</div></div></div> <p>Like other legislatures, the council has several standing committees and a full-time staff, including a council secretary, auditor, and general counsel. Given the limited number of council members, nearly every member of the council has, in effect, the opportunity to chair a committee.<sup id="cite_ref-dcgov_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dcgov-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commentators have questioned the legislature's structure noting that with 13 members nearly any piece of legislation can pass with just seven votes, leading to accusations that the council can too easily overreach in its powers. However, this unique governing structure has also allowed the council to operate more efficiently in comparison to some state legislatures with regard to consideration and passage of laws.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Committees">Committees</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Committees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Committees of the council consider legislation relevant to specific policy matters and are responsible for oversight on relevant local government agencies. Special committees are convened to consider investigations, ethics, and other matters.<sup id="cite_ref-Committees_for_Council_Period_23_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Committees_for_Council_Period_23-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The members are nominated by the chairperson of the committee at the start of the council period and are voted on by the existing committee members. If a vacancy of a member occurs, the seat is filled by a vote on a nomination by the chairperson. If a vacancy of a councilperson occurs, <span class="clarify-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">the vacancy will be temporarily.</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Clarify" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="This passage needs to be better explained. (October 2022)">clarify</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members">Members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="List of members of the Council of the District of Columbia">List of members of the Council of the District of Columbia</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Councillor </th> <th scope="col">Position </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Party </th> <th scope="col">Committee chaired<sup id="cite_ref-Committees_for_Council_Period_23_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Committees_for_Council_Period_23-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Term starts </th> <th scope="col">Term ends </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Mendelson, Phil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Phil Mendelson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Chairman </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#3333FF;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Democratic_State_Committee" title="District of Columbia Democratic State Committee">Democratic</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Whole, The"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn">The Whole</span></span></span> </td> <td align="center">1999 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bonds, Anita"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anita_Bonds" title="Anita Bonds">Anita Bonds</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="4">At-large </td> <td>Executive Administration and Labor </td> <td align="center">2012 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Henderson, Christina"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Christina_Henderson_(politician)" title="Christina Henderson (politician)">Christina Henderson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Independent_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politics)">Independent</a> </td> <td>Health </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="McDuffie, Kenyan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_McDuffie" title="Kenyan McDuffie">Kenyan McDuffie</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Business and Economic Development </td> <td align="center">2023 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="White, Robert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_White_(Washington,_D.C.,_politician)" title="Robert White (Washington, D.C., politician)">Robert White</a></span></span></span> </td> <td rowspan="9" style="background-color:#3333FF;"> </td> <td rowspan="9"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Democratic_State_Committee" title="District of Columbia Democratic State Committee">Democratic</a> </td> <td>Housing </td> <td align="center">2016 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Nadeau, Brianne"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brianne_Nadeau" title="Brianne Nadeau">Brianne Nadeau</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 1 </td> <td>Public Works and Operations </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pinto, Brooke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brooke_Pinto" title="Brooke Pinto">Brooke Pinto</a></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Ward 2 </td> <td>Judiciary </td> <td align="center">2020 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Frumin, Matthew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Frumin" title="Matthew Frumin">Matthew Frumin</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 3 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center">2023 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="George, Janeese Lewis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Janeese_Lewis_George" title="Janeese Lewis George">Janeese Lewis George</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 4 </td> <td>Facilities and Family Services </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Parker, Zachary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zachary_Parker" title="Zachary Parker">Zachary Parker</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 5 </td> <td> </td> <td align="center">2023 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Allen, Charles"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Allen_(Washington,_D.C.,_politician)" title="Charles Allen (Washington, D.C., politician)">Charles Allen</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 6 </td> <td>Transportation and Environment </td> <td align="center">2015 </td> <td align="center">2026 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Gray, Vincent C."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_C._Gray" title="Vincent C. Gray">Vincent C. Gray</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 7 </td> <td>Hospital and Health Equity </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="White, Trayon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Trayon_White" title="Trayon White">Trayon White</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>Ward 8 </td> <td>Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs </td> <td align="center">2017 </td> <td align="center">2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Salaries">Salaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Salaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of December 2018, the eight ward and four at-large council members receive an annual salary of $140,161, while the council chairman receives an annual salary of $210,000.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a 2011 article in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i>, the DC council were the second-highest-paid local representatives of large cities in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Code 1-221(d)(3)"</a>. <q>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, at no time shall there be more than three members (including the Chairman) serving at large on the Council who are affiliated with the same political party.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=D.C.+Code+1-221%28d%29%283%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abfa.com%2Fogc%2Fhract.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACouncil+of+the+District+of+Columbia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-dcgov-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-dcgov_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dccouncil.us/councilorganization">Organizational Structure</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110928013036/http://dccouncil.us/councilorganization">Archived</a> 2011-09-28 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>". <i>Council of the District of Columbia</i>. 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href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2002 United States state legislative elections">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2003 United States state legislative elections">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2004 United States state legislative elections">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2005 United States state legislative elections">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2006 United States state legislative elections">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2007 United States state 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elections">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2014 United States state legislative elections">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2015 United States state legislative elections">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2016 United States state legislative elections">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2017 United States state legislative elections">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2018 United States state legislative elections">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2019 United States state legislative 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attractions in Washington, D.C.">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Government of the District of Columbia">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Elections in the District of Columbia">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">Mayor of the District of Columbia</a> (since 1975)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_voting_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia voting rights">Voting rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_home_rule" title="District of Columbia home rule">Home rule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Code_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Code of the District of Columbia">Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="District of Columbia's at-large congressional district">Congressional representation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_congressperson" title="Shadow congressperson">Shadow representation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Washington,_D.C.,_ballot_measures" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Washington, D.C., ballot measures">Ballot measures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_statehood_movement" title="District of Columbia statehood movement">Statehood movement</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Fire_and_Emergency_Medical_Services_Department" title="District of 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National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Public_Schools" title="District of Columbia Public Schools">Public Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Washington,_D.C." title="Transportation in Washington, D.C.">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Court_of_Appeals" title="District of Columbia Court of Appeals">Court of Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superior_Court_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Superior Court of the District of Columbia">D.C. 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