The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee (DC Dems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the

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. As of March 31, 2016, Democrats make up 76 percent of the registered voters in the District of Columbia, while 6 percent are registered with the Republican Party (represented by the

District of Columbia Republican Committee The District of Columbia Republican Party (DC GOP) is the District of Columbia affiliate of the United States Republican Party. It was founded on June 19, 1855, and is made up of registered Republican voters living in Washington, D.C. elected to s ...

), 1 percent with the

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, less than 1 percent with the

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(represented by the

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), and 17 percent with no party or

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Current elected officials

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 United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

. The current delegate is a Democrat. * :

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(''

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City-wide executive officials

District of Columbia has two city-wide elected executive officials: the Mayor and the Attorney General. Both officials are Democrats. *

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Muriel Bowser Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the current mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she previously represented th ...

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Brian Schwalb Brian Lawrence Schwalb (born 1967) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, attorney general of the District of Columbia. Prior to becoming attorney general, Schwalb was the partner-in-ch ...

Council of the District of Columbia

The

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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:

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* At-large:

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* At-large: Robert White * Ward 1:

Brianne Nadeau Brianne Nadeau (born October 11, 1980) is an American Democratic politician in Washington, D.C., and a member of the Council of the District of Columbia representing Ward 1 since 2015. She defeated long-time incumbent Jim Graham in the Democrati ...

* Ward 2:

Brooke Pinto Brooke Pinto (born ) 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 ...

* Ward 3:

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* Ward 4: Janeese Lewis George * Ward 5:

Kenyan McDuffie Kenyan R. McDuffie (born c. 1975) is an American lawyer and Independent politician, independent politician in Washington, D.C.

* Ward 6: Charles Allen * Ward 7:

Wendell Felder Wendell Felder (born 1990) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. Felder, a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, serves on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 7. Early life Felder is ...

* Ward 8:

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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

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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 Paul Eric Strauss (born April 11, 1964) 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 ...

(Class II) *Junior United States shadow senator:

Ankit Jain Ankit Jain is an American voting rights attorney who is the United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia. Elected in 2024, he previously worked as an attorney and served as a member on the Ward 2 Advisory Neighborhood Commission. J ...

(Class I) *Shadow representative:

Oye Owolewa Adeoye "Oye" Owolewa (born 1989) is a Nigerian-American politician, pharmacist, and a member of the Democratic Party. In November 2020, he was elected as the shadow representative of the United States House of Representatives from the District ...

Officers

As of January 2020, the committee's officers are: *Chair: Charles Wilson *Vice Chair: Linda Gray *Executive Director: Claudette David *Recording Secretary: Alan Karnofsky *Corresponding Secretary: Alexa Wertman-Brown *Treasurer: Brandon Frye *National Committeeman: Kevin B. Chavous *National Committeewoman: Denise Reed

References

External links

District of Columbia Democratic State Committee

Democratic Party (United States) Political parties in the District of Columbia {{WashingtonDC-stub