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Meet the Next Mayor of DC

Meet the Next Mayor of DC

By Emma Holland and Emma Holland November 5, 2014

Yesterday Muriel Bowser was elected mayor of Washington, D.C., defeating independents David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and Carol Schwartz. Let us introduce her to you. Bowser is currently a D.C....

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Muriel Bowser

Bowser Wins DC Mayoral Election

By Suzanne Monyak November 5, 2014

D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) won the race for D.C. mayor Tuesday, defeating opponents David Catania (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and Carol Schwartz, both running as independents. Bowser...

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Muriel Bowser

Bowser, Catania Compete in Final Stretch

By Margaret Heftler November 4, 2014

D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), D.C. Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) (SFS ’90, LAW ’94) and former councilmember Carol Schwartz, an independent, will face off today in D.C.’s...

DCPS Lines Divide Hopefuls

By Suzanne Monyak September 12, 2014

As D.C. Public Schools reopen for this school year, the issue of redistricting public school boundaries has emerged as a hot-button topic for the D.C. mayoral candidates. Last week, current mayor Vincent...

Bowser Faces November Challengers

By Suzanne Monyak August 26, 2014

After defeating incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray in the Democratic primary in April, D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) has taken the lead in campaign fundraising as well. Having collected over $1...

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Muriel Bowser

Mayoral Race Engages District, but Not Hilltop

By Johnny Verhovek April 25, 2014

After a rollercoaster campaign marred by the specter of a campaign finance scandal, D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) unseated incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray in the April 1 Democratic primary,...

Bowser Unseats Gray in Primary

Bowser Unseats Gray in Primary

By Johnny Verhovek April 4, 2014

Muriel Bowser, an upshot D.C. councilmember representing Ward 4, won the D.C. Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday with 44.2 percent of the vote, bringing the administration of Mayor Vincent Gray to a close...

On Election Day, Gray, Bowser Locked in Lead

By Johnny Verhovek April 1, 2014

As voters take to the polls today to choose the Democratic nominee for mayor, they will decide between an embattled incumbent fighting for his political career and an upstart Washington, D.C. councilmember...

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Students lined up to vote in Nov. 2012 — an unlikely scene April 1.

In Local Politics, Student Interest Wanes

By Johnny Verhovek March 28, 2014

With election day just four days away, the District is fixed on recent polls that place embattled Mayor Vincent Gray and D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) locked in dead heat to win the Democratic...

5 Reasons to Care About the D.C. Mayoral Election

5 Reasons to Care About the D.C. Mayoral Election

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff March 27, 2014

On April 1, D.C. voters will nominate a Democratic candidate for November’s general election for mayor in a city that has never — never — elected anyone other than a Democrat as its leader. Here...

Gray Revelation Upends Campaign

By Johnny Verhovek March 21, 2014

As early voting began March 17 for the April 1 Democratic mayoral primary election, two recent developments are making waves in Mayor Vincent Gray’s re-election campaign with a resurgence of new criticism. Businessman...

HIV Overlooked on Mayoral Platforms

By Johnny Verhovek March 7, 2014

While the issue may not garner much attention from candidates and the media on the campaign trial, the epidemic of HIV in the District of Columbia is a crisis that will need to be addressed by whomever...

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