In 2014, bowser was elected mayor of the district of columbia with 53.9% of the vote. Mayor muriel bowser was sworn in for a historic third term as the mayor of the district of columbia at washington convention center on jan. She is serving as the eighth mayor of the district of columbia.
Since 2015, and is the second woman to hold that position. At the national press club, on feb. Her current term ends on january 2, 2027.
Legislation has already been introduced in congress calling for the elimination of home rule, which is d.c.’s ability to govern itself, but bowser expressed skepticism that it. This marked a significant milestone in her political career, making her the second female mayor of the district. She won the election and took office on january 2, 2015. Trump has taken another swipe at d.c.
Bowser, hinting at rolling back the home rule act. She's one of the seven black women mayors of. She assumed office on january 2, 2015. In june, bowser, 50, defeated a pair of challengers from the district of columbia council in the democratic primary, a race that is largely held to be the de facto mayoral race in.
With more than 20 years of experience in local government, she first entered elected office as an advisory neighborhood commissioner in the riggs park neighborhood. Bowser delivered a speech at the 2016 democratic national convention, in which she advocated for d.c. In 2015, muriel bowser took office as the 8th mayor of the district of columbia. Muriel bowser (democratic party) is the mayor of washington d.
Dc mayor muriel bowser announced today on twitter she’ll run for a third term. Bowser, who won the office of mayor tuesday for her third consecutive time, is the first person to win three terms in office since the late marion barry. Muriel elizabeth bowser (born august 2, 1972) is an american politician and member of the democratic party. Bowser took the oath of office wednesday, becoming the first mayor in 16 years reelected to lead the nation’s capital and the first woman to serve multiple terms.