District Council Complete: Todd, May Sworn in

The Council of the District of Columbia now stands fulfilled.

That is to say, with the swearing May 14 of its two newest member—newly elected members Brandon Todd, who won easily in Ward 4, the seat formerly held by Mayor Muriel Bowser, and LaRuby May, who squeaked to victory in a tight election in Ward 8—the city council is now at full strength.

It is a council that is full of relatively fresh faces, a council that is made up of seven men and six women — and seven African American members and six white members.

Chaired by Phil Mendelson, this council has a number of new and newer members who were elected in the last several years, including May, Todd, Chair Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie of Ward 5, at-large members David Grosso and Elissa Silverman and Brianne Nadeau and Charles Allen of Ward 6.   The more veteran members of the council include Ward 2’s Jack Evans, the longest serving member of the council, Mendelson, at-large members Vincent Orange and Anita Bonds, Mary Cheh of Ward 3 and Yvette Alexander of Ward 7.

The newest members, Todd and May, have clear ties to Mayor Muriel Bowser.  Todd was a former aide to Bowser, and May worked on Bowser’s mayoral campaign. The mayor endorsed both candidates in their council races.