Who is Muriel Bowser?

Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC, won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for the top city council position. She is now on track to win her third term as the Washington DC mayor.

Bowser defeated At-large Councilmember Robert White, who harshly criticized her response to spiraling violent crime rates, and Councilmember Trayon White, who represents Ward 8, the poorest and most crime-ridden area in the district, Associated Press reported.

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Who is Muriel Bowser?

Muriel Bowser, 49, has been associated with the Washington DC city council for more than a decade now. She was first roped in through a special election that was conducted in 2007. Bowser was then re-elected in 2008 and 2012 and continued to serve as Ward 4 Councilmember in Washington DC.

She ran for mayor after her third term ended and became the first woman ever re-elected as the Mayor of Washington on November 6, 2018. 

According to Bowser’s official website, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Chatham University and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from American University. She has also received honorary doctorates from Trinity University and Chatham University.

Before being elected to the Washington DC city council, Muriel Bowser also ran for the Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner’s office in the Riggs Park neighborhood.

Muriel Bowser has also been the face of Washington DC in its quest for statehood. She has been engaged with top US Senators to push and make DC the 51st state in the United States. 

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“Our democracy is truly in the hands of this Senate”, Bowser told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last year, according to reports from Associated Press.

She added, “We will not quit until we achieve full democracy. … We will keep pushing until D.C.’s tragic disenfranchisement is rectified.”