Muriel Bowser is the M
ayor-elect of Washington, DC, and a member of the
Council of the District of Columbia representing
Ward 4. In the
2014 mayoral election, Bowser was elected as
Mayor of Washington, D.C. She is a member of the
Democratic Party. The youngest of six children of Joan and Joe Bowser, Muriel E. Bowser grew up in
North Michigan Park in northeast DC. In 1990, Bowser graduated from
Elizabeth Seton High School, a private all-girls Catholic high school located in
Bladensburg, Maryland.
She received a college scholarship due to her excellent grades. Bowser graduated from
Chatham College in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a bachelor's degree in history, and she graduated from
American University with a Masters in Public Policy.
She moved to
Riggs Park in Ward 4 in 2000. Bowser began her political career in 2004, running unopposed for
Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) representing Single Member District 4B09, which includes the neighborhood of
Riggs Park.
She was unopposed again in 2006 when she ran for reelection for the position.
Bowser won the election and will take office on January 2, 2015.
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