Phil Mendelson was first elected to the
Council of the District of Columbia in November of 1998 as an At-Large
Councilmember. He served the District in that role until June 2012
when, following the departure of the previous Council Chairman, Phil
was selected by his colleagues to take over that role. In November
2012, and again November 2014, District voters overwhelmingly elected Phil as Chairman of the
Council.
As Chairman, Phil leads the Council on all
legislative matters. Phil also presides over the Committee of the Whole
which includes: the DC Auditor; Board of Zoning Adjustment; District of
Columbia Community College; District of Columbia Retirement Board;
District Statehood Commission; District Statehood Compact Commission;
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments; National Capital Planning Commission; Office of
Budget and Planning; Office of Planning; Office of Zoning; Tax Revision
Commission; Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation; University of the
District of Columbia; and the Zoning Commission.
Phil believes that government should be an honest, efficient
deliverer of services, and that the District should help those least
able to help themselves to develop the skills to become self-sufficient
and end the cycle of poverty. Phil believes that government must
accomplish this without increasing the tax burdens already shouldered by
our middle income residents. Throughout his years of public service,
Phil has maintained that the District, as the nation’s capital, should
be a model of service delivery–in public education, public safety, and
public health.
For more information, please see:
www.chairmanmendelson.com