Keep updated
Get in touch
| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Phil Mendelson | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Mendelson, Phil | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | United States | [sources] | |||
| Description | "Phil Mendelson was first elected to the Council in November 1998 as an\ \ At-Large Councilmember. He served the District in that role until June 2012 when,\ \ following the resignation of the previous Council Chairman, Phil was selected\ \ by his colleagues to take over that role. In November 2012, 2014 and 2018, District\ \ voters elected and re-elected Phil as Chairman of the Council.\nAs Chairman, Phil\ \ leads the Council on all legislative matters. Phil also presides over the Committee\ \ of the Whole which has purview over matters concerning the DC Auditor, the District\u2019\ s budget, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, federal relations,\ \ planning and zoning, regional bodies (except WMATA and DC Water), the retirement\ \ system, statehood, and the University of the District of Columbia. The Committee\ \ shares jurisdiction over pre-k through 12 schooling with the Committee on Education.\n\ Prior to becoming Chairman, Phil served eight years chairing the Council\u2019s\ \ Committee on the Judiciary (2005-2012). In that role he was responsible for all\ \ legislation affecting criminal laws in the District, as well as oversight over\ \ the District\u2019s public safety agencies, including the Metropolitan Police\ \ Department, Fire & Emergency Medical Services, the Office of the Attorney General,\ \ the Department of Corrections, and the Office of the Medical Examiner.\nDuring\ \ his tenure on the Council, Phil has authored hundreds of laws. Major accomplishments\ \ include: establishing an elected attorney general and an independent Department\ \ of Forensic Science (the city\u2019s crime lab); authoring Budget Autonomy, the\ \ District\u2019s gun control laws (post-Heller), marriage equality, Universal Paid\ \ Leave, and the District\u2019s tree canopy protection law; recrafting Mayor Bowser\u2019\ s homeless shelter plan to close DC General, and Mayor Gray\u2019s plan to build\ \ the DC United Soccer Stadium; establishing the District\u2019s first renewable\ \ portfolio standard for electricity generation; coordinating an increase in the\ \ minimum wage with Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties; and implementing the\ \ recommendations of the 2012 Tax Revision Commission that has made the District\u2019\ s individual income tax one of the most progressive in the nation and reduced the\ \ business franchise tax by almost 20%.\nPhil has also been a regional leader, serving\ \ twice as Chairman and three times as President of the Metropolitan Washington\ \ Council of Governments (MWCOG). Four times he has chaired the National Capital\ \ Region Transportation Planning Board. He is also a Past President of the Association\ \ of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO).\nPhil 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 also 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\u2019s capital, should be a model of service delivery\ \ in public education, public safety, and public health.\nPhil has been an active\ \ participant in District politics since 1975, when he became an officer of the\ \ McLean Gardens Residents Association. In that role he was a large part of the\ \ effort to save that 43-acre housing complex from destruction. In 1979, Phil successfully\ \ ran for a seat on the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) and continued to\ \ serve as an ANC Commissioner until he took office as an At-Large Councilmember.\n\ Phil came to the District from Cleveland, Ohio in 1970 to obtain a Bachelor\u2019\ s Degree in Political Science from American University. He grew up in a family dedicated\ \ to public service. His mother was a national crusader for nursing home reform.\ \ His grandmother, who had been President of the Michigan State League of Women\ \ Voters, was appointed by President Roosevelt to the Federal Office of Price Administration,\ \ and was a founder of the Grand Rapids Urban League.\nPhil has a daughter, Adelaide,\ \ who recently graduated from DC Public Schools. He lives in Southeast DC.\nLegislative\ \ Accomplishments:\n\n*Elected Attorney General\n\n*City\u2019s crime lab\n\n*Budget\ \ Autonomy\n\n*District\u2019s gun control laws\n\n*Marriage equality\n\n*Universal\ \ Paid Leave\n\n*Recrafting the Mayor\u2019s homeless shelter plan to close DC General\n\ \n*Minimum wage\n\n*Tax reform" | [sources] | |||
| pmendelson@dccouncil.gov | [sources] | ||||
| First name | Philip Heath | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Mendelson | [sources] | |||
| Political association | Democratic | [sources] | |||
| Website | dccouncil.gov · dccouncil.us | [sources] | |||
| Source link | pluralpolicy.com | [sources] | |||
| Last changed | Last checked | First seen | |||
For experts: raw data explorer
OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Businesses must acquire a data license to use the dataset.
| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia | - | ||