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Democratic Delegates Elected
Democrats in the District selected several of their delegates to the Democratic National Convention - which will be held in Charlotte, N.C. from Sept. 3-7 - on March 3 during a party caucus at the University of the District of Columbia in Northwest. The Democratic National Committee divides the city into two congressional districts for the purpose of representation.
In Congressional District 1, which is comprised of Wards 1, 2, 6 and 8, the four women delegates are Susan Meehan, Lateefah Williams, Sheila Bunn and Denise Lopez and the four male delegates are Gregory Cardena, D.C. Councilmembers Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and Jeffrey Richardson.
In Congressional District 2, which is made up of Wards 3, 4, 5, and 7, the four women delegates are Irma Esparza, Jeanette Mobley, former D.C. Superior Court Judge Mary Terrell, and Romaine Thomas, wife of the late D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Sr. and mother of former D.C. Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr., and the male delegates are Brandon Todd, Mark Long, and James Bubar.
Anita Bonds, chairwoman of the D.C. State Democratic Committee, said she was proud of the way the election process had been conducted.
"We have concluded the...