The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia. The Council is made up of thirteen members, eight of which are elected to 4-year terms by each of the eight Wards, five of which are elected at-large and hold office for two-year terms. 

Helpful Links
Council website 
Map of DC Political Geography
Lobbying the DC Council
Sample Letter for Writing the Council
Sample Talking Points for Meeting with the Council


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Council of the District of Columbia
We can either have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few; but we can't have both. - Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis
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