DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · COUNCIL
Who serves on the Council of the District of Columbia?
Explore the eight ward seats, four at-large seats, and Chairman. Search current members, inspect the map, and follow each record to its official source.
8 wards · 5 districtwide seats
The District of Columbia is a federal district. Its single Council is shown separately from the 50 state legislatures; it has no state House or state Senate in this directory.
8 WARD SEATS · 5 DISTRICTWIDE SEATS
One Council. Two ways to represent D.C.
Ward members represent one of eight wards. The Chairman and four at-large seats represent the entire District.
13 of 13 Council seats · checked November 5, 2026
Official DC GIS Ward – 2022 polygons, retained in Maryland State Plane NAD83 meters (EPSG:26985), generalized only for display. All eight ward IDs and interior display points are checked against their matching source polygons. The full District boundary is a separate official DC GIS layer. Every source ring is retained. This map is not an address-level ward determination service.
THE COMPLETE COUNCIL DIRECTORY
Every seat. Its role. Its source.
Eight ward seats, four at-large seats, and the Chairman. Districtwide seats are not added to ward counts.
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| COUNCIL SEAT | CURRENT MEMBER | AFFILIATION | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brianne K. Nadeau | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Brooke Pinto | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Matthew Frumin | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Janeese Lewis George | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Zachary Parker | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Charles Allen | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Wendell Felder | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Trayon White, Sr. | Democratic Party | The Council documents his August 8, 2025 swearing-in following the special election; the official current directory lists him as serving Ward 8. Official member source ↗ | |
| Phil Mendelson | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Anita Bonds | Democratic Party | Official member source ↗ | |
| Christina Henderson | Independent | Official member source ↗ | |
| Elissa Silverman | Independent | Official profile term begins July 17, 2026; the Council documents her swearing-in following the June special election. Official member source ↗ | |
| Vacant | Vacant | The Council’s current directory explicitly labels this at-large seat vacant following Robert White’s November 2, 2026 resignation. No successor or party is assigned. Official member source ↗ |
Council totals include ward and districtwide seats. Colors follow the current Council profiles’ explicit Political Affiliation field. Ten Democratic Party members and two Independent members currently serve; one at-large seat is explicitly vacant and unassigned. Ward shading describes ward members only; districtwide representatives are shown separately. Colored area is not population or vote share.
The Council, with traceable sources.
This is a dated current-serving snapshot, not a live election-results feed. Winning a future term does not establish current service.
The District of Columbia is a federal district. Its Council is a single legislative body, not a state House or Senate. D.C. Code section 1–204.01 establishes 13 Council seats: one member for each of eight wards, four at-large members, and the Chairman elected districtwide.
Current Council directory and individual official profiles checked November 5, 2026 (America/Chicago). The directory explicitly identifies all eight ward members, the Chairman, three named at-large members and one At-Large Vacant slot. Current identities and political affiliations come from these Council sources, never from older GIS representative attributes or November election candidates.
Robert White resigned his at-large Council seat effective November 2, 2026 at 11 p.m., according to the Council’s dated announcement. The directory now explicitly labels that slot vacant. It has no assigned member or party. An older Robert White profile that still exists is not evidence of current service.
Elissa Silverman’s official profile identifies a July 17, 2026–January 2, 2027 term. The Council’s July 15 announcement documents her July 17 swearing-in after certification of the June special election replacing Kenyan McDuffie. Trayon White’s official profile and August 8, 2025 swearing-in announcement confirm his current Ward 8 service after the special election; an earlier expulsion is not treated as the current ward status.
Regular Council terms begin at noon January 2 following election under D.C. Code section 1–204.01. This serving snapshot does not assign November 2026 winners as already seated 2027 members. It is a dated snapshot and does not refresh automatically.
The Board of Elections current-officials page still links an October 28, 2025 PDF naming McDuffie and Robert White. That older document is retained as a dated historical cross-check only; the current Council directory, profiles and explicit later departure/sworn-in notices control the serving roster.
The map uses DC GIS Ward – 2022 boundaries and the separate official DC Boundary layer. Only the eight ward seats are joined to ward polygons. The Chairman and four at-large seats represent the entire District and are listed separately in the districtwide view; they are not assigned artificial ward or ZIP boundaries.
Affiliations follow each serving member’s explicit Political Affiliation field. Democratic Party and Independent are retained as official source labels. The current Council has ten Democratic Party members, two Independent members and one explicit at-large vacancy; these are seat counts, not election vote shares.
These records describe representation. The 2024 ACS authority for state and District-wide demographic measures is unchanged. No ward-level demographic estimate, ZIP finding or ZCTA finding is inferred from these representation maps.
Official membership sources
- Council of the District of Columbia current Councilmembers ↗
- D.C. Code § 1–204.01 — Council membership, terms and vacancy procedures ↗
- Council announcement — Robert White resignation, November 2, 2026 ↗
- Council announcement — Elissa Silverman swearing-in, July 17, 2026 ↗
- Council announcement — Trayon White sworn in, August 8, 2025 ↗
Ward boundaries
Official DC GIS Ward – 2022 polygons, retained in Maryland State Plane NAD83 meters (EPSG:26985), generalized only for display. All eight ward IDs and interior display points are checked against their matching source polygons. The full District boundary is a separate official DC GIS layer. Every source ring is retained. This map is not an address-level ward determination service.
- DC GIS official Ward – 2022 legal boundaries ↗
- DC Office of Planning — January 2022 ward map ↗
- DC GIS official District boundary ↗
These are representation records. The ACS demographic profile remains District-wide; no ward, ZIP, or ZCTA demographic estimate is inferred from the map.
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