Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday announced she has created a ReOpen DC Advisory Group to be led by prominent national and local figures that includes at least seven LGBT community members to help the city develop the best plan for emerging from the coronavirus shutdowns of businesses and services.
Bowser named Michael Chertoff, former U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security under the George W. Bush administration, and Susan Rice, former White House National Security Adviser