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. holds coronavirus virtual town hall for seniors
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office on Tuesday held a telephone town hall on Tuesday that addressed seniors’ coronavirus concerns. Thomas Yabroff, the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs Community Outreach Specialist, moderated the event. “It is important that we stay connected even while practicing social distancing,” Bowser told the virtual participants, which her office estimates numbered more than 4,000. “Our top priority is blunting the spread of the virus … we especially want to send that message
