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 urges patience as tipped workers struggle
washingtonblade.comD.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser urged tipped workers and other unemployed residents to be patient with delayed benefits during Wednesday’s coronavirus virtual town hall. “Our hearts really break for workers in the restaurant industry who were among the first to feel the economic devastation of COVID-19,” the mayor told a former tipped worker who had not received her benefits and could not pay her rent.
