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.
Groundbreaking ceremony launches first D.C. LGBTQ seniors home
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, three members of the D.C Council, and D.C. Congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton joined about 200 others in a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to launch construction of the city’s first home for LGBTQ seniors.
The local organization Mary’s House for Older Adults, which will operate the home on property it owns at 401 Anacostia Rd., S.E.
in the city’s Fort Dupont neighborhood, said it will include 15 single-occupancy residential units and over 5,000 square feet of communal shared living space.
Among those hosting the event was the Mary’s House founder, president, and CEO Imani Woody, who welcomed the city officials and thanked them, including Mayor Bowser, for arranging for the city to provide financial support for the project.
