Phil Mendelson
Phil Mendelson | |
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 Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 9th Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office June 13, 2012 Acting: June 13, 2012 – November 29, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Cheh (acting) |
| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the at-large district | |
| In office January 2, 1999 – November 29, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Hilda Mason |
| Succeeded by | Anita Bonds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Heath Mendelson November 8, 1952 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | American University (BA) |
Philip Heath Mendelson (born November 8, 1952) is an American politician from Washington, D.C. He is currently Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, elected by the Council on June 13, 2012, following the resignation of Kwame R. Brown. He was elected to serve the remainder of Brown's term in a citywide special election on November 6, 2012, and re-elected to a full term in 2014, 2018, and 2022.