Fenty Announces Bid for D.C. Mayor

Publication Date: 2005-06-02

• Author:Lori Montgomery
• Publication:The Washington Post

D.C. Council member Adrian M. Fenty announced yesterday that he is running for mayor of the nation's capital, becoming the first official candidate in a large field of potential contenders to replace Mayor Anthony A. Williams. . . .

More recently, he has attracted a wider following of liberal and good-government activists who like his stated commitment to D.C. statehood, smoke-free buildings, affordable housing, community economic development and better public schools.