Adrian M. Fenty
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty was elected mayor of the District of Columbia in November 2006, carrying every precinct in the city in both the primary and the general elections. He assumed office on January 2, 2007, with a resounding mandate, having won the general election with 89 percent of the electorate.
As a candidate, Mayor Fenty committed to create a more transparent and responsive government. But his number one priority is to bring excellence and accountability into every classroom of DC Public Schools so that every child has the education and opportunity they need to succeed. Fenty hit the ground running and during the first week of his administration presented his plan for mayoral control of the public school system. Only five months after submitting his plan, Fenty succeeded in passing and implementing his historic school reform legislation, putting new leadership in place with the vision and skill to give every District child a world-class education.
In the six months since taking office, Fenty has continued the momentum from his campaign in all areas of government by launching a customized community policing plan, creating the CapStat program to bring accountability and efficiency to all agencies and delivering a balanced budget that increases government services without raising taxes. Fenty also continues to meet his goals in his ambitious 100 Days and Beyond plan for the District government and continues his goal of moving forward faster toward becoming a world-class city.
A DC native, Fenty grew up in the city’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College and holds a Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law. He lives with his wife Michelle, a corporate attorney, and their twin sons, Matthew and Andrew, in the Crestwood neighborhood of Northwest Washington.