What is being referred to here is the concept that no one value, motivating force, or desire (that avoids harmful behavior) is inherently âbetterâ than any other. It is within this individual variation of universal human desires that we derive the ultimate source of motivation behind our actions.
Finally, in 1974, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act allowed for District residents to elect their own mayor. Currently, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is popularly elected to a four-year term with no term limits. Even though Washington, DC is not a state, the city government also has certain state-level responsibilities, making some of the mayor's duties analogous to those of United States governors. The current mayor of Washington, D.C. is Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, who has served in the role since January 2, 2015. The lists on this page include all of the chief executives of the District of Columbia in their various forms. 1 1802â1871: Mayors of the City of Washington.
Although the structures and constituencies of the executive branches in the District have varied in its 200-year history, the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia (as opposed to the earlier, separate offices of Mayor of Washington and Georgetown) has remained in place since its establishment in 1975.