Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) may have been the single most relieved person to show up at Vince Gray's victory party in the whee hours of Wednesday morning. Not only did the guy he endorsed win the city's highest office, but Mendelson managed to win a re-election contest -- he took in 63 percent of the votes -- that was made surprisingly tight because of confusion over his competitor's name. more ›

Come next Tuesday, Michael D. Brown may well unseat incumbent Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) because many voters think he's actually Council member Michael A. Brown (I-At-Large). But to fight the impression that he's simply riding the confusion over a name to office, Brown has put up some campaign signs around town and raised over $23,000 in campaign funds. Well, $15,000 of that was a personal loan from himself to the campaign, but hey, at least he's going through the motions. more ›

For being one of the unluckiest guys in local politics, Clark Ray comes across as nothing short of hopelessly optimistic and perpetually motivated. more ›

For a while there, it was fun to joke about Michael D. Brown actually winning an At-Large seat on the D.C. Council that he barely campaigned for and raised no money to pursue. Even with his recent victory in a Ward 5 straw poll, most people assumed that voters would eventually realize that he wasn't Councilmember Michael A. Brown (I-At Large), a well-liked political figure who ran for mayor in 2006. more ›

The guy to the right is Michael A. Brown. He's an at-large member of the D.C. Council and chairs the Housing and Workforce Development committee. Now here is a photograph of Michael D. Brown, D.C.'s current Shadow Senator. He is running for an different at-large seat on the Council, the one currently held by Phil Mendelson. more ›

It's a question that we've all asked: what's up with Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large)? more ›

We have an undeniable surplus of Michael Browns in D.C. There's Michael D. Brown, one of our two elected shadow senators. more ›