Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Catania bụ onye mbụ kwupụtara n'ezoghị ọnụ na ọ bụ nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke na D.C. Council na otu n'ime ọnụ ọgụgụ dị nta nke ndị Republican kwupụtara n'ezoghị ọnụ na ha bụ nwoke nwere mmasị nwoke. Nke a dugara n'esemokwu n'etiti ndị otu ya mgbe Onyeisi ala George W. Bush kwuru okwu na-akwado mmezi nke Iwu United States iji machibido alụmdi na nwunye nwoke na nwoke ma ọ bụ nwanyị na nwanyị. Catania megidere mmezi ahụ wee bụrụ onye na-emegide ntuli aka nke Bush na 2004. Na nzaghachi, Kọmitii Republican nke District nke Columbia wepụrụ ya dị ka onye nnọchiteanya na
Mgbakọ mba Republican nke 2004. Catania kwupụtara nkwado ya maka onye na-azọ ọkwa onyeisiala nke Democratic, John Kerry, otu izu tupu mgbakọ ahụ. N'ọnwa Septemba afọ 2004, Catania hapụrụ pati ahụ wee bụrụ onye nọọrọ onwe ya, na-ekwu na obi adịghị ya mma na ntuziaka ya na nsogbu obodo na nke mmekọrịta mmadụ na ibe ya. A họpụtara ya ọzọ na 2006 na 2010 dịka onye nweere onwe ya.