title: Sharon Ambrose
text: # Sharon Ambrose
  
  Sharon Ambrose (September 3, 1939 – April 3, 2017) was an American politician and teacher from Washington, D.C., who served as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 1997 to 2007, representing Ward 6 as a Democrat.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Ambrose was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 3, 1939. She graduated from Saint Xavier University.
  
  ## Career
  
  Ambrose served on the Council of the District of Columbia from 1997 to 2007, representing Ward 6 as a Democrat. She retired after two terms to focus on an illness, which had been misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis.
  
  Following her retirement, Ambrose helped with the mayoral campaign of David Catania, as well as the campaign for an at-large council seat by David Grosso, a former staff person.
  
  ## Personal life and death
  
  Ambrose was married and had four children. She died on April 4, 2017, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., at the age of 77.
  
  