What is Shadow congressperson?
The posts of '''shadow United States senator''' and '''shadow United States representative''' are held by elected or appointed government officials from [[Political divisions of the United States|subnational polities]] of the [[United States]] that do not have congressional vote. While these officials are not seated in either chamber of Congress, they seek for their political office to gain voting rights in Congress. ==Washington D.C.== {{multiple image | direction = horizontal | width = 120 | image1 = Paul Strauss.jpg | alt1 = | image2 = Michael Donald Brown.jpg | alt2 = | caption2 = | footer = The current Shadow Senators of the [[District of Columbia]] [[Paul Strauss]] (left) and [[Michael Donald Brown]] (right) }} [[File:Oye Owolewa and Washington Monument (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|120px|The current Shadow Representative of the District of Columbia [[Oye Owolewa]]]] ===List of District of Columbia senators (Seat 1)=== *[[Florence Pendleton]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1991–2007 *[[Michael Donald Brown]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 2007–present *[[Ankit Jain]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), ''elect'' <!-- 2025–present --> ===List of District of Columbia senators (Seat 2)=== *[[Jesse Jackson]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1991–1997 *[[Paul Strauss]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1997–present ===List of District of Columbia shadow U.S. representatives=== * Charles Moreland ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1991–1995 * [[John Capozzi|John Capozzi, Jr.]] ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1995–1997 * Sabrina Sojourner ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1997–1999 * Tom Bryant, Jr. ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 1999–2001 * Ray Browne ([[United States Democratic Party|D]]), 2001–2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Ray Browne, fought for D.C. voting rights, dies at 71 |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Patricia |last=Sullivan |date=February 18, 2010 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/1