What is Mayor of the District of Columbia?
{{Infobox political post |post = Mayor |body = the District of Columbia |flag = Flag of Washington, D.C.svg |flagcaption = [[Flag of the District of Columbia]] |insignia = Seal of the District of Columbia.svg |insigniacaption = [[Seal of the District of Columbia]] |image = Muriel Bowser official photo (cropped).jpg |alt = Muriel Bowser |incumbent = [[Muriel Bowser]] |incumbentsince = January 2, 2015 |termlength = Four years, renewable |formation = 1973 |inaugural = [[Walter Washington]] |website = [http://mayor.dc.gov mayor.dc.gov] }} The '''Mayor of the District of Columbia''' is the head of the executive branch of the government of the [[District of Columbia]], in the [[United States]]. The mayor has the duty to enforce district laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the [[Council of the District of Columbia]], in the [[United States]].<ref name=dccharter422>{{cite web |title=District of Columbia Home Rule Charter, Sec. 422|work=U.S. Congress |date=1973-12-24 |url=http://www.abfa.com/ogc/tit4.htm#422|publisher=Abfa.com|access-date=23 November 2014 }}</ref> The mayor's office oversees an annual district budget of $8.8 billion.<ref name=fy10>{{cite web|title=District of Columbia Approved Fiscal Year 2010 – Excecutive Summary|work=Government of the District of Columbia|date=2009-09-28|url=http://government.dc.gov/DC/Government/Data+&+Transparency/Budget+Spending/FY+2010/Approved+Fiscal+Year+2010+-+Excecutive+Summary|format=PDF|publisher=Government.dc.gov|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093112/http://government.dc.gov/DC/Government/Data+%26+Transparency/Budget+Spending/FY+2010/Approved+Fiscal+Year+2010+-+Excecutive+Summary#|archive-date=2014-04-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==List of mayors== {{main|List of mayors of Washington, D.C.}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{District of Columbia}} [[Category:Mayors of Washington, D.C.|*]] {{US-stub}}