in 2000, fenty won a seat on the d.c. council. fenty ran against long-time ward 4 councilmember charlene drew jarvis. jarvis was well known and a heavy favorite, but fenty campaigned hard. he pursued an aggressive door-to-door strategy and put up large numbers of green yard signs. fenty was elected to the council seat by a 57–43 percent margin. unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2004, fenty was reelected for a second term.