Mayor chooses veteran officer Robert Contee as Washington s next police chief
Peter Hermann, , Michael Brice-Saddler, and Julie Zauzmer, The Washington Post
Dec. 22, 2020
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1of3D.C. Police Assistant Chief Robert Contee outside police headquarters in Washington on June 19, 2020.Photo by Cheriss May for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less
2of3Robert Contee takes question during a news conference in which he was nominated to be the District of Columbia s next police chief.Photo for The Washington Post by Robb HillShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON - Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday chose Robert Contee as the city s newest police chief, forgoing a national search and picking a veteran officer and native Washingtonian to lead the force amid a period of rising homicides and social justice reckoning.
Outgoing D.C. Council member Brandon T. Todd to lobby for Washington Gas Michael Brice-Saddler Outgoing D.C. Council member Brandon T. Todd will join Washington Gas as director of corporate public policy in January, the utility company announced Monday. In his new role, Todd (D-Ward 4), who lost his seat in the June Democratic primary election to Janeese Lewis George, said he will spearhead Washington Gas’s external relations strategy and lobby regulators, lawmakers and trade groups on issues that are important to the company. Todd was elected to the council five years ago to replace Muriel E. Bowser after she was elected mayor. As a council member, his critics often blasted him as being too loyal to Bowser though he has received praise from some Ward 4 residents for his focus on constituent services.