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Ward 1 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia

Official	Date Elected	Dates Re-Elected	Reason no longer holding the office
David A. Clarke (D)	11-5-74	11-7-78	Ran for Chairman and won 11-2-82
Frank Smith (D)	11-2-82	11-4-86, 11-6-90, 11-8-94	Defeated in re-election in Primary 9-13-98
Jim Graham (D)	11-3-98	11-07-02

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