WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C. Council members, trying to move past their chairman’s resignation after he pleaded guilty to bank fraud, are rallying behind a quiet, deliberative colleague to fill the role on an interim basis.
Phil Mendelson, a Democrat serving his fourth term as an at-large member, is the favorite to become interim chairman when the council meets on Wednesday. And he plans to run for the position in a special election this November.
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