D.C. Council votes to reprimand Jim Graham

Blowing past his history of vigorous denials and cries that the process flouted the Constitution, the D.C. Council issued a rare reprimand to Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham on Monday for seeking to tie his vote on the city’s lottery contract to a developer’s pledge to withdraw from a major contract.

“I do not relish this situation,” said D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who authored the reprimand that lawmakers approved 11-2. “Today is an uncomfortable day for the Council of the District of Columbia.”