Adrian Fenty, the Glossary

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1. 86 relations: Adams Morgan, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, Andreessen Horowitz, Anthony A. Williams, Bachelor of Arts, Barbados, Big Ten Conference, BlackBerry, Boston, Buffalo, New York, Calvin H. Gurley, Capgemini, Catholic Church, Cathy Lanier, Collective bargaining, Comune, Council of the District of Columbia, Democratic Party (United States), District of Columbia home rule, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Everytown for Gun Safety, General election, Greater Talent Network, Howard Metzenbaum, Howard University, Howard University School of Law, Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Italian Americans, Jamaica, Joel Klein, Junior tennis, Juris Doctor, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kevin P. Chavous, Laurene Powell Jobs, Lazio, Linda W. Cropp, List of mayors of Washington, D.C., Major League Baseball, Marie Johns, Mayor of the District of Columbia, Michael A. Brown (American politician), Michael Bloomberg, Michelle Rhee, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Morning Joe, Mount Pleasant (Washington, D.C.), Muriel Bowser, National Capital Planning Commission, National Collegiate Athletic Association, ... Expand index (36 more) »

2. American educational reformers
3. American politicians of Panamanian descent
4. Hispanic and Latino American mayors
5. People associated with Perkins Coie

Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. Adams Morgan is noted as a historic hub for counterculture and as an arts district.

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Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) are bodies of local government in the District of Columbia, the capital city of the United Statesdistrict.

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Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z, legal name AH Capital Management, LLC) is a private American venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

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Anthony A. Williams

Anthony Allen Williams (born July 28, 1951) is an American politician who was the mayor of the District of Columbia, for two terms, from 1999 to 2007. Adrian Fenty and Anthony A. Williams are 20th-century African-American politicians, 21st-century African-American politicians and African-American Catholics.

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Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands.

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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States.

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BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a discontinued brand of smartphones and other related mobile services and devices.

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Boston

Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County.

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Calvin H. Gurley

Calvin H. Gurley is an accountant and perennial candidateSommer, Will.

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Capgemini

Capgemini SE is a French multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Cathy Lanier

Cathy Lynn Lanier (born July 22, 1967) is a former chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC).

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Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and rights for workers.

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Comune

A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

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Council of the District of Columbia

The Council of the District of Columbia (shortly as the D.C. Council) is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia. Adrian Fenty and Council of the District of Columbia are members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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District of Columbia home rule

District of Columbia home rule is the District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton (born June 13, 1937) is an American politician, lawyer, and human rights activist. Adrian Fenty and Eleanor Holmes Norton are 20th-century African-American politicians.

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Everytown for Gun Safety

Everytown for Gun Safety is an American nonprofit organization which advocates for gun control and against gun violence.

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General election

A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of an elected body, typically a legislature.

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Greater Talent Network

Greater Talent Network (also known as GTN) was an American speakers bureau based in New York and is currently owned by United Talent Agency.

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Howard Metzenbaum

Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995).

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Howard University

Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., located in the Shaw neighborhood.

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Howard University School of Law

Howard University School of Law (Howard Law or HUSL) is the law school of Howard University, a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest law schools in the country and the oldest historically black law school in the United States.

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Intercollegiate Tennis Association

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body and coaches' association of United States college tennis, both an advocate and authority, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at all levels – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, and Junior/Community College.

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Italian Americans

Italian Americans (italoamericani) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry.

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).

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Joel Klein

Joel Irwin Klein (born October 25, 1946) is an American lawyer and school superintendent.

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Junior tennis

Junior tennis refers to tennis matches where the participants are aged 18 and under.

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Juris Doctor

A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law.

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Kappa Alpha Psi

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (ΚΑΨ) is a historically African American fraternity.

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Kevin P. Chavous

Kevin Pernell Chavous (born May 17, 1956) is an American lawyer, author, education reform activist, and former Democratic Party politician in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Adrian Fenty and Kevin P. Chavous are 20th-century African-American politicians, 21st-century African-American politicians, Howard University School of Law alumni and members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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Laurene Powell Jobs

Laurene Powell Jobs (Powell; born November 6, 1963)United States birth records is an American billionaire businesswoman and executive.

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Lazio

Lazio or Latium (from the original Latin name) is one of the 20 administrative regions of Italy.

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Linda W. Cropp

Linda Washington Cropp (born October 5, 1947) is an American politician from Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Adrian Fenty and Linda W. Cropp are 20th-century African-American politicians, 21st-century African-American politicians and members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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List of mayors of Washington, D.C.

Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C., and associated political entities.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Marie Johns

Marie Collins Johns (born August 19, 1951) is an American businesswoman and former civil servant who served as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration.

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Mayor of the District of Columbia

The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia.

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Michael A. Brown (American politician)

Michael Arrington Brown (born March 4, 1965) is an American politician in Washington, D.C. In 2008, he was elected an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia and served one four-year term. Adrian Fenty and Michael A. Brown (American politician) are members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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Michael Bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician.

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Michelle Rhee

Michelle Ann Rhee (born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform.

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Monte San Giovanni Campano

Monte San Giovanni Campano is a comune (municipality) of about 12,800 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about east of Frosinone.

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Morning Joe

Morning Joe is an American morning news talk show, which airs weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the cable news channel MSNBC.

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Mount Pleasant (Washington, D.C.)

Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. The neighborhood is primarily residential, with restaurants and stores centered along a commercial corridor on Mt.

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Muriel Bowser

Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. Adrian Fenty and Muriel Bowser are 20th-century African-American politicians, 21st-century African-American politicians, African-American Catholics and members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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National Capital Planning Commission

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) is a U.S. government executive branch agency that provides planning guidance for Washington, D.C., and the surrounding National Capital Region.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and one in Canada.

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Negative campaigning

Negative campaigning is the process of deliberately spreading negative information about someone or something to worsen the public image of the described.

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Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York City Schools Chancellor

The New York City Schools Chancellor (formally "Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education") is the head of the New York City Department of Education.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Oberlin College

Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio, United States.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie LLP is a global law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Primary election

Party primaries or primary elections are elections in which a political party selects a candidate for an upcoming general election.

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PSAT/NMSQT

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a standardized test administered by the College Board and cosponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) in the United States.

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Public Policy Polling

Public Policy Polling (PPP) is an American polling firm affiliated with the Democratic Party.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Rookie of the Year (award)

A Rookie of the Year award or ROY is given by a number of sports leagues to the top-performing athlete in his or her first season within the league.

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Rosetta Stone (software)

Rosetta Stone Language Learning is proprietary, computer-assisted language learning (CALL) software published by Rosetta Stone Inc, part of the IXL Learning family of products.

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Rosetta Stone Inc.

Rosetta Stone Inc. is an American education technology software company that develops language, literacy and brain-fitness software.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex.

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Scott Walker (politician)

Scott Kevin Walker (born November 2, 1967) is an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Wisconsin from 2011 to 2019.

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Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar.

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Text messaging

Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters, between two or more users of mobile devices, desktops/laptops, or another type of compatible computer.

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The Daily Nation (Barbados)

The Nation Publishing Co.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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The Washington Times

The Washington Times is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on national politics.

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Thomas Menino

Thomas Michael Menino (December 27, 1942 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of Michigan

The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Vincent C. Gray

Vincent Condol Gray (born November 8, 1942) is an American politician who served as the mayor of the District of Columbia from 2011 to 2015. Adrian Fenty and Vincent C. Gray are African-American Catholics and members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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Vincent Orange

Vincent Bernard Orange, Sr. (born April 11, 1957) is a former American politician from Washington, D.C., and former president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce. Adrian Fenty and Vincent Orange are 20th-century African-American politicians, 21st-century African-American politicians and members of the Council of the District of Columbia.

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WAMU

WAMU (88.5 FM) is a public news–talk station that services the greater Washington, DC metropolitan area.

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Washington City Paper

The Washington City Paper is a U.S. alternative weekly newspaper serving the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1981.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Washingtonian (magazine)

Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, D.C. area.

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WRC-TV

WRC-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Washington, D.C., serving as the market's NBC outlet.

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Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot.

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2006 Washington, D.C., mayoral election

On November 7, 2006, Washington, D.C., held an election for its mayor.

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501(c) organization

A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)) and is one of over 29 types of nonprofit organizations exempt from some federal income taxes.

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See also

American educational reformers

• Adelbert Althouse
• Adrian Fenty
• Alfie Kohn
• Antonio Buehler
• David Coleman (educator)
• Don Orlich
• Elizabeth Chambers Morgan
• Evelyn Dewey
• Gary Orfield
• Harold Rugg
• Herbert R. Kohl
• J. Howard Moore
• James W. Loewen
• Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)
• John Holt (educator)
• John Taylor Gatto
• Jonathan Kozol
• Joseph Mayer Rice
• Leo Linbeck III
• Mark Maryboy
• Mel and Norma Gabler
• Richard Vedder
• Robert J. Rubel
• Terry Bergeson

American politicians of Panamanian descent

• Adrian Fenty
• Anastasia Williams
• Dinah Abrahamson
• Erika Geiss
• Sandy Nurse
• Shaun Donovan
• Tony Thurmond

Hispanic and Latino American mayors

• Adrian Fenty
• Angel Taveras
• Bill Vidal
• Carlos Mayans
• David Chávez
• Debbie Jaramillo
• Eddie Perez (politician)
• Estevan Ochoa
• Federico Peña
• George Abrán Gonzales
• George Pabey
• Greg Lopez
• Javier Gonzales
• Jorge Elorza
• Juan Seguín
• Ken Miyagishima
• Larry Delgado
• Leander Perez
• Lionel Rivera
• Lori Chavez-DeRemer
• Manuel Lujan Sr.
• Marco A. López Jr.
• Martin Chávez
• Matthew Tuerk
• Michelle De La Isla
• Mike Padilla
• Pedro Segarra
• Regina Romero
• Rudolph W. Riefkohl
• Ted Barela

People associated with Perkins Coie

• Abdul K. Kallon
• Adrian Fenty
• Brandy R. McMillion
• Brent Barton
• Charles A. Blanchard (lawyer)
• Chris Bayley
• Christopher L. Garrett
• Cyrus Habib
• Dan Sullivan (U.S. senator)
• Ellen Weintraub
• Eric D. Miller
• Girmay Zahilay
• Harry Schneider
• James Rasband
• John A. Buttrick
• Josh Kaul
• Karen Narasaki
• Kathleen M. O'Sullivan
• Kathryn Tucker
• Kevin Clarkson
• Lis Wiehl
• Marc Elias
• Mark A. Patterson
• Mary Christina Wood
• Michael Gallagher (political advisor)
• Michael H. Simon
• Nicole Wong
• Noah Purcell
• Patrick M. Collins
• Paul Graves
• Paul Schell
• Pete Rouse
• Rick White (politician)
• Rob McKenna
• Robert Bauer
• Robert Deitz
• Ronald M. Gould
• S. Lane Tucker
• Sopen Shah
• T. Markus Funk
• Tiffany P. Cunningham
• Tom Alberg
• Tom Johnson (lawyer)
• William Ruckelshaus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Fenty

Also known as Adrian M. Fenty, Adrian Malik Fenty, Andrew Fenty.

, Negative campaigning, Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., New York City, New York City Schools Chancellor, NPR, Oberlin College, Panama, Perkins Coie, Primary election, PSAT/NMSQT, Public Policy Polling, Republican Party (United States), Rookie of the Year (award), Rosetta Stone (software), Rosetta Stone Inc., Same-sex marriage, Scott Walker (politician), Steve Jobs, Text messaging, The Daily Nation (Barbados), The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Thomas Menino, United Kingdom, United States, University of Michigan, Vincent C. Gray, Vincent Orange, WAMU, Washington City Paper, Washington, D.C., Washingtonian (magazine), WRC-TV, Write-in candidate, 2006 Washington, D.C., mayoral election, 501(c) organization.