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This Summer, Sum of Change will be bringing you extensive coverage of D.C. local elections. We are constantly working to build a comprehensive mix of candidate bios and election news. To find all our current DC Democratic Primary candidate bios, please visit our 2010 DC Primary Page. For all candidates, view our 2010 DC General Elections Page.

Tommy Wells

From Tommy Wells' official campaign bio:

For over 20 years, Tommy Wells has worked to improve our city services and quality of life. In his professional, civic, and political roles, he has demonstrated the leadership to bring people together and the commitment to forge a shared vision of our community – and he has the experience to bring that vision to life. Tommy began his Washington, DC, career in 1985 as a social worker in the District’s child protective services agency, working in neighborhoods throughout our city to ensure the safety of our most vulnerable children. After six years with the agency, Tommy became the director of the DC Consortium for Child Welfare, an organization of 20 nonprofit agencies that serve our city’s children and families, until his election to the Council of the District of Columbia in 2006.

Tommy is the Chair of the Committee on Human Services and currently sits on the Committee on Public Works & Transportation, the Committee on Government Operations & the Environment, and the Committee on Health. Tommy is also Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Human Services Planning Committee, Chair of the DC Safe Routes to School State Network, and Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee.

 

 

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