Robert White (Washington, D.C., politician)
Robert White | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the at-large district | |
| Assumed office September 16, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Orange |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1982 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Christy White |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | St. Mary's College, Maryland (BA) American University (JD) |
Robert C. White Jr. (born February 12, 1982) is an American attorney and politician who has served on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2016. In 2025 he decided not to seek election for Mayor of the District of Columbia, instead opting to run for a non-voting position in Congress.
From 2008 to 2014, he was legislative counsel in the office of Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. In 2014, he was an unsuccessful candidate for an at-large seat on the council, placing fourth out of 16. He won the Democratic primary for the at-large seat in 2016, defeating 12-year incumbent Vincent Orange. After Orange resigned his seat, White was appointed to Orange's complete term, and sworn in on September 16, 2016. He won election to his seat in November 2016 with 217,834 votes, which counted for 38% of the total votes. In October 2021, he announced his candidacy for mayor in the 2022 election. In June 2022, he finished second in the Democratic Primary, losing to incumbent Bowser.
He is a candidate in the 2026 election to be Washington, D.C.'s congressional delegate, the position Eleanor Holmes Norton holds.