James Quincy Butler
James Butler | |
|---|---|
| District Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 5D03 | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1975 Lorain, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Kent State University (BA) Ohio State University (JD) |
James Quincy Butler (born December 12, 1975) is an American Democratic politician and former attorney. Butler is a former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the District of Columbia. He also made a bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election.[1][2] Butler is running again for Mayor of Washington D.C. in 2022.[3][4][5]
Early life[edit]
Butler is originally from Lorain, Ohio. He earned a B.A. from Kent State University and in 2000, he earned a Juris Doctorate from the Ohio State University.[6]
Early career[edit]
Butler began practicing law in the District of Columbia in 2004.[7][8] He ran a law firm with 25 staff members.[9] In 2009, Butler consented to disbarment following accusations of fraud and legal malpractice.[10][11] In an interview, Butler said that the accusations were caused by the actions of a lawyer at his firm, whom he fired.[12][13]
Political career[edit]
In 2016, Butler was elected District Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 5D03 in Washington, D.C.[14] As commissioner, Butler focused on addressing issues of crime and public safety.[15]
In 2017, Butler announced his candidacy as a Democratic candidate for mayor of the District of Columbia.[3] He ran on a platform of affordable housing, rent control, ending homelessness, improving community policing, and ending mayoral control of D.C. public schools.[16]
In the June Democratic primary for the 2018 Washington, D.C. mayoral election, Butler received 10.7% of the vote.[17]
In 2019, Butler led an initiative to impose term limits on Washington, D.C.'s elected officials.[18][19] In April 2019, the Washington, D.C. Board of Elections ruled against allowing residents to vote to enact term limits.[20] Butler has also volunteered with several Washington, D.C.-based organizations, such as Bread for the City, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, and Capital Area Food Bank.[21][22]
He is a board member of the National Ivy Foundation for the Homeless. He worked with the organization to establish an operation in Washington, D.C.[23] Alongside his church, the Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church, Butler has helped serve meals to children through the Race Against Hunger program.[22]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lai, Stephanie (2021-07-15). "Gordon-Andrew Fletcher to run for Ward 5 council seat in 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Army Veteran Who Lost Write-In ANC Campaign Will Run For Ward 7 Councilmember". Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Statement of Candidacy Summary - Office of Campaign Finance". efiling.ocf.dc.gov.
- ↑ "The only Democrat registered as a 2022 mayoral candidate says he 'never went away' after losing to Bowser in 2018". thedcline.org. 2021-09-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet the first democrat seeking to unseat Bowser next year". Street Sense Media. 2021-09-15. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hooding Ceremony - Class of 2000" (PDF). The Ohio State University - College of Law. 2000-05-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Inc, Justia. "James Butler". lawyers.justia.com.
- ↑ "U.S. v. Robinson, No. 06-5207 (1:06-cr-00074-WDQ) | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com.
- ↑ Falquero, Eric (2018-05-30). "2018 Primary Voters Guide: 5 Questions on Homelessness | Street Sense Media". streetsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ United States District Court for the District Of Columbia
- ↑ "Case Information: 09-BG-0616". District of Columbia Court of Appeals. 2009. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ Cohen, Matt (March 8, 2018). "Mayor Bowser Has Challengers. They're Just Unknown". Washington City Paper.
- ↑ Schwartzman, Paul (2018-03-11). "A student, a homeless man and an ex-lawyer: Who says D.C. mayor has no election challengers?". Washington Post (in Ikinyarwanda). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "Statement of Candidacy Summary - Office of Campaign Finance". efiling.ocf.dc.gov.
- ↑ "James Butler Running for D.C. Mayor". The Washington Informer. September 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Meet The Two People Challenging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser In Next Week's Democratic Primary". wamu.org. 2018-06-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "D.C. Primary Election Results". The New York Times. June 19, 2018.
- ↑ "James Butler Explains Terms-Limit Ballot Initiative". The Washington Informer. February 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Administrative Hearing No. 19-029". District of Columbia Board of Elections. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ↑ "DC Elections Board Cancels Ballot Initiative on Term Limits". April 11, 2019.
- ↑ Group, Sinclair Broadcast (June 18, 2018). "Voter Guide: A look at D.C.'s mayoral candidates before the primaries". DC Refined.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Butler Insists He's Serious About Taking on Bowser in Mayoral Primary". Afro.com. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Voter Guide: A look at D.C.'s mayoral candidates before the primaries". DC Refined. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2021-11-18. Unknown parameter
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