District of Columbia CM Robert C. White, Jr. (D)

Email Address: rwhite@dccouncil.gov

Phone: (202) 724-8174

Fax: (202) 727-8210

Office Address:
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 107, Washington, DC 20004

A proud fifth generation Washingtonian, Robert C. White, Jr. is in his second term as At-Large Member of the Council of the District of Columbia. He chairs the Council’s Committee on Housing.
Robert began his career in public service as a law clerk in the Maryland District Court for Montgomery County. For five years, he worked in the United States Congress, serving as Legislative Counsel to the District’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. In 2014, he was tapped by Attorney General Karl A. Racine to serve as the first Director of Community Outreach for the DC Office of the Attorney General. In 2016, Robert was elected as an at-large Councilmember with the highest number of votes in the history of DC’s elected Council. He was re-elected in 2020.
Robert and his wife, Christy, an attorney with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, reside in Ward 4 with their daughters, Madison and Monroe. They attend St. Martin’s Catholic Church. Robert loves spending time with his family, reading, and riding his motorcycle.


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