Muriel Bowser Sworn in As Mayor of DC

It’s been 9 months since Muriel Bowser beat Vincent Gray in the general election, and this morning she has finally been sworn in as the seventh elected mayor of the District of Columbia.

Bowser, who spent seven years on the D.C. Council, called it her life’s “greatest honor” during the ceremony at the DC Convention Center which former mayors Tony Williams and Adrian Fenty attended.

“Today, we inherit past successes and failures and overdue promises,” said Bowser. “But most of all, we inherit the great expectations of a deserving people.”

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