David Catania

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David Catania
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At-large D.C. Councilmember
In office
1998–2015
Preceded by Arrington Dixon
Succeeded by Elissa Silverman
Personal details
Born (1968-01-16) January 16, 1968 (age 56)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political party Republican (Before 2004)
Independent (2004–present)
Alma mater Georgetown University

David A. Catania (born January 16, 1968)[1] is an American independent politician and lawyer from Washington, D.C. He was formerly an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia, which he gave up to pursue an unsuccessful run in the 2014 mayoral election.

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Catania ran for mayor in the 2014 Washington mayoral election.

Biography

Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Catania is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and Georgetown University Law Center. He was elected to the Council as a Republican in a 1997 special election with 7% voter turnout,[2] but elected to a full term in 1998, and re-elected in 2002 and 2006.[3][4] Catania lives in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.[4]

Catania was the first openly gay member of the D.C. Council and one of a small number of openly gay Republican office-holders.[3] This led to a conflict within his party when President George W. Bush spoke in favor of an amendment to the United States Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Catania opposed the amendment and became a vocal opponent of Bush's 2004 re-election. In response, the District of Columbia Republican Committee decertified him as a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention.[5] Catania announced his endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry, one week prior to the convention.[6] In September 2004, Catania left the party and became an independent, citing his displeasure with its direction on urban and social issues.[7][8] He was re-elected in 2006 and 2010 as an independent.[3]

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Catania in 2013

Catania was most recently the chairperson of the Council's Committee on Education and was a member of the Committee on Government Operations, the Committee on Finance and Revenue, and the Committee on Health. Catania chaired the Committee on Health between 2005 and 2012.[citation needed] As one of two openly gay members currently serving on the Council, Catania played a major role in the city's recognition of same-sex unions and legalization of same-sex marriage.[3][9][10][11]

He now works as a lawyer at the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, where he focuses his practice on healthcare, government law and strategy, and public policy.[12]

Legislation

  • B13.0193 Tax Parity Act of 1999
  • B13-0468 Comprehensive Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Reform Amendment Act of 2000
  • B13-0552 Workforce Investment Implementation Act of 2000
  • B13-0637 The Health Care Expansion Act of 2000
  • B13-0752 New E-Conomy Transformation Act of 2000
  • B14-0026 Child Support Enforcement Amendment Act of 2001
  • B14-0096 Medicaid Provider Fraud Prevention Amendment Act of 2001
  • B14-0600 Establishment of an Office of the District Attourney for the District of Columbia Charter Amendment Act of 2002
  • B17-0135 Omnibus Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008
  • B15-0436 Unemployment Compensation and Domestic Violence Amendment Act of 2003
  • B15-0886 School Accountability Amendment Act of 2004
  • B15-0888 Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2004
  • B16-0088 District of Columbia Excel Institute Grant Authority Emergency Act of 2005
  • B16-0114 Prescription Drug Excessive Pricing Act of 2005
  • B16-0420 District of Columbia Health Professional Recruitment Program Act of 2005
  • B16-0421 Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Establishment Act of 2006
  • B17-0030 Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Reporting Act of 2007
  • B17-0092 Student Access to Treatment Act of 2007
  • B17-0135 Omnibus Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008
  • B17-0364 Safe RX Amendment Act of 2008
  • B17-0372 Effi Slaughter Barry HIV/AIDS Initiative Act of 2007
  • B17-0858 Adverse Event Reporting Requirement Amendment Act of 2008
  • B18-0481 Health Care Facilities Improvement Amendment Act of 2010
  • B18-0482 Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009
  • B18-0622 Legalization of Marijuana For Medical Treatment Amendment Act of 2009
  • B18-0642 Healthy DC Equal Access Fund and Hospital Stabilization Emergency Amendment Act of 2010
  • B18-0644 Haiti Earthquake Relief Drug and Medical Supply Assistance Emergency Act of 2010
  • B18-1003 Long Term Ombudsman Program Amendment Act of 2010
  • B19-0002 Health Benefit Exchange Authority Establishment Act of 2011
  • B19-0077 Pension Protection and Sustainability Amendment Act of 2011
  • B19-0211 South Capitol Street Memorial Amendment Act of 2012
  • B19-0305 Not-For-Profit Hospital Corporation Establishment Emergency Amendment Act of 2011
  • B19-0510 HIV/AIDS Continuing Education Requirements Amendment Act of 2012
  • B19-0524 Senior HIV/AIDS Education and Outreach Program Establishment Act of 2012
  • B19-0657 Collaborative Care Expansion Act of 2012

References

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  12. ↑ http://www.gtlaw.com/News-Events/Newsroom/Press-Releases/183183/Former-Councilmember-David-Catania-Returns-to-Greenberg-Traurigs-Health-Care-Practice

External links

Council of the District of Columbia
Preceded by At-Large Member, Council of the District of Columbia
1997–2015		 Succeeded by
Elissa Silverman
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