Facts of Muriel Bowser
Full Name:	Muriel Bowser
Gender:	Female
Profession:	D.C.
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Since January 2, 2015, Muriel Bowser has been the sixth elected Mayor of Washington, DC. She has sworn to bring a new beginning to D.C., where she hopes to pave the path for individuals in the middle class and provide new chances for them and their families to live better lives.

She served in the D.C. Council as a member of Ward 4 before becoming Mayor. Muriel was elected for the first time in a special election in 2007, and then re-elected in 2008 and 2012.

Are you married, have a husband, or are you gay?

Muriel Bowser is still unmarried to this day. There have never been any rumors about a probable extramarital affair. She has also never been spotted with a significant other, leading to suspicion about a possible male relationship.

Her low-key relationship has led to speculation that she is gay. Muriel, on the other hand, has never felt compelled to respond to such unfounded rumors.

Muriel is a single mother to a one-year-old baby girl named Miranda Elizabeth, despite the fact that she is not married. Miranda was adopted by her in 2018. She initially kept the news of her adoption a well guarded secret, but eventually decided it was time to share the joyous story with the rest of the world.

Muriel is currently living a good life with her daughter.

Salary and Assets

Muriel Bowser is the current Mayor of Washington, DC, having been elected for the eighth time. She created history on November 6, 2018, when she was re-elected as Mayor of Washington, DC for the first time as a woman and the first mayor in almost 16 years.

During her first tenure, she worked hard to increase job possibilities, create a health-care system that is affordable to all D.C. residents, and address the issue of homelessness. Similarly, Bowser is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to affordable housing. She is dedicated to ensuring that every Washingtonian has a fair chance.

She served in the D.C. Council as a member of Ward 4 before becoming Mayor. She was elected for the first time in a special election in 2007, and then re-elected in 2008 and 2012. She defeated Mayor Vincent C. Gray in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat three Independent and two-party candidates in the general election. Bowser was the Chairwoman of the Committee on Economic Development during her time on the council.

She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia, following Sharon Pratt, and the first to be re-elected. She has set a goal of cutting the number of HIV/AIDS patients in half by 2020. And in each of the last two years, the number has decreased by 13 and 5.

Muriel has amassed a sizable net worth as a result of her career as an American politician, which is currently being scrutinized. She also has a $843,500 home in the Colonial Village neighborhood, which she purchased in late 2015.

Muriel formerly aspired to be an agency administrator, which is an interesting tidbit about her. A mayorship or a career in politics was never on her wish list.

Bio & Wiki

Muriel Bowser was born in Washington, DC, on August 2, 1972, to Joe and Joan Bowser. She grew up in the D.C. neighborhood of North Michigan Park. She is the youngest of a family of six children. She is of African-American origin and maintains an American nationality.

She went to Elizabeth Seton High School, a private girl Catholic high school in Bladensburg, Maryland, for her schooling. Because of her above-average marks, she had been awarded a college scholarship. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Chatham College and a Master of Public Policy from the American University School of Public Affairs.

She had been a resident of the Riggs Park duplex since 2000.