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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Jim Graham |
| Address |
, District of Columbia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 26, 1945
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| Died | June 11, 2017
(71 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jun 16, 2017 12:13am |
| Tags |
Scottish - Gay -
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| Info | Jim Graham has worked in both the public and private sectors to improve and protect those most vulnerable. As a Councilmember since 1999, he as been an advocate for all the residents of the most diverse Ward in the District (Ward One), where no single population group has a majority. As an openly gay man who is an immigrant and naturalized citizen, Mr. Graham not only appreciates the diversity of our ward, but also contributes to it.
Jim Graham has been a strong advocate for our diverse interests. The lives and livelihoods of Latinos have been enhanced due to his efforts to strengthen the Office of Latino Affairs and expand health insurance coverage for immigrant children. Economic development initiatives throughout the Ward have received much attention, and are finally getting off the ground. He is a friend of Labor.
As First Vice Chairman of the WMATA/Metro Board of Directors, Mr. Graham worked successfully to extend subway weekend hours; obtain CNG buses; create "The Link" shuttle, and place Adams Morgan and the African American Civil War Memorial as destinations on the Metro map.
He has taken the lead on rehabilitating nuisance properties and repairing slum properties without evicting tenants. He is the leader in preventing our children from being lead poisoned. He has fought for more police while also strengthening substance abuse programs. Mr. Graham's efforts have been instrumental in securing a new police substation at 750 Park Road. He has worked to improve our parks.
Mr. Graham has devoted major resources to constituent services. He and his staff make a priority of being responsive, accessible, and effective in making sure basic service needs are met. Mr. Graham makes a practice of personally responding to from sixty to eighty constituent emails on each weekday morning "before work." He is a frequent participant in community meetings and prides himself on returning every phone call.
Mr. Graham previously played a key role as Whitman-Walker Clinic's longtime Executive Director in the development of the D.C. area's historic response to the AIDS epidemic. In 1999, he left Whitman-Walker Clinic to take his seat as the representative from Ward One.
A graduate of Michigan State University, Mr. Graham received a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School and an L.L.M. from Georgetown University Law Center. His professional endeavors include a clerkship with Mr. Chief Justice Earl Warren (Rtd), and experience in private, agency, and public interest law. Mr. Graham has served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and George Washington University, and supervising instructor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Mr. Graham is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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