Secretary of the District of Columbia explained

Post:Secretary of State
Body:the District of Columbia
Incumbent:Kimberly A. Bassett
Incumbentsince:2018
Type:Secretary
Formation:1871
First:Norton P. Chipman
Website:Official homepage of the District of Columbia Secretary of State

The Secretary of the District of Columbia is one of the officers of the Government of the District of Columbia. The position of Secretary of the District is equivalent to the office of Secretary of State in other U.S. states.[1]

The current Secretary of State of the District of Columbia is Kimberly A. Bassett.

The Secretary of State of the District of Columbia's Office is composed of six divisions:

List of secretaries of the District of Columbia

Name Term
align=right 1871[2]
align=right 1871–1873
align=right 1873–1874
align=right 1874–1915
align=right 1915–1918
align=right 1918–1919
align=right 1919–1934
align=right 1934–1937
align=right 1937–1964
align=right 1964–1969
align=right 1969–1978
align=right 1979–1984
align=right 1984–1987[3]
align=right 1987
align=right 1989–1990
align=right 1991–1993
align=right 1993–1994
align=right 1995–1996
align=right 1996–1998
align=right 1999–2003
align=right 2003–2005
align=right 2005–2007
align=right 2007–2010
align=right 2010–2011
align=right 2011–2014
align=right 2014–2015 (interim)
align=right 2015–2018
align=right 2018–present

Notes and References

  1. http://os.dc.gov/node/26162 Description of the Secretary's role
  2. Book: National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook . 1987 . National Association of Secretaries of State . 28 . 8 June 2020.
  3. Book: Gardner . Bill . Pillars of Public Service: One Hundred Years of the National Association of Secretaries of State 1904–2004 . 2004 . National Association of Secretaries of State . Washington D.C. . The States . 56 . June 8, 2020.