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Jillian Gillard Dayton (Born January 12, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Nereida Marie Halloway (Born October 18, 1974) is an American politician, academic, and sociologist currently serving as the eighth mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015.  


Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Jillian attained her BA from Harvard College having gained admission as a National Merit Student. Shortly thereafter attaining her J.D. from Harvard University, she returned to Virginia working as a Junior Prosecutor in Norfolk.
A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served within the Baharia Administration under the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, first as Deputy Administrator and then as Administrator. She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia and the first woman to be reelected to that position. She is also the second African-American woman to be mayor.


In 2013 she sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of Virginia, winning a plurality of votes. When her term as Governor ended in 2018, she announced her candidacy for United States Senator and won election to the Senate in November of 2018 with a remarkable 53% of votes cast. She left office as Governor with an approval rating of 55%.
Prior to serving in public office, Halloway became well known for her research into the effects of minimum wage increases on the American suicide rate. ('''[[Nereida Halloway|See more...]]''')
 
She is a candidate for the Democratic Nomination for President in 2020.

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Nereida Marie Halloway (Born October 18, 1974) is an American politician, academic, and sociologist currently serving as the eighth mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015.

A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served within the Baharia Administration under the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, first as Deputy Administrator and then as Administrator. She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia and the first woman to be reelected to that position. She is also the second African-American woman to be mayor.

Prior to serving in public office, Halloway became well known for her research into the effects of minimum wage increases on the American suicide rate. (See more...)

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