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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.