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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://dcplates.com/Mayoral.htm[/quote]

Thanks![/quote]

You’re welcome! I remember wondering about this a few times over the years and my dad muttering that it had something to do with Marion Barry, but some of the people I knew who had these were Republicans, so it clearly wasn’t just friends of the mayor. Glad you asked and I finally looked it up.
- native[/quote]

The mayor couldn't have friends who were Republicans?[/quote]

My recollection is that roughly the first 1600 numbers are given out by the mayor and council members. I think each council member gets about 100 and the mayor gets about 300. Until Democrats figured out how to run as Independents there were always two Republican council members, congressional Republicans put it into the Home Rule Charter as a minority set-aside of sorts. [/quote]

What tree did you fall out of?  They've always been friends of the Mayor.  It used to be a much bigger deal.  Now, no one really cares except the people who have them. I've never been interested b/c I don't want people to know who I am friends with.[/quote]

Councilmembers can definitely dole out low number plates. The first thing I wonder when I see one is who their patron is. [/quote]

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