- Tommy Wells
Tommy Wells (born February 27, 1957 [cite web |title=Voters Guide 2006 Supplement |work=The Washington Informer |date=2006-09-24 |url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/Voters%20Guide%20REVISED%2006.pdf |format=PDF ] ) is a politician from
Washington, D.C. He is currently a member of theCouncil of the District of Columbia where he serves as a Democrat representing Ward 6.Wells was born in
Austin, Texas in 1957 and received his B.A. from theUniversity of Alabama in 1979. He then pursued a master's degree in social work, earning an M.S.W. from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1981. In 1991, he received his J.D. fromCatholic University 'sColumbus School of Law .Wells began his Washington, D.C. career in 1985 as a social worker in the District’s child protective services agency. After six years with the agency, Wells became the director of the D.C. Consortium for Child Welfare, an organization of 20 nonprofit agencies that serve the city's children and families, until his election to the Council of the District of Columbia in 2006. [cite news | publisher=The Washington Post | title=Election Profile - D.C. Council, Ward 6 | accessdate=2008-07-16 | date=2006 | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/elections/2006/dc/DC_Council_Ward_6.html] He also served as a member of
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6B from 1995 to 2000 and Chair of ANC 6B from 1999-2000. He was elected to serve Wards 5 and 6 on the DC Board of Education from 2001-2006.In the city council, Wells is the Chair of the Committee on Human Services and currently sits on the Committee on Economic Development, the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs, and the Committee on Health. [cite web | title=Official Site of the Council of the District of Columbia | url=http://www.dccouncil.us]
Wells has been married to Barbara Wells since 1988 and is a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
References
External links
* [http://www.tommywells.org/ Councilmember Tommy Wells] official website
* [http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/publications/hillrag/2006_June/HTML/QnA_Tommy_Wells.cfm/ Hill Rag Interview, June 2006]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Tommy+Wells?tid=informline The Washington Post Articles]s-ttl
title=Ward 6 Member, nowrap|Council of the District of Columbia
years=2007 – present
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