Jim Graham

Who is Jim Graham?

Jim Graham is a U.S. politician and a member of the Council of the District of Columbia. He is a Democrat representing Ward 1 in Washington, D.C.

Graham was first elected in 1998 and has won reelection three times since. He is the second openly gay elected official in D.C., after David Catania. He is a naturalized immigrant from Wishaw, Scotland and currently resides in Adams Morgan.

Jim Graham has served as chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's board of directors twice—once in 2003 and again in 2009. Most recently he was replaced in 2010 by Peter Benjamin, one of the board members representing Maryland.