1. David A Catania was born on January 16,1968 and is an American politician and lawyer from Washington, DC He was formerly an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia, which he gave up to pursue an unsuccessful run in the 2014 mayoral election.
David Catania was the first openly gay member of the DC Council and one of a small number of openly gay Republican office-holders.
David Catania opposed the amendment and became a vocal opponent of Bush's 2004 re-election.
David Catania announced his endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate, John Kerry, one week prior to the convention.
In September 2004, David Catania left the party and became an independent, citing his displeasure with its direction on urban and social issues.
David Catania was re-elected in 2006 and 2010 as an independent.
David Catania was most recently the chairperson of the council's Committee on Education and was a member of the Committee on Government Operations, the Committee on Finance and Revenue, and the Committee on Health.
David Catania chaired the Committee on Health between 2005 and 2012.
In 2001, David Catania voted in favor of legislation that overturned the results of a popular referendum limiting members of the DC Council to two terms.
In 2014, David Catania was unsuccessful in a bid for mayor of Washington, DC In 2015, he joined the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, where he focuses his practice on healthcare, government law and strategy, and public policy.
In 2018, Catania was campaign co-chair for S Kathryn Allen, a former insurance executive who sought Catania's former seat on the council, held by Elissa Silverman.
David Catania married floral designer Bill Enright on August 5,2017, in a ceremony officiated by his former Council colleague Mary Cheh.