Patrick Mara for Council

Patrick Mara | At A Glance

• Resident of Columbia Heights (Ward 1).
• Manager of Government Relations at ML Strategies.
• Former staff to the U.S. Senate committee on the environment.
• Former consultant on renewable energy to the U.S. Department of Energy.
• Former staff to the late U.S. Senator John H. Chafee.
• Mentored three young men from DC public schools for the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund.
• Served for multiple years as a board member of Hope for Kids providing clothing, books, and toys for underprivileged DC youth.
• Entrepreneurship-focused MBA from Babson College, completing coursework in Wellesley, Massachusetts; various locations in eastern China; Hong Kong; and St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Double major in environmental science and political science from Marist College(Poughkeepsie, New York).
• Attends St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
• Eagle Scout.