By Chris Kain
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Robert White, the Democratic nominee to become DC’s delegate to the House of Representatives, announced yesterday that he will resign as an at-large member of the DC Council effective Monday in order to preserve his eligibility to hold the seat if he prevails in Tuesday’s election.

The announcement from his campaign capped days of headlines after the DC attorney general advised White that he would need to resign by Election Day because of the wording of the 1970 law that established the DC delegate position. White had raised the idea of rushing to change the law or filing suit in the court system to force a different legal interpretation — namely that it’s the date the election is certified that is applicable — but by all indications neither worked out in the end.
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White, who has served on the DC Council for 10 years and currently chairs the Committee on Housing, is slated to present remarks to staff and supporters on Monday at 5 p.m. outside the John A. Wilson Building, per his campaign’s announcement.

The imminent resignation creates uncertain prospects for many of the housing-related bills in the works from White’s committee. Any legislation that doesn’t advance to the full council for action in November or December will have to be reintroduced in the next council term to move forward then — when there will be a new chair tasked with overseeing housing issues.

The Committee on Housing had announced a markup session next Wednesday to consider the Condominium Insurance

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