(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, May 16, at 11:30 am, Mayor Bowser officially kicks off the District’s 2020 Census efforts and launches her Complete Count Committee. Mayor Bowser will discuss why it is important that every resident in the District is counted and outline her Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal’s investments for the 2020 Census.
The Census is a count of every person residing in the United States and occurs every 10 years, as required by the U.S. Constitution.
When:
Thursday, May 16, at 11:30 am
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Andrew Trueblood, Director, DC Office of Planning
Paul Reyes, Assistant Regional Census Manager, U.S. Census Bureau
Marla Bilonick, Executive Director, Latino Economic Development Center
Kimberly Corbin, Chief Finance Officer, Greater Washington Urban League
Where:
John A. Wilson Building
Mayor’s Press Briefing Room (G-9)
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
All reporters and other media interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected]. To view the event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live or tune in on Channel 16 (DCN).