Betty Ann Kane is a politician in Washington D.C. She was elected an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia

Council of the District of Columbia

The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia. As permitted in the United States Constitution, the District is not part of any U.S. state and is instead overseen directly by the federal government...

 in 1978 and served for 12 years. Kane is now a commissioner on the District of Columbia Public Service Commission

District of Columbia Public Service Commission

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Kane was a nonresident elected city commissioner for Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach is a city in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population is 1,327, a decrease of 11.2% from 2000...

, from 1996 to 2005.

Political career

Kane was elected to the D.C. school board in 1974.

In 1978, at-large city council member Douglas E. Moore

Douglas E. Moore

Douglas E. Moore , is a Methodist minister, civil rights activist, and politician in Washington, D.C. In 1974, he was elected as a Democrat to be an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia in the first election after home rule was established, serving for one term.Moore is the...

 decided to run for council chairman rather than for reelection, and Kane took the opportunity to run for the seat he was vacating. She narrowly defeated H.R. Crawford

H.R. Crawford

H.R. Crawford is a real estate developer and former Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. He was elected as Ward 7 member of the Council of the District of Columbia in 1980 and served three terms....

 in the Democratic primary and went on to win the general election. She was reelected in 1982 and 1986.

In 1990, Kane ran for delegate to Congress

Delegate (United States Congress)

A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member...

 but lost in the primary to Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton is a Delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia. In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor...

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