Janeese Lewis George mayor win puts a Howard Law alumna in charge of D.C. Here's her journey from Ward 4 to City Hall and what it means for HBCUs. Janeese Lewis George is the next mayor of Washington, D.C., and the Howard University School of Law alumna won in a landslide. On Tuesday night, the Ward 4 councilmember cruised past independent Rhonda Hamilton and Statehood Green Party candidate Robert Gross.