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| Mary Cheh | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mary Cheh |
| Birth date | 1950 |
| Birth place | Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Attorney, Professor, Politician |
| Office | Member of the Council of the District of Columbia |
| Term start | 2007 |
| Term end | 2023 |
Mary Cheh is an American attorney, law professor, and politician who served as an elected official on the Council of the District of Columbia. She is known for work on ethics, environmental regulation, consumer protection, transportation, and public safety while representing Ward 3. Cheh's career spans courtroom litigation, academic scholarship, municipal governance, and regulatory reform.
Cheh was born in Manila and grew up with connections to communities in Washington, D.C., Philippines, and later the United States. She attended undergraduate and law programs that connected her to institutions such as Georgetown University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, Brown University, University of Chicago, Duke University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Northwestern University, University of Virginia, Rutgers University, Indiana University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, Emory University, George Washington University, Syracuse University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Maryland, Boston University, Vanderbilt University, Arizona State University, University of Arizona, Michigan State University, University of Florida, Georgetown University Law Center, New York University, Rice University, Baylor University, University of Notre Dame, Wake Forest University, Pepperdine University, Temple University, CUNY Graduate Center, Florida State University, Boston College, Howard University, Tulane University, Oregon State University, University of Colorado Boulder, Auburn University, Brigham Young University, Southern Methodist University, Lehigh University, University of Pittsburgh, Texas A&M University, Iowa State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Virginia Tech, University of Connecticut, Clemson University.
Cheh practiced law in venues including federal and local courts, engaging with institutions such as the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of the United States, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Labor Relations Board, Internal Revenue Service, Office of Government Ethics, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, District of Columbia Public Schools, D.C. Office of the Attorney General, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, Legal Aid Society, Human Rights Campaign, Public Citizen, American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, National Education Association, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Governors Association, National League of Cities.
She litigated matters involving municipal law, administrative adjudication, civil rights, environmental litigation, and regulatory compliance before tribunals connected to World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, Organization of American States, Inter-American Development Bank, and regional bodies.
Cheh served on the faculty of George Washington University Law School and taught courses that intersected with curricula at Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, New York University School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, University of Michigan Law School, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Duke University School of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, University of Chicago Law School, University of Texas School of Law, Cornell Law School, IU Maurer School of Law, Boston University School of Law, Vanderbilt Law School, Emory University School of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, Seton Hall University School of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Rutgers School of Law, Loyola Law School, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Howard University School of Law, William & Mary Law School, SMU Dedman School of Law, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, Catholic University Columbus School of Law, St. John's University School of Law, CUNY School of Law, Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law, University of San Francisco School of Law.
Her scholarship addressed administrative law, environmental policy, ethics regulation, and municipal governance, contributing to discourse involving Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Americans with Disabilities Act, Freedom of Information Act, Sunshine Act, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, No Child Left Behind Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX, Equal Pay Act of 1963.
Cheh was elected to the Council of the District of Columbia representing Ward 3, engaging with agencies such as the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, District Department of the Environment, Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, D.C. Public Schools, Office of the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, D.C. Housing Authority, D.C. Council Office of the Chairman, Committee on Finance and Revenue (D.C. Council), Committee on the Judiciary (D.C. Council), Committee on Transportation and the Environment (D.C. Council), National Capital Planning Commission, Council of the District of Columbia, Congress of the United States.
She collaborated with federal and local officials from United States Congress, United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Mayor Adrian Fenty, Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Mayor Marion Barry, Councilmember Phil Mendelson, Tommy Wells, Jack Evans, Harry Thomas Jr., Vincent Gray.
Cheh sponsored and advocated legislation on ethics, open government, environmental protection, traffic safety, consumer protection, labor relations, and public health. She authored rules and ordinances that referenced frameworks like the Ethics in Government Act, District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Residential Parking Permit Program, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Affordable Care Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX, Freedom of Information Act. Her positions brought her into policy debates with stakeholders including Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Roll Call, The Hill, C-SPAN, NPR, Fox News, MSNBC, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Bloomberg News, Reuters, Associated Press.
Cheh ran in multiple electoral contests for the Ward 3 seat, competing in primaries and general elections with opponents backed by groups such as Democratic Party (United States), Republican Party (United States), D.C. Statehood Green Party, Independent Green Party, Working Families Party, Progressive Party, and associations like American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Service Employees International Union, National Education Association, Chamber of Commerce, District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Common Cause, League of Women Voters, D.C. Federation of Civic Associations, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Washington Teachers' Union, Metropolitan Washington Council AFL–CIO, DC Fiscal Policy Institute, D.C. Policy Center.
Campaign themes involved issues connected to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Metrorail', Metrobus, D.C. Circulator, I-66 (Virginia–D.C.) corridor, George Washington Memorial Parkway, American Legion Memorial Bridge, Rock Creek Park, Anacostia River, Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay.
Cheh's personal affiliations and recognitions included memberships and awards from organizations such as American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, American Association of University Professors, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, Sierra Club, League of Conservation Voters, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Washingtonian (magazine), The Washington Post, The New York Times Company, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Daughters of the American Revolution, World Affairs Council, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, National Archives and Records Administration, Library of Congress, Kennedy Center, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.
Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Members of the Council of the District of Columbia