Robert White (D.C. politician)

Robert C. White, Jr.
Robert White speaking on January 2, 2017.
Member of the Council of the District of Columbia, At-Large
Incumbent
Assumed office September 16, 2016
Preceded by	Vincent Orange
Personal details
Born	c. 1982 (age 34–35) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Christy White
Children	1
Residence	Brightwood Park, Washington, D.C.
Alma mater	St. Mary's College of Maryland, American University Washington College of Law
Occupation	Attorney, Politician

Robert White, Jr. (born 1982) is an attorney and politician from Washington, D.C., in the United States. From 2008 to 2014, he was legislative counsel in the office of Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. In 2014, he was an unsuccessful candidate for an at-large seat on the Council of the District of Columbia, placing fourth. He won the Democratic primary for the at-large seat in 2016, defeating 12-year incumbent Vincent Orange. After Orange resigned his seat, White was appointed as Orange's interim successor, and sworn in on September 16, 2016. He won election to his seat in November 2016.

Robert White was born in Washington, D.C., in 1982 to Robert "Bobby" White, Sr. and his wife, Tamara (née Richards). Robert is one of five children. His father was a fourth-generation Washingtonian, and a deacon in the Catholic Church. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother died from breast cancer in September 1990 when he was eight years old. A month after her death, he was critically injured when a semi-trailer truck side-swiped a passenger vehicle in which he was riding. The automobile spun, flipped over, struck the median, flipped into the air, and landed on the hood of another car in the opposite lane. He suffered a severe skull fracture, and underwent several operations before making a full recovery.

White attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., where he began playing lacrosse his senior year. After graduation, he attended St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, Maryland. He graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in political science and philosophy. He was the first member of his family to graduate from college.