Washington, D.C. – On June 9, 2025, the DC Bar announced that Bradley Bondi, brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi, lost his bid to become the next president of the organization. The election gained national attention due to concerns about ties to President Donald Trump’s administration. Diane Seltzer, an employment law attorney, won with 34,982 votes, while Bondi received 3,490 votes, according to the DC Bar’s press release.
Seltzer campaigned on supporting members during uncertain times. “I believed our members would choose a leader who will stand up for them and listen to their concerns,” she told the Associated Press on June 9, 2025.
Alicia Long, a former aide to Trump’s U.S. Attorney nominee Ed Martin and current principal D.C. U.S. Attorney under Jeanine Pirro, also lost her bid to become the organization’s treasurer.
The DC Bar, which helps enforce ethics rules for lawyers, saw a 43% voter turnout among its over 89,000 members. Critics of President Trump expressed worries about Bondi leading the group amid tensions between the legal community and the administration. Recently, Trump issued executive orders targeting major law firms, halting their hiring, suspending security clearances, and blocking federal contracts, as reported by Reuters on June 8, 2025.
Bondi criticized the election process, saying it became too political. “I’m disappointed that some turned this professional election into personal and political attacks, which hurt the DC Bar’s mission,” he told CNN on June 9, 2025.
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