FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2009, file photo, District of Columbia City Councilman David Catania speaks to the media after the council approved same-sex marriage in their final vote on a bill legalizing the unions in Washington. Catania, a former Republican running as an independent, will face fellow D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser in the general election for mayor this November. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)