(WUSA) -- Patrick Mara announced on television Wednesday morning that he will run for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council next year.
Mara, a Republican, defeated council incumbent Carol Schwartz in a primary in 2008 but lost in the general election. He ran for an open at-large seat in a 2011 special election and finished second.
Democrats outnumber Republicans 11-to-1 in D.C.