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DC PRIMARY'26
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COVERING DC DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES 2026
This resource was developed by a team of socialist artists, web developers, researchers, and political organizers through the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America. Our goal is to provide DC voters and residents a guide to understanding who's running for local office in DC, who's behind them, and where they stand along a set of issues. REDBUG is a project 100% supported by volunteers and is intended as a resource for DC voters - this is not intended to advocate for specific candidates.
How should I use this guide?
How should I use this guide?
Browse through the different races, explore context, and take note of different answers. Note that there are more issues than those we track here. For those looking to vote strategically, take note of who has realistic levels of funding and who has endorsed given candidates. Consider: who is more likely to use their office to challenge the system and empower workers?
Candidates designated as "Progressive backed" must have the endorsement of at least 3 organizations we have designated as progressive. Candidates designated as "Labor backed" must have the endorsement of at least 3 labor unions, and must have 90% of identified labor endorsements in the race (note that we do not count the labor councils in our tally, nor do we consider police unions labor organizations).
Are the positions covered here the only ones that matter?
Absolutely not. There are many important issues to consider when voting for local office, and we only had the time to panel responses to issues covered here. Positions identified here - along with relevant endorsements and context provided - should give you a good understanding of how candidates orient towards other important issues.
How can I contest information that's displayed here?
You can submit contested positions or descriptions of candidates by emailing washingtonsocialist@mdcdsa.org. The editors of this site will do our best to respond to all credible submissions, and update text listed here in case a correction is warranted.
What are the issues?
Our socialists reviewed six issues relevant to socialists interested in voting in DC. These are not the only issues that matter, and some officials are more...clever about hiding their true orientation than others. But we tried to suss out where candidates were along these items. Here is the backing context for each of the four issues:
- tenant rights & social housing
After historic attacks on and gutting of tenant rights in DC last year with the passage of the RENTAL Act, they remain one of the most important issues across the district and rightfully so. Ranging from effecting the price of a unit to the powers tenants collectively have such as with TOPA (Tenant Opporunity to Purchase Act) specifically, the fate of these protections are up in the air. The RENTAL Act has also made it easier to evict tenants, increasing local instability amid the current worsening economic conditions. Social housing is a natural addition to this issue as a way to expand housing options in the city besides just giving handouts to the already rich developers that are always looking to maximize profit and raising rents higher and higher all the time.
- sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Most recently stemming from the voter-passed Initiative-82 referendum from 2022, the implementation of it by the DC Council and the recent rollbacks to it seem to always be top of mind rather than a settled issue. The wage tipped workers make is one of the most direct ways that affect the way of life of these many workers across the district and their ability to continue to afford to live in it. Further rollbacks of the implemented policy being pushed for by the powerful restaurant lobby is not impossible either. Also in the cards is the possible future Intiative-87 that proposes both raising the regular minimum wage as well as restoring the path for the tipped minimum wage to no longer be a sub-minimum should it make it in front of voters.
- municipal owned utilities
Pepco and utility bills remain a growing crisis across DC. The utility company recently drew ire earlier this year for its rate hikes and squarely centered it in the ongoing affordability discussions. Municipal owned utilities offer an alternative to having to live with corporate decisions from companies like Pepco that make decisions that routinely hurt the residents of the district. Fundamentally, this would change where the money being paid for utilities goes and would shift it away from the profit driven motives of corporations and, thus, allow for the money to instead be re-invested back into the city and lowering the cost of utility bills. Municipal ownership would also allow for greater control of the rates being charged, policies for utility cutoffs for people behind on bills (including a full ban on this practice), investment into clean energy, creation of more union jobs, and more should it become policy.
- MPD funding & collabortion with ICE
Part of outgoing Mayor Bowser's current failures under the second Trump administration is routine collaboration ongoing between the federal agency ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and the local MPD (Metropolitan Police Department). The current DC Council has also been unable to act together to pass measures to either limit or eliminate entirely this practice in effort to keep DC residents safe from the lawless kidnappings that have become regularly practice by the federal agency. Many see ending this collaboration as the minimum for how to change the approach to the district's relationship with the current federal government as well as how to resist these deportations that are currently devastating communities across the country. Funding for the MPD is related to this as part of the large discussion of safety in the district as well as sign of if a candidate supports more of a punitive approach to crime or instead a rehabilitative one. Eventual abolition of the police also factors in as more funding for the police, which we are looking to abolish and replace with an alternative, is counter to that goal.
- public transit
WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority) is an ever present force in DC and much of the surrounding areas. After the budget crisis and subsequent fare increases in 2024, the agency has continued to look for a permanent solution to its funding. While a return to near pre-COVID ridership has staved off immediate fare increases, WMATA’s long term affordability and service quality has not been guaranteed by those in the Wilson Building. The effects of growing pains from the Better Bus changes to bus routes and elimination of some bus stops last year, the end of the DC Circulator at the end of 2024, and now the end of the DC Streetcar this year are still impacting public transit users. District residents and workers are left waiting for the transit system they know they can have: one where buses and trains arrive more frequently; where buses travel more quickly; and the trip between the transit stop and the final destination is safe, comfortable, and convenient. From bus lanes to crosswalks, bus shelters to new Metro station entrances, the next Mayor and council will have significant say over the future of WMATA.
- childcare
Faced with some of the most, if not the most, expensive childcare in the country, DC families are desperate for relief in this area as it comes to what is affordable for them. Additionally, outgoing Mayor Bowser has proposed cuts to essential programs for the next budget such as to subsidies for child care that if passsed, would create waitlists for low-income families who need care, meaning fewer children would benefit from early learning opportunities and more families would struggle to be able to work. The proposed cuts to the Pay Equity Fund would also slash salaries for thousands of black and brown early educators by up to $25,000, hurting workers and driving them out of the workforce along with weakening the child care system overall. Alternatively, talk about expanding DC's existing childcare services in a meaningful way has become a common want and question. Others are thinking more radically about how we can instead provide free childcare across the district in order to truly make sure it remains affordable for all working class families.
DC Mayor
(7 candidates, rank up to 5 candidates)
Janeese Lewis George
Democrat
Socialist Backed
Progressive Backed
Labor Backed
Kenyan McDuffie
Democrat
Gary Goodweather
Democrat
Vincent Orange
Democrat
Rini Sampath
Democrat
Ernest Johnson
Democrat
Hope Solomon
Democrat
Janeese is the current Ward 4 Councilmember since 2020. She identifies as a democratic socialist and is a dues paying member of the local DSA chapter.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Pro-social housing, in favor of strengthening TOPA.
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Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Voted against I-82 "compromise" in July 2025 that elimates the planned end of the sub-minimum wage.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention of municipal owned utilities, just about other ways to keep utilities affordable.
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MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Against MPD collaboration with ICE. No direct mention of MPD funding, but wants to hire more cops to end current overtime pay for existing cops.
Public transit
In favor of free buses for SNAP recipients, more bus and bike lanes, pedestrianizing streets, congestion pricing, and dedicated funding for WMATA.
Childcare
In favor of universal affordable healthcare.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$2,723,360
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$873,735
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$2,094,499
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Metro DC DSA
> Jews United for Justice
> Greater Greater Washington
> Working Families Party
> Sierra Club
> Our Revolution DC
> DC for Democracy
> Lead Locally
> Bike Walk & Bus PAC
> DC Voters for Animals
> Free DC
> People for the American Way
> Rachel's Action Network
> CASA in Action
> Capital Stonewall Democrats
> Sunrise Movement DC
> ATU Local 689
> SEIU Locals 32BJ and 1199
> UFCW Local 400
> Unite Here! Locals 23 and 25
> Washington Teachers' Union
> Nonprofit Professional Employees Union
> Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
> Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (EASRCC)
> AFGE Locals 2725 and 2978
> IBEW Local 26
> IUPAT District Council 51
> LiUNA!
> AFSCME District Council 20
> District of Columbia Nurses Association (DCNA)
> American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Local 140
> Teamsters Local 639
> Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #1)
> Care in Action
> Ward 1 Dems
> Vote Mama PAC
> DC Young Democrats
[ CAMPAIGN
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Former Ward 5 Councilmember (2012-2023) and At-Large Ind. Councilmember (2023-2026). He resigned his council seat to run for mayor. He has largely been seen as the unofficial successor to Mayor Bowser and has the backing of many of her allies.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Housing policy discusses streamlined regulatory approval and expanding affordable housing but nothing on tenant's rights or social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Voted for I-82 "compromise" in July 2025 that now caps the tipped minimum wage at 75% of the non-tipped minimum wage and only by 2034. Voted for I-77 repeal in 2018
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
In favor of a "right-sized" MPD. Would end MPD collaboration with ICE "Day One." Would establish a civil right-to-counsel program for immigrants.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
In favor of "incentives for employers" to provide childcard benefits and updating zoning to allow for more childcare. Supports "District-supported" after school programs.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$2,155,342
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$1,166,496
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$1,900,715
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #2)
> Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR)
> DMV New Liberals
> Associated Builders and Contractors Metro Washington
> District of Columbia Association of Realtors (DCAR)
> Small Multifamily Owners Association (SMOA)
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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Retired Army Captain. Principal at GME Investments, a real estate firm. Served on the board of the business improvement district for NoMa. Boasts about having "built NoMA" but swears he isn't a gentrifier.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports increasing Inclusionary Zoning. Supports Community Land Trusts and Social Housing. Supports reforming TOPA to allow additional pathways to ownership.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Wants to have the tipped minimum wage be lower than the regular minimum wage. Doesn't specify just how low he is okay with but seems fine with the current cap at 75% of the regular minimum wage.
Municipal owned utilities
Supports additional investment in renewables and geothermal but does not support public ownership of utilities.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end MPD collaboration with ICE. No mention of MPD funding.
Public transit
In favor of free fares for buses and Metrorail. In favor of congestion pricing to fund it.
Childcare
Only addresses childcare as part of his capital core workforce development program by having an early childhood branch of it.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$470,794
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
-$43,062
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$464,220
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> DC Voters for Animals
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #3)
> DMV New Liberals
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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Former Ward 5 Councilmember (1999-2007) and Former At-Large Councilmember (2011-2016). Former president of the DC Chamber of Commerce (2016-2020).
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Was the sole "no" vote for TOPA. Supports workforce housing and tiny homes for residents earning <$50k/yr.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Only offers platitudes about higher wages without any clear commitments.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to restore and maintain police force of ~4,100 officers in DC. No mention of ICE, though states he wants to "Protect DC autonomy" and preserve the Home Rule Act of 1973.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No specific policies, though website mentions vision, hearing, and health assessments for children in early childhood.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$53,225
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$50,170
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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Federal civilian director at Tharros, a cybersecurity government contractor. Previously strategy and consulting manager at Accenture, and before that a consultant/manager at Deloitte. Campaign has made its own software solutions for issues it sees in DC like a new 311 app.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports enforcing existing DC tenant protection rules while also building more homes. Plans to launch housing enforcement initiative against high-complaint buildings, require disclosure of all rental fees and publish housing enforcement outcomes, and protecting renters and building homes by improving enforcement, streamlining permitting, and accelerating building near transit and job centers.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Preemptively came out against the proposed Initiative-87 that would raise the regular minimum wage as well as restore raising the tipped minimum wage to be the same as the regular minimum wage.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention of public power in energy policy platform. Platform generally suggests use of, and consultation with, urban planners, data, tech experts, and others for "basic" problems.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Plans to "stabilize" MPD staffing and reinvest overtime savings into communities. No details on MPD and funding besides pointing out amount and plan to refocus on non-police entities. Nothing on MPD collaboration with ICE.
Public transit
Generally intends to look at "cities that work" for transportation issues, but focus on publishing delivery schedule for high-injury corridors, enforcing bus lane and transit signal priority, and addressing enforcement gaps in regards to cross-jurisdiction accountability for dangerous driving. Focus is on "basics" - the February snow storm had a major impact and clearing and cleaning streets and making them safe for pedestrians and small motor vehicles seems to be priority.
Childcare
Supports expanding access to affordable childcare. Plans to publish ward-level childcare supply-and-demand dashboard, expand childcare subsidies using cost-based reimbursement rates and simplify eligibility and renewal requirements, and implement childcare workforce stabilization program to address potential staffing shortages.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$35,448
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$0
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #4)
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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Johnson is a DC native and works as a real estate executive. He also chairs a nonprofit that provides frees school supplies like backpacks.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to tax high-value properties but no mention of specifics like if he wants to tax diplomatic residences. No other mention of housing or renting related issues.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
No mention of ending collaboration with ICE and no specific mention about overall funding for MPD, just how the budget for MPD should be spent.
Public transit
Wants to add tolls to DC but no mention of if that money would go to public transit for would like congesstion pricing or not.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$10
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$7
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Former federal contractor, who got DOGE'd, at DHS, DOD, and FBI. Campaign set on convincing the electorate that ambitious policies are not possible and not worth pursuing.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Does speak about affordability, but that's it. Also has talked about barriers that hold landlords back as negative on housing supply. No mention of tenant rights or social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Non-supportive; blames it for shuttering restaurants.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Spoke about need to "build the MPD" but also cautions against spending more money in general, so hard to say how she would fall on funding for MPD. No mention of ending collaboration with ICE.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$3,564
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$3,564
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
]
Ward 1, DC Council
(5 candidates, rank up to 5 candidates)
Aparna Raj
Democrat
Socialist Backed
Progressive Backed
Labor Backed
Rashida Brown
Democrat
Progressive Backed
Miguel Trindade Deramo
Democrat
Jackie Reyes-Yanes
Democrat
Terry Lynch
Democrat
Former Chair of MDC DSA and current member of the chapter. Tenant organizer with Stomp Out Slumlords. Works as a communications manager. Former organizer for Initiative-82. Openly campaigning as a democratic socialist.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports expanded rent control, supports social housing, supports expanded tenant rights and TOPA.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Supports restoring I-82 in full.
Municipal owned utilities
Signed We Power DC's Public Power Pledge calling for municipally owned utilities among other things.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Against MPD collaboration with ICE. Supports sanctuary laws, mask ban for law enforcement, increased oversight of law enforcement, and public defenders for immigrants. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
Supports increased bus frequency and more bus lanes, supports congestion pricing, supports a dedicated funding source for WMATA.
Childcare
Supports free childcare for all.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$376,628
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$176,188
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$303,670
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Metro DC DSA
> Run for Something
> DC for Democracy
> Jews United for Justice
> Working Families Party
> Our Revolution DC
> Lead Locally
> Bike Walk & Bus PAC (Rank #1)
> Rachel's Action Network
> Sierra Club
> Greater Greater Washington
> DC Voters for Animals (Rank #2)
> Tivoli Gardens Tenant Association
> The Woodner Tenants' Association
> Sunrise Movement DC
> National Organization for Woman DC Chapter
> ATU Local 689
> AFGE Locals 2725 and 2978
> Unite Here! Locals 23 and 25
> Washington Teachers' Union
> UFCW Local 400
> Nonprofit Professional Employees Union
> CWA Maryland/DC Council
> SEIU Locals 32BJ and 500
> Teamsters Local 639
> Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
> DC Firefighters
> AFSCME District Council 20
> AFGE District 14
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #3)
> DC Women in Politics (Rank #1)
> DC Young Democrats
[ CAMPAIGN
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District 1E ANC. Former social worker and policymaker. Works as a consultant for early childhood programs. Recruited to run and endorsed by outgoing councilmember, Brianne Nadeau, known for being a liberal Zionist. Campaigning as a progressive, and no further left than that.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to restore Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding and build more housing and affordable rental units. No mention specifically about tenant rights or social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
Signed We Power DC's Public Power Pledge calling for municipally owned utilities among other things.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end MPD collaboration with ICE. No direct mention of funding for MPD. Instead mentions what she wants to fund with the budget. Also wants to end youth curfews.
Public transit
Wants to make buses free and make them more frequent and have more bus lanes and bike lanes on roads. Also wants to charge more for street parking for cars and remove minimum parking minimums.
Childcare
Wants to streamline permitting for child care businesses and invest in child care generally to make it more accessible.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$193,217
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$117,417
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$150,785
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Jews United for Justice
> Sierra Club
> DC Voters for Animals
> Working Families Party
> Bike Walk Bus PAC (Rank #3)
> SEIU Locals 32BJ and CIR
> LiUNA
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #2)
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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District 1B ANC. Former Foreign Service Officer and former analyst at DHS. Former organizer for Initiative-83. Campaigning as what could be described as a half baked progressive.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Seems supportive of more affordable housing and protecting tenants rights.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
He combated ICE with know your rights trainings and community defense. Against collaboration between MPD and ICE. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
Supports more and expanded public transit.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$132,042
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$36,060
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$107,415
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> DC Voters for Animals
> Bike Walk Bus PAC (Rank #2)
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #1)
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Former director of Mayor's Office of Community Affairs. Has previous ties to El Salvador President Bukele and his political party from before and directly after his inauguration and not publically distanced herself since or criticized Bukele's administration but has not maintained those ties. Founded local DC chapter of Bukele's Nuevas Ideas party but later formally left after disputes with another member.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to make housing affordable with rent control and create more affordable units. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Knows how ICE has devastated immigrant communities. Against MPD collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
Supports affordable childcare with subsidized infant and toddler care.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$166,466
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
-$605
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$127,855
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Community activist and perennial candidate. Works as the director of a coalition of downtown religious organizations. Campaign focused on fixing blight.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
No mention
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
No mention
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$87,962
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$13,944
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$74,365
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
]
Ward 5, DC Council
(3 candidates, rank up to 4 candidates)
Zack Parker
Democrat
Progressive Backed
Labor Backed
Bernita Carmichael
Democrat
Bridget French
Democrat
First elected to DC Council in 2022. Formerly endorsed by MDC DSA in 2022. Was censured by MDC DSA after voting for and being a vocal supporter of Mayor Bowser's "emergency" crime bill in 2023. Former State Board of Education member.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Voted to gut TOPA last year.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Has supported I82 in the past.
Municipal owned utilities
Has previously signed We Power DC's Public Power Pledge calling for municipally owned utilities among other things.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end MPD collaboration with ICE. Has supported increased funding for MPD in the past, but no direct mention of it.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$77,314
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$56,049
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Greater Greater Washington
> Working Families Party
> LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
> Sierra Club, Bike Walk & Bus PAC
> Jews United For Justice
> Capital Stonewall Democrats
> Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
> LiUNA!
> Unite Here Local 25
> ATU Local 689
> Washington Teachers' Union
> Opportunity DC
> DC YIMBYs
> District of Columbia Latino Caucus
> DC Young Democrats
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Works in enterprise risk management. Current DC Democratic Party Committee member.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports strengthening TOPA. Supports building more ADUs (Affordable Dwelling Units). Supports expanding home ownership. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Supports increased funding for specific programs under MPD, suggesting support for increased funding for MPD. No mention of ending collaboration with ICE.
Public transit
Supports restoring transit options to areas formerly serviced by the DC Circulator.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$7,878
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$5,094
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Works as a clean energy policy director.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
No mention
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
No mention
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$0
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$0
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Ward 6, DC Council
(3 candidates, rank up to 4 candidates)
Charles Allen
Democrat
Progressive Backed
Labor Backed
Gloria Nauden
Democrat
Michael Murphy
Democrat
Ward 6 Councilmember (2015-Present). Known for sometimes being a progressive voice on the council. Was targeted by a briefly attempted, Republican lead effort to schedule a recall election against him in 2024.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Advocates for more affordable housing and increased housing density. Has also proposed a measure to ban landlords from separately charging tennants for common area utilities.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Sponsored the I-82 "compromise" amendment that caps the tipped minimum wage at 75% of the non-tipped minimum wage and only reaches that in 2034.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention of municipal owned utilities, but in favor of bills to limit utility shutoffs.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
In favor of strong laws and accountability balanced with funding for groups preventing violence. Introduced and helped pass legislation to limit cooperation with ICE.
Public transit
In favor of ample funding and oversight for trains and buses to ensure they are on-time and widespread.
Childcare
Supported an act in 2021 to lower the cost of childcare among other things.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$264,895
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$167,636
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$223,470
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Working Family's Party
> Sierra Club
> Greater Great Washington
> DC Voters for Animals
> Capital Stonewall Democrats
> UNITE HERE Local 25
> 32BJ SEIU
> ATU Local 689
> LiUNA!
> Washington DC Firefighters
> Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
> Washington Teachers' Union
> DC YIMBYs
> DC Latino Caucus
> DC Young Democrats
[ CAMPAIGN
]
[ SOCIAL
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Interim CEO at Philanthropy DMV and runs a nonprofit that channels resources to underfunded businesses.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
In favor of protecting tenants from displacement and rising costs. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention of sub-minimum wage. Strong support for small businesses.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention of municipal owned utilities, but in favor of more transparency surrounding rising utility costs.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Supports more staff for the MPD as well as community-based violence prevention and youth programs, suggesting an overall increase in funding. No mention of collaboration with ICE.
Public transit
Supports reliable transit and safer streets as part of improvements to every day quality of life.
Childcare
Understands childcare is a part of the rising costs, but no mention of specific solutions concerning childcare.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$94,438
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$77,671
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$85,474
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
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Attorney with a track record of class action lawsuits and commitment to pro bono work. Highlights previously representing a charter school.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
In favor of rigorous protections to keep tenants from being displaced as new communities are built. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Prefers a two-track compensation model instead that would raise the sub-minimum wage for some restaurant and preserve traditional tipping for others.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
In favor of more accountability for the MPD as well as an increase of MPD's staffing. No mention of collaboration with ICE.
Public transit
Supports fixing basic infrastructure, creating more reliable transit routes, and developing safer pedestrian corridors.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$9,847
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
-$8,501
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
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At-Large, DC Council
(9 candidates, rank up to 5 candidates)
Oye Owolewa
Democrat
Progressive Backed
Leniqua’dominique Jenkins
Democrat
Dyana Forester
Democrat
Labor Backed
Candace Tiana Nelson
Democrat
Fred Hill
Democrat
Gregory Jackson
Democrat
Lisa Raymond
Democrat
Kevin Chavous
Democrat
Dwight Davis
Democrat
Current DC shadow representative in Congress since 2020, where he has advocated for DC statehood. Works as a pharmacist and is vegan. Has recently protested the construction of the proposed new ICE headquarters in DC. His campaign is also pushing for UDC to be tuition-free for district residents.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports tenant rights, has worked with a tenant association and TENAC. Wants to buld strong tenant and civic associations across the city and to bring existing ressources to neediest people.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Supports restoring Initiative 82 and making the tipped minimum wage the same as the regular minimum wage, which he wants to increase to $20/hour. Also wants pay transparency for gig workers.
Municipal owned utilities
Signed We Power DC's Public Power Pledge calling for municipally owned utilities among other things. Also specifically supports forgiving utilty debt.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Supports ending MPD's cooperation with ICE and is fighting the building of a new ICE HQ in Congress Heights.
Public transit
Supports reducing or eliminating fares and increasing frequency and reliability of transit. Will fight highway and other car-centric transportation efforts that undermine transit.
Childcare
Opposes the waitlist for childcare subsidies, calling it "policy violence."
FUNDING
Total Raised
$523,146
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$230,240
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$377,567
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> DC for Democracy
> Bike Walk & Bus PAC
> Sierra Club
> Working Families Party
> DC Voters for Animals
> Jews United For Justice (Rank #1)
> Cries for Change PAC
> Capital Stonewall Democrats
> Washington Teachers' Union (Rank #1)
> LiUNA!
> Unite Here Locals 23 and 25
> AFGE Local 2725
> Ward 1 Dems
> Pro Animal Washington DC
> 314 Action
> Ghana Diaspora Public Affairs Collective
> Nigerian American Public Affairs Committee
> DC Young Democrats
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Started her own home care agency, Capitol Living, and has operated it for the past decade. Previously briefly ran against outgoing councilmember Anita Bonds in 2021 for the 2022 election. Later worked for Anita Bonds as a staffer for a year.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports expanding tenant rights, including TOPA. Supports stronger rent control to include buildings built after 1975 and lowering the cap on rent increases. Supports building social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Supports I-82 and ending the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers.
Municipal owned utilities
Signed We Power DC's Public Power Pledge calling for municipally owned utilities among other things.
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Supports ending collaboration with ICE, as well as abolishing it. Supports decreasing the funding for MPD.
Public transit
Supports fare-free, fully electrified public transit.
Childcare
Supports affordable childcare without any more details.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$16,548
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$12,283
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
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Current senior director of labor relations for Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Previously worked for various unions. Former commissioner at DC Housing Authority.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to strengthen TOPA. Wants more affordable housing but doesn't want rushed development. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Focused on growing wages through workforce training and apprenticeships. No mention of the current sub minimum wage for tipped workers.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD but wants to invest in violence prevention.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$139,071
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$66,234
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$116,462
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Jews United For Justice (Rank #2/#3)
> UFCW Local 400
> AFGE District 14
> United Association of Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5
> United Association of Steamfitters Local 602
> Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association
> Washington Teachers' Union (Rank #2)
> American Federation of Government Employees District 14
> 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
> Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
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Former chief of staff for councilmember Janeese Lewis George. Has worked in local government for almost two decades. Campaign focused on oversight.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to strengthen TOPA, expand rent stabilization, and to expand existing housing programs. Wants to improve conditions in existing public housing but no direct mention about social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Wants a living wage for all, but otherwise does not directly mention the wage for tipped workers.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Alludes to ending collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD besides keeping it and the rest of the budget fully under DC control without any intervention the federal government.
Public transit
Supports improved bus service, especially in Wards 7 & 8. Supports protected bike lanes and pedestrian corridors. Supports studying congesstion pricing again.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$193,550
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$45,127
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$158,206
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Bike Walk & Bus PAC
> Jews United For Justice (Rank #2/#3)
> AFGE Local 2725
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Chairman of the Board of Zoning Adjustment for the past decade. Ran his own federal contracting firm. Sees himself as an outsider coming from the private sector.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wants to fast track development for affordable housing. No mention of tenant rights or social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Against current federal takeover of DC but no mention of ending MPD collaboration with ICE or funding for MPD.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$42,801
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$21,720
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
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[ SOCIAL
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Survivor of deadly shooting he was caught in the crossfire of. Former director of the Office of Community Relations and Services under Mayor Bowser. Former deputy director of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention under President Joe Biden.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports protecting renters, but no specific mention of how or tenant rights or social housing. Instead talks more about expanding home ownership and building more housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
Opposes the childcare subsidy waiting list, claims that DC could claim more federal money for this as Baltimore is doing, and that it saves money in the long run.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$263,590
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$116,460
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$178,760
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Opportunity DC
> The Collective PAC
> Brady Campaign
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Former State Board of Education member. Former senior advisor on education for DC Council’s Committee of the Whole. Former chief of staff to DC Attorney General Karl Racine.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports defending existing tenant protections, but no mention of expanding them. Wants to streamline permitting and zoning. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Focuses on ICE being held accountable instead of just saying she supports ending collaboration with ICE. Supports a "well-trained, adequately staffed police force," which suggests increased funding for MPD.
Public transit
Supports looking into how to implement congestion pricing.
Childcare
Wants to push for more support for childcare through existing policy by expanding it.
FUNDING
Total Raised
$299,737
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$162,287
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$211,570
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Greater Greater Washington
> DC Firefighters
> Opportunity DC
> DC YIMBYs
> DC Women in Politics
> District of Columbia Association of Realtors (DCAR)
> Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR)
> DC Charter School Action
> Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund
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Former director of Committee on Executive Administration and Labor. Previously ran his own law firm until 2022. Endorsed by the outgoing councilmember, Anita Bonds, known for being a moderate on the council.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports exisiting tenants protections without mention of expansion. Wants to build more affordable housing and ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units). No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Suggests support for ending collaboration with ICE without directly saying that. No mention of MPD funding.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$214,712
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$75,432
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$175,216
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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Former DC Public School teacher and principal. Mainly running on education issues.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Supports building more affordable housing. No mention of tenant rights or social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
No mention
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
No mention
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$21,917
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$283
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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At-Large, DC Council Independent Special Election
(3 candidates, rank up to 4 candidates)
Doni Crawford
Independent
Elissa Silverman
Independent
Progressive Backed
Labor Backed
Jacque Patterson
Independent
Appointed to at-large seat in January by Mayor Bowser after Kenyan McDuffie had to resign from the position to run for mayor. Previously worked for Kenyan McDuffie and at DC Fiscal Policy Institute.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Wrote positively about TOPA in 2019 while at DC Fiscal Policy Institute, but nothing on issue page/recent public statements on tenant rights. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Supports the current cap on the tipped wage at 75% of the regular minmum wage and doesn't want any further changes to happen to it in either direction in the short term.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end MPD collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$207,229
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$96,434
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$145,983
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Opportunity DC
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #2)
> District of Columbia Association of Realtors (DCAR)
> Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR)
> Washington Parking Association
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Independent at-large councilmember from 2015 to 2023. Chief Strategy Office for Maryland Department of Labor in 2024. Known for being one of the most progressive councilmembers during her tenure.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
Strong supporter of TOPA, voted against single-family home exemption in 2018. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Supporter of Intiative-77 that first tried to eliminate the sub-minimum wage before it was struck down by the DC Council, which lead to Intiative-82.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
Wants to end MPD collaboration with ICE. No mention of funding for MPD.
Public transit
No mention
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$225,924
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$168,566
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$185,605
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> Sierra Club
> Greater Greater Washington
> Bike Walk & Bus PAC
> Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
> Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
> AFGE Local 2725
> AFSCME Local 20
> UNITE HERE Local 25
> Washington DC Firefighters Local 36
> Washington Teachers' Union
> AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
> DC YIMBYs (Rank #1)
> Ward 1 Dems
[ CAMPAIGN
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President of the DC State Board of Education with a commitment to public service and a focus on helping small businesses.
WHERE THEY STAND
Tenant Protections & Social Housing
In favor of balanced housing policy to protect tenants and build more affordable housing. No mention of social housing.
Sub-minimum wage for tipped workers
Thinks the current cap on tipped wages at 75% of the regular minimum wage is "doing okay," but says he would like to look into it more.
Municipal owned utilities
No mention
MPD Funding & Collaboration with ICE
No mention
Public transit
Wants improved transportation safety and infrastructure improvements.
Childcare
No mention
FUNDING
Total Raised
$1,195
(
% of total funds in this race)
Cash On Hand
$1,195
(
% of available $$$ in this race)
Public Funding
$0
(
% from local or public dollars)
ENDORSEMENTS
> None
[ CAMPAIGN
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[ SOCIAL
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