American lawyer and DC Council member for Ward 5 since 2012
DC candidates and officials are pushing ambitious housing agendas focused on reforming zoning and expanding affordable housing. Campaigns link zoning changes to cost of living, homelessness, and budget gaps as new data and political dynamics shape implementation.
In Washington, D.C., Janeese Lewis George appears to have an outright victory in the Democratic mayoral primary, with results suggesting a path to the general election. Kenyan McDuffie concedes as rank- choice voting remains to be finalized; federal- autonomy tensions shape the race.
Janeese Lewis George, a Democratic Socialist, is leading DC’s mayoral race after the primary, with Kenyan McDuffie in second. The race is expected to shape the city’s stance on statehood, ICE, and relations with the Trump administration, amid a volatile political moment.