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Gary Johnson
Council Ward 5
Johnson describes himself as a D.C. native who
played basketball professionally in Europe
before returning to the District for a career as a
teacher, charter school administrator, and
founder of a nonprofit organization focused on
youth. He wants D.C. high schools to offer more
job training and year-round schooling. He said
he wants to reduce the cost of medications,
especially for seniors, and reduce taxes for
them.Art Lloyd
Council Ward 5
Lloyd did not respond to questions from The
Washington Post about his background or his
campaign.Matthew Frumin
Council Ward 3
Frumin, 63, is an attorney
who lives in American Uni-
versity Park. He cites educa-
tion as his first priority and
says that he supports mayor-
al control over D.C. Public
Schools, but that the Office
of the State Superintendent
of Education should be independent of the
mayor, with the State Board of Education
having more of a say over policy. He said he is a
strong supporter of increasing density, espe-
cially on commercial corridors and near tran-
sit, but he is in favor of retaining single-family
zoning. He said clearing tent encampments
should happen only when residents are offered
“‘real’ alternatives into which they can be
promptly relocated.” He has been endorsed by
Jews United for Justice Campaign Fund and
Washington Teachers’ Union.FruminEric Goulet
Council Ward 3
Goulet, 45, is a Palisades
resident and former budget
director for D.C. He said his
first priority is working with
parents to provide a high-
quality education for every
D.C. child. He said he wants
to address overcrowding in
schools in the ward, and would like to increase
per-pupil spending for D.C. Public Schools and
charter schools. He said he supports hiring
more police officers while also using crisis
response teams to help those who have mental
health and substance abuse issues. Goulet
points to his record as a city employee for
nearly 20 years, saying he’s l istened to residents
and worked with them on solutions to prob-
lems in education, public safety and health. He
is endorsed by the AFGE Local 1975, the District
of Columbia Association of Realtors, the Small
Multifamily Owners Association and Demo-
crats for Education Reform D.C.GouletMonte Monash
Council Ward 3
Monash, 51, is an American
University Park resident who
works as a consultant. She
has pointed to education as a
priority, saying that she
wants to bring another
school to the ward to address
overcrowding in the schools
there. She said she wants to create a new bus
schedule to help connect students and resi-
dents to transit corridors, and wants to work
with businesses to provide “convenient retail”
in the ward. She has been endorsed by former
council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), who
is now director of the city’s Department of
Energy & Environment.MonashPhil Thomas
Council Ward 3
Thomas, 36, is a Palisades
resident who is a full-time
candidate for office. He said
he wants to build more
schools in the ward to meet
the demand and wants to
continue to work to better
schools there. Thomas is a
former elementary school teacher in the Dis-
trict and a former ANC commissioner. He also
was chair of the Ward 3 Democratic committee.
He said he wants to create a senior wellness
center in Ward 3 and help build a new high
school in the ward. He said he wants to expand
housing opportunities for the workforce and to
let property owners in the ward construct
accessory dwelling units.ThomasGordon Fletcher
Council Ward 5
Fletcher, 37, lives in North
Michigan Park and is a pro-
fessor at American Univer-
sity and an ANC commis-
sioner. He said his top priori-
ty is safety — targeting
crime, traffic fatalities and
increasing patrols by police
and the community. He said he supports
increasing the number of police officers and
also increasing the number of women on the
force, and says the city should have a “more
culturally competent” police force to engage
with the community. H is endorsements include
the Krimson PAC, several ANC commissioners
and the Small Multifamily Owners Association.FletcherFaith Gibson Hubbard
Council Ward 5
Hubbard, 41, is a Woodridge
resident and a longtime
high-level D.C. government
employee who resigned her
post to run for the council.
Some of her initial ideas for
issues she said she might
focus on if elected include
mandating more transparency from D.C. Public
Schools and increasing the bus routes in Ward
5, along with helping residents connect with
city programs and refocusing attention on
constituent services. She pledged to focus on
street-level local issues. Hubbard holds a doc-
torate in public affairs. Her endorsements
include former at-large council member David
Grosso, council member Christina Henderson
(I-At Large), the D.C. chapter of the National
Organization for Women and D.C. Women in
Politics.HubbardKathy Henderson
Council Ward 5
Henderson, who declined to
provide her age, is a King-
man Park/Carver Terrace
resident, a Realtor and a
former ANC commissioner.
She said she would focus on
public safety issues in the
ward and addressing infra-
structure that affects quality of life, such as
traffic-calming devices and street cleaning. She
also wants to expand the Landlord Roundtable
initiative to help property owners keep up their
rental housing.HendersonVincent B. Orange
Council Ward 5
Orange, 65, is a Brookland
resident and attorney and
certified public accountant.
Long a fixture of D.C. poli-
tics, Orange has sought of-
fice nearly a dozen times
since 1990 and represented
Ward 5 between 1999 and
2007. He won an at-large seat in a 2011 special
election but lost his campaign for reelection
five years later. He then resigned before com-
pleting his term, amid scrutiny from the public
and fellow legislators after he accepted a job to
lead the D.C. Chamber of Commerce while
serving on the council (an opinion from the
District’s Board of Ethics later determined that
Orange did not break ethics rules when he
accepted the job). If elected again, Orange said,
he would push for more incentives for busi-
nesses to remain in Ward 5 and seek to identify
parcels of land to provide additional green
space. He is endorsed by former at-large coun-
cil member John Ray and businessman Don
Peebles.OrangeZachary Parker
Council Ward 5
Parker, 35, lives in the Union
Market/Ivy City area and is
the president of the D.C.
State Board of Education. He
is a graduate of Northwest-
ern University and earned a
master’s degree in education
at Columbia University. On a
campaign website, Parker listed several ideas
he would like to achieve as a legislator, includ-
ing ending qualified immunity and capping
police officers’ overtime, expanding rent con-
trol to more apartment buildings and creating
a tax credit for residents born in the District
before 2005 to help them afford the cost of
living in the city. His endorsements include
SEIU Local 32BJ, D.C. for Democracy, t he Sierra
Club, D.C. Working Families Party, Metro D.C.
DSA, Sunrise D.C., Our Revolution, Run for
Something, Huddle for the Future, Greater
Greater Washington, the Baltimore Washing-
ton Laborers’ District Council, Council member
Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4), Washington
Teachers’ Union and Jews United for Justice
Campaign Fund. He has also been endorsed by
Racine.ParkerCharles Allen
Council Ward 6
Allen is running uncontest-
ed for reelection to the seat
he has held since 2015. He
chairs the council’s public
safety committee, where he
has advocated for police
overhauls, including a 2020
law that limited police
unions’ ability to bargain over police discipline.
He helped craft the 2021 tax increase on high
earners. His endorsements include D.C. for
Democracy, Jews United for Justice Campaign
Fund, Greater Greater Washington, the District
of Columbia Association of Realtors, the Balti-
more Washington Laborers’ District Council,
Washington Teachers’ Union and the Sierra
Club.AllenAnita Bonds
Council at-large
Bonds, 77, lives in Truxton
Circle and has been on the
D.C. Council since 2012. She
chairs the council’s housing
committee, and touts as one
of her top achievements in
office legislation that limits
the amount of property taxes
paid by senior citizens. She has been in D.C.
politics for decades, joining the Marion Barry
administration as well as those of mayors
Anthony Williams and Sharon Pratt. She said
she wants to lower the allowable rent increase
on rent-controlled units in the city. She has
been endorsed by D.C. Women in Politics, the
District of Columbia Association of Realtors
and the Baltimore Washington Laborers’ Dis-
trict Council.BondsNate Fleming
Council at-large
Fleming, 37, lives in Dean-
wood and is an attorney and
former shadow representa-
tive. He s aid he plans to focus
on increasing public safety,
improving outcomes for
young people, creating jobs
and helping to expand entre-
preneurship, and avoiding displacement and
securing affordable housing. He wants every
D.C. youth to have access to a high-quality
after-school program, and is advocating for a
guaranteed jobs program for 18- to 29-year-olds
in need. He has been endorsed by the Grass-
roots Law Project and Jews United for Justice
Campaign Fund.FlemingLisa Gore
Council at-large
Gore, 54, lives in Hawthorne
and is a retired federal agent.
She said her priority is to
provide housing for those in
need and create housing pol-
icies that build equity for
people, such as community
land trusts. She wants to
fight against displacement of Black and Brown
people and repair public housing, along with
ensuring housing for other groups, such as
LGBTQ+ youths, people with disabilities, sen-
iors and victims of domestic violence. Gore has
experience in investigating public housing au-
thorities and other housing programs. Her
endorsements include Greater Greater Wash-
ington.GoreDexter Williams
Council at-large
Williams, 34, is a Hillcrest
resident who is a researcher
and former council staffer.
He said his top priority is
addressing the city’s housing
crisis, and said the council
needs to provide stronger
oversight of housing agen-
cies. He also wants to improve investments in
workforce housing and work to keep families in
D.C. who are leaving for less expensive housing
elsewhere. He has been endorsed by the D.C.
Latino Caucus and the Washington Teachers’
Union.WilliamsPhil Mendelson
Council chair
Mendelson, 69, is a Capitol
Hill resident who has been
council chairman since 2012.
He said the top issues for
him are crime and affordable
housing. He said he would
address crime in part by
working to increase the case
closure rate and “aggressively” prosecute cases,
and that he would continue to push for quality
education, which he said was the long-term
solution for social justice issues. He said he
wants to increase the size of the police force. He
also said another top priority is affordable
housing. His endorsements include Democrats
for Education Reform D.C., Sierra Club DC, the
Small Multifamily Owners Association, Metro
Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO, SEIU
Local 32BJ, IBEW Local 26, Unite Here Local
25, D.C. Firefighters Association Local 36, the
District of Columbia Association of Realtors
and the Baltimore Washington Laborers’ Dis-
trict Council.MendelsonErin Palmer
Council chair
Palmer, 40, is an attorney
who lives in Ta koma. She
said she wants to ensure the
D.C. Council works better for
the entire city, a nd has a plan
that she said would empow-
er the council to better make
laws, conduct oversight, en-
sure ethical standards and prevent miscon-
duct, among other goals. She said expanding
the police force should be based on data and an
audit, and should not come at the expense of
other government services. She also wants to
push for the release of an overdue congestion
pricing study. Her endorsements include the
D.C. Working Families Party, D.C. for Democra-
cy, D.C. Women in Politics, Washington Teach-
ers’ Union, Our Revolution D.C., the D.C.
chapter of the National Organization for Wom-
en, Green New Deal for D.C. Action and Jews
United for Justice Campaign Fund.Palmer