Elections

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson has leaned into the label of progressive during this election season in which he faces challenger Erin Palmer. An ethics lawyer and Ward 4 advisory neighborhood commissioner, she also claims that political…

By mid-May, the DC Board of Elections is scheduled to begin mailing out ballots for the June 21 primary. Here’s who made the ballot. In addition to the government positions on the ballot of each of the District’s political parties, the…

It’s difficult to imagine any mayor’s second term like the one with which Muriel Bowser has grappled. It began in 2019, filled with promise. One year later, it felt like Pandora was once again among us, unleashing all sorts of hellish…

The DC Board of Elections collaborated in the disenfranchisement of thousands of District voters when it upheld a complaint filed by Bruce Spiva that asserted DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie did not meet the statutory qualifications to…

Salah Czapary is telling a story about the time when he, as a member of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, responded to a 911 call at a nail salon where a customer was engaged in a dispute. “The lady was upset that they didn't offer a…

I’ve been around DC politics long enough to know that when a candidate goes negative, whether directly or indirectly, it’s usually because that person’s campaign is having a tough time gaining traction. The aim is to knock the opponent off…

A long line of people testified at an eight-hour public hearing last week to share their views about a proposed measure to revamp the city’s electoral process. Numerous speakers testified both for and against implementing ranked-choice…

Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie is in the proverbial political catbird seat. He is the legislature’s chair pro tempore; chair of the powerful Committee on Business and Economic Development, holding sway over significant financial…

At-large DC Council member and newly announced mayoral candidate Robert White is right in asserting that the District government has essentially aged out. “We have been on autopilot for years,” he said during an interview with me last…

At 26, James Butler found himself over his head. The Ohio transplant was running a law firm specializing in criminal and civil litigation with 25 staff members. It had long been a dream of his to work in civil rights and help people. But,…

Whether it’s prudent yet to reopen DC Public Schools to in-person instruction isn’t the only topic of vigorous discussion when it comes to public education in DC. Six candidates are vying for the at-large seat on the State Board of…

With early voting underway for the Nov. 3 election, DC voters are deciding whether to make “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic plants and fungi the lowest enforcement priority among all crimes for the Metropolitan Police Department.…

If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements as we could find to help voters as they…

Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other than president and vice president. …

The race for the Ward 2 seat on the DC Council is ripe for confusion: The June 2 primary for the next four-year term features an eight-way race for the Democratic nomination and an uncontested candidate for the Republican nomination.…

Incumbent Brandon Todd is seeking his second full term as the Ward 4 DC Council member, squaring off against challengers Janeese Lewis George and Marlena D. Edwards in the Democratic primary. Marlena D. Edwards …

As incumbent Vincent Gray seeks another term as Ward 7’s representative on the DC Council, the former DC mayor faces five challengers for the Democratic nomination: Kelvin Brown, Anthony Lorenzo Green, James Leroy Jennings, Rebecca J.…

Challengers Stuart Anderson, Mike Austin and Yaida Ford are seeking to defeat incumbent Trayon White for the Democratic nomination for the Ward 8 DC Council seat. Stuart Anderson Neighborhood: AnacostiaOccupation: Family…

The ethics scandal that prompted Jack Evans to resign from his longtime seat as the Ward 2 council member is just one of the storylines figuring into the upcoming June 2 primary and June 16 special election for the seat. With early voting…