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Education
Princeton University
Qualifications
School leader and educator
Website
https://dwight4dccouncil.com/
First, establish a standalone Education Committee with dedicated jurisdiction and accountability. Education is the single greatest lever we have for healthcare outcomes, workforce development, and economic stability. The Council treats it as a shared responsibility, which too often means it is nobody's real responsibility. The disparities I witnessed at Kramer Elementary cannot wait for education to compete for agenda space with every other priority.
Second, pass living wage legislation reaching the healthcare and care workforce specifically. Pay equity for LPNs, CNAs, and home health aides cannot remain aspirational. These workers, predominantly Black women, are holding our most vulnerable residents together. The Council has the authority to act. What has been missing is the will. I will provide it.
Yes. Without qualification or hesitation. DC residents pay taxes, serve in the military, and bear every obligation of citizenship while being denied its most fundamental right. That injustice falls hardest on Black residents who have built this city for generations while being denied the power to govern it.
First, build the congressional coalition that does not yet exist. I will prioritize partnerships with congressional allies and national civil rights organizations to advance statehood as the voting rights issue of our generation.
Second, make the cost of denial unsustainable. Every federal interference must be met with immediate legal challenge, emergency legislation, and sustained public pressure.
Statehood is the
First, electrify the District's fleet and facilities with urgency and accountability. DC government vehicles, school buses, and public buildings are among the largest sources of emissions under our direct control. I will accelerate electrification timelines, prioritize deployment in Wards 7 and 8 , and publish progress dashboards holding every agency accountable for meeting reduction targets.
Second, align procurement and contracting standards with emissions reduction goals. Every vendor and contractor receiving District dollars above a defined threshold must demonstrate measurable progress toward emissions reduction as a condition of contract renewal. Public spending is public leverage, and we are not using it.
What is happening in the District is not a policy disagreement. It is an assertion of power over a city whose residents have never been given the full democratic rights they are owed. I will not accommodate it. I will resist it.
First, an independent Attorney General empowered to challenge every unconstitutional federal interference before it takes hold.
Second, emergency local legislation that preserves critical services when federal actions threaten funding.
Third, sustained public pressure that makes federal interference politically unsustainable. Every intrusion will be named, documented, and challenged publicly.
Silence is accommodation. Accommodation is surrender. I will fight.
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Yes. Unequivocally and without qualification. Elected officials take an oath to serve the residents of this city, not to sort them by documentation status before deciding who deserves protection. Every resident who lives, works, pays taxes, and raises children in DC is entitled to safety, dignity, and access to the services their community helps fund.
I have lived this conviction. As a school leader, I established a clear and non-negotiable policy: ICE and federal agencies were not welcome on our campus without a judicial warrant. Every child in that building deserved to learn without fear. That same standard applies citywide.
Education
Trinity Washington University
Qualifications
She has labor, legislative, community organizing, and executive government experience spanning DC and Maryland. Her background particularly strengthens the issues of workers’ rights, housing affordability, and advocacy for underserved communities that she has identified as campaign priorities.
Website
www.DyanaforDc.com
Priority should be protecting DC from federal overreach. Secondly, they should legislate, creating policies that enhance residents' lives and protect the city's economic viability.
Yes. DC has roughly 700,000 residents, more than Wyoming or Vermont, pay federal taxes and serve in the military but have no voting representation in Congress. This is a fundamental violation of the principle of self-governance.
In order to make this happen two things are needed immediately:
1. Pass the Washington D.C. Admission Act through Congress, the House passed versions of this bill in 2021, but it stalled in the Senate, largely due to the filibuster.
2. Reform or eliminate the Senate filibuster, the 60-vote threshold has been the primary procedural barrier, meaning this is effectively a prerequisite for statehood legislation to pass.
Washington, D.C. area received an 'F' grade for daily particle pollution in the American Lung Association's 2025 "State of the Air" report. The area's air quality worsened due to wildfire smoke, with the metro area ranking as the 36th most polluted in the U.S. and among the worst for ozone smog. To have an immediate impact:
1. Accelerate the Zero-Emission Government Fleet Transition
DC Law 24-176 requires the District government to purchase or lease only zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2026. I would fast-track full compliance across all DC government fleet categories, prioritizing deployment in neighborhoods with the worst air quality exposure.
2. Eliminate Fossil Fuel Appliances in All Government-Owned Buildings
Use the Council’s Legislative and Fiscal Power as a Shield
A council member at-large represents all DC residents, not one ward, making them uniquely positioned to lead citywide resistance. A concrete example is playing out right now: the DC Council carefully decoupled from 13 of 84 federal tax provisions, using the funds to improve the lives of low- and middle-income households, and Congress moved to override it.
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There are clear inequities that exist in the justice system and we need to focus on how we prevent crime and protect those impacted by crime. While simultaneously it’s imperative that we acknowledge the social and political determinants that create conditions for crime to thrive and over incarcerate far too many black and brown people.
Yes. Elected officials swear to uphold the Constitution, which extends core protections to persons, not just citizens. The 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection and due process to “any person” within a jurisdiction, not exclusively to citizens. A councilmember who selectively withholds services based on immigration status may actually be in tension with constitutional obligations. Furthermore, law enforcement and public health experts broadly agree that cities are safer when immigrant residents can report crimes, access emergency care, and interact with government without fear. Excluding immigrant communities from services creates public safety gaps that affect everyone, not just immigrants.
Education
University of Arizona, Economics
Qualifications
Entrepreneur. Small Business Owner. Chair, Board of Zoning Adjustment
Website
fredhill4dc.com
Grow DC's economy. That means building more housing to keep residents here, supporting small businesses with less red tape and stronger access to District contracts, and actively attracting new industries — AI, cybersecurity, health care technology, — that create good jobs for DC residents. I bring 25+ years of federal contracting and small business experience, and I know how to move these agendas from rhetoric to results.
Address the budget crisis. DC faces serious fiscal pressure and needs Councilmembers who can demand accountability. I bring real-world expertise to the Council. The same disciplined judgment I applied to balancing my company’s budget while growing my business, and presiding over 2,000+ BZA cases — rigorous, evidence-based, results-focused — is exactly what the Council's budget process needs.
Yes — and until statehood is achieved, DC's home rule must be defended without compromise. DC residents pay federal taxes, serve in the military, and live under laws they have no vote in making. That is wrong. The two most important steps toward statehood: First, maintain unified political pressure — DC's elected leaders, delegate, and advocacy community must speak with one voice and keep statehood visible in Congress. Second, build broader national coalitions. Statehood will pass when more Americans understand that DC disenfranchisement is a civil rights issue, not a partisan one. I'll use every platform available to make that case while fighting federal intrusion into our local governance.
First, accelerate the electrification of the District fleet — vehicles, equipment, and facilities — with a realistic procurement and replacement schedule backed by dedicated capital funding. Second, require rigorous agency-by-agency emissions reporting with accountability benchmarks, so the Council can track progress and hold agencies responsible for hitting targets. Compliance isn't just a legal obligation — it's an opportunity to model the clean energy transition DC wants to see citywide.
DC's autonomy is always one congressional rider away from being overturned. I'll fight every federal intrusion into our local budget, laws, and governance. That means coordinating closely with our Congressional delegate, building relationships with allies in both chambers, and making sure DC's case for self-determination stays in the national conversation.
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Public safety and successful reentry go hand in hand. When people return home from incarceration without stable housing, employment, or support services, the whole community bears the cost. Elected officials have a responsibility to ensure reentry programs are adequately funded and that unnecessary barriers — in licensing, housing, and employment — don't set people up to fail. Smart reentry policy is good public safety policy, and I'll support investments that give returning residents a real path to stability.
Yes. Immigrants pay taxes, run businesses, raise families, and strengthen our city. I will defend DC's immigration policies, ensuring city services are accessible regardless of immigration status, and pushing back against any federal overreach that puts immigrant families at risk.
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Education
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) Northeastern University (2008-2014)
Qualifications
Pharmacist, Advisory Neighborhood Commissoner 2018-2020; US Shadow Representative 2020-present
Website
vote4oye.com
The Council must do two things now.
First, end DC cooperation with ICE. As the son of Nigerian immigrants, that fear is personal. I will close every Sanctuary Values Act loophole, prohibit DC agencies from cooperating with ICE, and lead the fight against the DHS campus being forced onto St. Elizabeths in Ward 8.
Second, make housing affordable through preservation and tenant power. As ANC Commissioner I used TOPA to help Congress Heights seniors stay housed when Sanford Capital tried to push them out. I will fully fund ERAP and cap rent increases at CPI.
No community in DC is expendable.
Yes. This is a moral outrage. 700,000 residents pay federal taxes, serve in wars, and follow laws they had no vote in making.
I have spent six years as DC's Shadow Representative fighting for statehood, meeting with state leaders, flying to lobby constituents of GOP members of Congress, and organizing nationally to build the coalition that makes statehood possible. DC re-elected me twice, last time with over 90% of the vote.
On Council I will do two new things. First, organize the Council and work with the Mayor to mount a renewed, unified local effort, because DC's own government must speak with one voice. Second, keep building the national coalition, because Congress acts when its own constituents demand it, not when DC asks nicely.
As a pharmacist I have seen how air pollution drives asthma and heart disease especially in Ward 7 and Ward 8, communities that bear the greatest environmental burden while receiving the least investment. That is not acceptable.
First, I will fully fund the Greener Government Buildings Act and vote against any delay in the ban on new fossil fuel appliances in DC-owned buildings. Public buildings must lead by example.
Second, I will fund DC government's full transition to a zero-emissions fleet, protect the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund from budget raids, and use Council oversight to hold DOEE publicly accountable for annual emissions progress by agency and by ward.
The best defense against federal interference is a stronger local democracy and a stronger local economy.
First, I will fight to fully implement Initiative 83 and expand democratic participation at every level. DC must never overturn its own voter-approved initiatives. When we defend our local democracy, we make the case for statehood every single day.
Second, I will strengthen DC's local economy so we rely less on federal dollars. That means supporting small businesses through training, payroll support, and commercial rent relief, and raising progressive revenue so DC can fund its own priorities without waiting on Congress.
A DC that governs itself boldly and funds itself independently is harder to control.
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I spoke out against the youth curfew because criminalizing young people is not public safety. It follows them for life and does not work.
After my home in Congress Heights was shot into, I asked the young men outside why they kept coming back. Every one wanted to work but could not because of their records. That led me to launch expungement clinics that have served over 600 DC residents.
A record should not be a life sentence. On Council I will expand expungement access, oppose pretrial detention expansion, fund violence interruption, and remove police from DCPS schools. The safest communities have the most resources, not the most punishment.
Yes. Unequivocally.
As the son of Nigerian immigrants I know what it costs a family to navigate a country that questions your presence. As a child I was placed in slower learning tracks because of my name and accent, not my abilities. DC's job is to make sure that never happens in our schools, clinics, or agencies.
When immigrant families fear deportation they stop reporting crimes, stop seeking healthcare, stop sending children to school. That makes everyone less safe. Protecting immigrant communities is not charity. It is public safety and basic human dignity.
On Council I will enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, fund immigration legal services, expand language access, and defend noncitizen voting rights.
Education
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York, NY Master of Public Administration | Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Bachelor of Arts in psychology
Qualifications
Covenant House Greater Washington, Washington, DC Major Gifts Officer, October 2025 - present | Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC Chief of Staff, August 2018 – March 2020 | Council Chairman of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC Senior Education Advisor, January 2011 – June 2012 | District of Columbia State Board of Education, Washington, DC Elected Board Member for Ward 6, January 2007 – January 2011: President, Vice President, Secretary and Chair of Operations Committee
Website
lisaraymondfordc.com
The Council must ensure families have access to childcare - where they need it, at a reasonable cost. I would push for full funding of the Birth-to-Three Act, including the Child Care Pay Equity Fund and grants to help centers open and expand. Through strong oversight, I would hold OSSE accountable for cutting red tape in the subsidy system to bring more providers in.
Additionally, we must expand affordable housing while protecting longtime residents. I’ll support home repair aid, property tax relief, and accessibility upgrades to help people stay. We must also build more housing overall, and more that is affordable, using tools like the Housing Production Trust Fund, modernizing zoning, and ensuring residents have housing options in every ward.
Yes, DC should be a state. I would advocate for a coordinated, national advocacy campaign that aligns the Mayor, Council, Delegate, and shadow delegation with partners like Free DC and DC Vote to ensure we are consistently engaging Members of Congress, organizing across states, and making statehood a clear, visible priority. I would also mobilize DC residents as a political force beyond our borders, educating voters, leveraging our networks in national campaigns, and making clear that if they want our time, money, and votes, they must support DC statehood.
I would push for aggressive solar deployment on DC government properties. Research shows the District could generate at least 100 MW from solar on its buildings, meeting roughly 15% of its electricity needs and saving about $28 million annually. I support legislation setting annual solar installation targets, yearly RFPs, and public progress reporting.
Additionally, I would defend and fully implement the Greener Government Buildings Act, ensuring all new and substantially renovated District buildings are net zero. I would also accelerate electrification of the DC government vehicle fleet and expand EV charging at District facilities to cut transportation emissions.
DC residents, not Congress or the President, should have the final say over our local laws and budget. I will use the Council's oversight authority to push back on every effort to override DC laws or insert federal officials into local decisions. I will protect local control of our locally raised dollars so Congress cannot block funding for schools, public safety, or core services. I will fight for full voting rights and statehood, and partner with DC Vote, FreeDC, and our Statehood Delegation to organize residents and build sustained support for our autonomy. Protecting home rule is protecting our residents.
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Returning citizens are far less likely to reoffend when they have stable housing, employment, and wraparound support. I will prioritize funding for proven reentry programs, partner with local employers, and remove barriers to housing and jobs. I strongly support restorative justice. As Chief of Staff to the DC Attorney General, I saw firsthand how DC's restorative justice and mediation programs led to better outcomes for both perpetrators and victims in juvenile cases. Where appropriate, the District should expand alternative sentencing and diversion programs. Public safety and second chances are not in tension; investing in people coming home makes our communities safer.
Yes, absolutely. Every DC resident, regardless of immigration status, deserves safety, due process, and access to city services. The first video I released as a candidate called on the Mayor to be fully transparent about any agreements between MPD and federal immigration authorities. As a Councilmember, I will work to end MPD cooperation with ICE, advance legislation keeping ICE away from schools, hospitals, and courthouses, and prohibit use of DC-owned property for enforcement activity. I will push for regular public reporting on interactions with federal agencies. Protecting immigrants is core to protecting home rule and DC's values.
