Dwight Davis
At-Large ምክር ቤት — መደበኛ ምርጫ — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም ውስጥ የለምDwight Davis (age 51) was born and raised in DC by his grandparents, whom he describes as "old-school Washingtonians." He attended DC public schools from Whittier Elementary through Calvin Coolidge High School, then played basketball at Albright College in Pennsylvania — a passion that took him to Colombia for semi-professional play and later to England. He earned graduate degrees in divinity and education from Princeton Theological Seminary (2004) before returning to DC as a DCPS educator and later elementary and middle school principal (including at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School). After 20+ years in education he moved into nonprofit and philanthropic work. He and his wife Kenya (married 25 years) are raising their four sons in DC, navigating the same public and charter schools as the families he hopes to represent. "Education is my jam," says Davis. "It cuts through all of the other issues. If we have an educated populace, our crime rates drop." He draws a direct analogy between running a school and running the council — balancing the urgent needs of individual classrooms (wards) with citywide equity. As a father of four, affordability is a top priority, particularly workforce housing for teachers, firefighters, nurses, and police. He also has an explicit statehood platform, calling DC self-government "a civil right" and calling Congress's interference in local affairs "unacceptable." He supports building national coalitions to advance statehood, defending budget autonomy, and fighting for full voting representation in Congress.
በጉዳዮች ላይ ያሉ አቋሞች
ሁሉም አቋሞች በቀጥታ ከዕጩው የምርጫ ቅስቀሳ ቁሳቁሶች፣ ከይፋዊ የመጠይቅ ምላሾች ወይም ከተረጋገጠ የዜና ዘገባ የተገኙ ናቸው። አቋሞች ከበጽኑ ይቃወማል (−2) እስከ በጽኑ ይደግፋል (+2) ባለው ሚዛን ይመዘናሉ። ያልታወቀ አቋም ማለት ምንም ይፋዊ አቋም አልተገኘም ማለት ነው።
ዲሲ ትምህርት ቤቶች ከትምህርት ባሻገር የአእምሮ ጤና፣ የቤተሰብ ድጋፍ እና ሌሎች አገልግሎቶችን የሚሰጡ የሰፈር ማዕከላት የሚሆኑበትን 'የማህበረሰብ ትምህርት ቤቶች' (community schools) ሞዴል ማስፋት አለባት።
Education is his central platform issue — career as DCPS teacher, principal at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School, and nonprofit leader. Wants every DC school to have adequate resources regardless of zip code, with strong middle school programming, mental health supports, family partnerships, and career pathways. Advocates a standalone Council education committee for more robust policy conversations, and says DC 'isn't going to be able to legislate its way out of an adaptive problem' — preferring youth dialogue and college/career development over enforcement-only approaches. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he called for wrapping programming around students as they move from elementary to middle to high school, and for the Deputy Mayor for Education to better connect high-school career specialties to UDC for skills and certifications.
ምንጮች፦ [Dwight Davis for DC Council — Campaign Website], [Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st], [Youth Engagement, Education Policy — Washington Informer], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Davis answered the youth-violence question by emphasizing intervening 'before their actions escalate' — starting with listening to young people to understand the root cause, and ensuring programming follows students from elementary through high school rather than disappearing in the middle-school years. A prevention- and root-cause-focused, community-based approach.
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ የፖሊስ መኮንኖችን ከመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ውጭ ማድረግ እና በምትኩ በአማካሪዎች፣ በማህበራዊ ሠራተኞች እና በአእምሮ-ጤና ሠራተኞች ላይ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
Reverse-coded question: keeping armed police out of schools aligns with the statement. In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate lightning round, Davis gave a flat 'no' to returning armed police to all DC public high schools — 'weapons should not be in schools' — a firm, unqualified position.
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ በከተማ አስተዳደር ላይ ለሚደረግ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ጣልቃ ገብነት ጸጥ ካለ ዲፕሎማሲ ወይም ተግባራዊ ድርድር ይልቅ በቆራጥ፣ ይፋዊ አቋም — ክስ በመመስረት፣ የጥበቃ ሕጎችን በማጽደቅ እና ሕገ-ወጥ የፌደራል ትዕዛዞችን ለመፈጸም በመቃወም — ምላሽ መስጠት አለባት።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Davis said DC needs 'a coalition of those who will fight with us' against the administration and must 'make sure our attorney general remains independent' to fight when DC's laws are challenged or overturned, drawing on his Teach Plus policy-fellowship experience advocating to Congress. Supports assertive legal defense and coalition-building, framed around relationships rather than maximal confrontation.
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ ለMetro (WMATA) የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ ሌሎች የከተማ አገልግሎቶችን መቀነስ ቢያስከትልም እንኳ።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Davis opposed DC shouldering more Metro funding, saying 'everyone needs to pay their fair share' rather than 'DC taking the whole bill.'
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ግን በMaryland ወይም Virginia የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ላይ የተጓዥ ግብር (commuter tax) መጣል አለባት (የፌደራል ሕግ ቢፈቅድ)።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Davis supported a commuter fee, arguing DC's rich resources (e.g., free museums) draw commuters and the fee 'would actually generate more income for DC.'
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ሁለቱ ሲጋጩ፣ ዲሲ በእያንዳንዱ ፕሮጀክት ላይ የጥልቅ-ተመጣጣኝነት መስፈርቶችን ከማብዛት ይልቅ ተጨማሪ ቤት በፍጥነት መገንባትን — ገበያ-ዋጋን ጨምሮ — ቅድሚያ መስጠት አለባት።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Davis rejected the either/or framing — 'we need both,' producing more units and repairing existing ones — while emphasizing workforce housing (for teachers, police, firefighters) rather than a pure deep-affordable-versus-market choice. Recorded as mixed.
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Dwight Davis for DC Council — Campaign Website — Dwight Davis Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-29.
- Dwight Davis — Ballotpedia — ballotpedia.org. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-27.
- Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-27.
- Youth Engagement, Education Policy — Washington Informer — Washington Informer. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-29.