Greg Jackson Jr.
At-Large ምክር ቤት — መደበኛ ምርጫ — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም (Fair Elections Program) ይሳተፋል ✓Greg Jackson Jr. (age 41) was shot in a Shaw neighborhood shooting in 2013 and nearly died. "My tragedy shined a light on interpersonal violence in inner cities," he says. That experience redirected a career that had begun in campaign organizing — he co-founded DC for Obama in 2007, led over 380 DNC field staff in North Carolina for Obama's 2012 re-election, and served as national field director at the DCCC, leading what he calls the largest midterm voter registration effort in U.S. history. After the shooting, he entered DC government as the first director of Mayor Muriel Bowser's Cabinet Office of Community Relations and Services, where he oversaw resolution of more than 2,000 resident concerns. He later joined the Department of Parks and Recreation as communications and community relations director, coining DPR's "Where Fun Happens" motto and launching the FitDC campaign. In 2019, after losing a family friend to gun violence, he became national advocacy director and then executive director of Community Justice Action Fund, the nation's only Black survivor-led gun violence prevention organization. At Community Justice, he helped secure $42 billion in federal gun violence prevention funding and co-led passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the first federal gun violence law in 30 years. He was then appointed Special Assistant to President Biden and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, where he developed 54 executive actions and oversaw implementation of the new law. He credits these efforts with a 49% reduction in homicides nationwide over three years. During this time his Congress Heights home was struck 13 times in a nearby shooting. He is a proud UVA graduate (Class of 2007), where he was the first Black freshman class president, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and student council vice president. He currently serves as president of the Rocket Foundation alongside rapper Quavo and is pursuing an Executive Master of Public Health at Yale. His platform priorities are gun violence prevention, youth safety, job creation, housing affordability, and education. He is endorsed by Rep. Maxwell Frost, former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Opportunity DC, and The Collective PAC.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (4)
የተመረጡ/የተሾሙ ባለሥልጣናት
- Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL)
- Fmr. Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS)
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- Opportunity DC
- The Collective PAC
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 ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
Survived a 2013 Shaw shooting; spent over 12 years in gun violence prevention, including leading 54 Biden executive actions and overseeing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act's implementation, which he credits with a 49% nationwide homicide reduction. His public safety platform leads with community violence intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, wrap-around services, and a Group Violence Reduction Strategy — with law enforcement as one tool among many. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he called to 'invest in prevention strategies' including mental health and community violence intervention (noting DC has put only $25M into it) and to focus on 'upstream accountability' to intercept the guns — 95% from outside DC — that make crime fatal.
ምንጮች፦ [Greg Jackson for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።
Does not call for simply hiring more MPD officers. His gun violence platform emphasizes Crime Gun Intelligence, a Regional Gun Trafficking Initiative with VA and MD, and investigative tools — explicitly stating 'not just patrol or surveillance.' He favors targeted law enforcement strategies over across-the-board hiring. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he affirmed 'law enforcement is a big part of how we address these crises' and pressed a rival on a proposed 50% police cut — signaling he opposes deep cuts while not prioritizing mass hiring either.
ምንጮች፦ [Greg Jackson for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ ትምህርት ቤቶች ከትምህርት ባሻገር የአእምሮ ጤና፣ የቤተሰብ ድጋፍ እና ሌሎች አገልግሎቶችን የሚሰጡ የሰፈር ማዕከላት የሚሆኑበትን 'የማህበረሰብ ትምህርት ቤቶች' (community schools) ሞዴል ማስፋት አለባት።
Explicitly proposes to 'Strengthen Community Schools Model' by investing in place-based partnerships connecting students and families to health, academic, and social supports, and expanding collaboration with trusted community organizations.
እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።
Proposes to 'Expand Cognitive Behavior and School Based Mental Health Programs,' citing their impact in DC and similar cities; also proposes to strengthen school climate through restorative practice investments and direct resources to schools where indicators show students need the most support.
ዲሲ የተደጎመ የህፃናት እንክብካቤን ወደ ሁሉን አቀፍ ፕሮግራም ማስፋት አለባት — ለሁሉም የዲሲ ነዋሪዎች ምንም ይሁን ገቢያቸው የሚገኝ — በPre-K ማሻሻያ እና ማስፋፊያ ፕሮግራም (PKEEP) ላይ በመገንባት።
Pledges to protect Paid Family Leave, the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, and Universal Pre-K; wants to expand childcare facility grants and push toward a goal where childcare costs families no more than 7% of income.
ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።
Served as DPR's communications and community relations director, coining the 'Where Fun Happens' motto and launching the FitDC campaign. His youth safety platform proposes a 'Safe Nights DC Initiative' expanding late-night youth-targeted recreation in high youth-traffic areas and strengthening out-of-school programs.
ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።
Proposes a 'Safe Nights DC Initiative' to expand late-night youth recreation and restorative activities in high-traffic areas, a Youth Safety Fund directed by youth, expanded out-of-school programs, and a Youth Network for Safety — all centered on programming investment as the primary tool for reducing youth violence.
ዲሲ ለዲስትሪክት ቤተሰቦች ከልደት እስከ ሦስት ዓመት ድረስ ነፃ፣ ጥራት ያለው የህፃናት እንክብካቤ — ምንም የመጠባበቂያ ዝርዝር (waitlist) ሳይኖር — ዋስትና መስጠት አለባት።
Pledges to protect Paid Family Leave, the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, and Universal Pre-K, expand childcare facility grants, and push toward a goal where childcare costs families no more than 7% of income — strong support for early-childhood affordability, framed around a percentage-of-income cap rather than a free birth-to-three guarantee.
ዲሲ በትናንሽ እና በአካባቢ ንግዶች ላይ ግብርና ክፍያዎችን መቀነስ አለባት — እንደ የትንሽ ችርቻሮ ንብረት ግብር ቅናሽ ያለ እፎይታ መስጠትን ጨምሮ — እንዲከፈቱ፣ እንዲቀጥሉ እና እንዲያድጉ ለመርዳት።
At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Jackson made job creation his top budget priority, proposing to 'cut fees and red tape that's impacting and keeping small businesses from operating,' including a 'first-year free waiver for new businesses' — especially those that hire residents without advanced degrees — alongside cutting middle management in a 'top-heavy' government. Supportive of cutting fees and red tape on small businesses.
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 Jackson argued 'power respects power, not pity,' citing being called to testify before Congress four times, his bipartisan relationships, and having passed a bipartisan law Trump tried to repeal. He would 'build a bridge between council and Congress … an actual council that has relationships that can fight, protect, and defend our rights' — an assertive defense pursued through coalitions and federal relationships rather than litigation/refusal alone.
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, Jackson answered 'no' to returning armed police to all DC public high schools, adding that DC should prioritize resources for parent-teacher engagement as 'the highest predictor of youth performance.'
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 Jackson said it is 'not a time to cut crucial services... for Metro,' while stressing that many residents depend on Metro and it must be safe and reliable. Supportive of Metro but against the cuts-elsewhere tradeoff; recorded as mixed.
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 Jackson said he is 'open to some regional commuter taxes' and would 'love to look more into' a universal one.
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 Jackson argued the affordability-vs-supply choice 'is a failed strategy... because affordability is driven by more supply,' and would fight for more supply of homes affordable to rent and to own. Supply-leaning.
ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]
ዲሲ ለከተማ ፕሮግራሞች ገቢ ለማግኘት ከፍተኛ-ገቢ ባላቸው የሙያ-አገልግሎት ድርጅቶች — እንደ የሕግ ድርጅቶች፣ ሎቢስቶች እና አማካሪዎች ባሉ — ላይ አዲስ ግብር መፍጠር አለባት።
Jackson favors growing the economy and providing tax relief to attract and retain businesses 'instead of relying on constant tax increases.' That revenue philosophy runs against creating a new business-activity tax. Leans opposed.
ምንጮች፦ [Affordability and Jobs — Greg Jackson for DC Council]
ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።
Jackson pledges to protect Paid Family Leave and the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and to strengthen workforce pipelines. Supports maintaining and protecting worker protections, with less emphasis on expanding mandates.
ምንጮች፦ [Affordability and Jobs — Greg Jackson for DC Council]
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Greg Jackson for DC Council — Campaign Website — jacksonfordc.com. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-29.
- Greg Jackson Jr. — 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.