Lisa Raymond

ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።

Explicitly pledges to 'Invest in the Housing Production Trust Fund with strong oversight.' Also supports streamlined permitting and use of public land to increase supply across all eight wards.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ትምህርት ቤቶች ከትምህርት ባሻገር የአእምሮ ጤና፣ የቤተሰብ ድጋፍ እና ሌሎች አገልግሎቶችን የሚሰጡ የሰፈር ማዕከላት የሚሆኑበትን 'የማህበረሰብ ትምህርት ቤቶች' (community schools) ሞዴል ማስፋት አለባት።

Supports wraparound youth services — mental health care, career pathways, safe afterschool spaces, and employer partnerships — but does not specifically endorse the community schools model by name. Her education platform focuses on teaching quality, CTE, and school infrastructure.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።

Explicitly calls for the District to 'expand school-based mental health care, support community providers, and continue the DBH-MPD co-responder model so youth in crisis receive care and support — not criminalization.'

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።

Explicitly supports 'a well-trained, adequately staffed police force' alongside transparency and oversight. Also calls for holding federal partners accountable for prosecutions and judicial appointments.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የወጣቶችን ወንጀል ለመቀነስ መሣሪያ አድርጋ ለአካለ መጠን ላልደረሱ የሰዓት እላፊ (curfew) ማስከበር አለባት።

Explicitly states she 'supports targeted, temporary public safety measures, including curfews, when necessary to keep residents safe. But enforcement alone cannot be the foundation of youth policy.' One of the few At-Large candidates to explicitly endorse curfews as a tool.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።

Pairs her curfew support with a comprehensive youth investment agenda: evidence-based conflict management programs, career pathways, paid apprenticeships (champions DC Young Adult Corps Act), expanded safe afterschool and late-night spaces, and school-based mental health care. 'The long-term solution is opportunity, connection, and hope.'

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።

Supports 'pedestrian safety and a low-stress network for biking' and 'multi-modal transportation options that reduce costs and serve residents in all eight wards.' Supports 'electrified transit options.' Does not specifically call for protected bike lanes or dedicated bus lanes.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ወደ 100% ታዳሽ ኃይል የምታደርገውን ሽግግር በጽኑ ማፋጠን አለባት፣ በሕዝብ ህንፃዎች ላይ ሶላር በመትከል እና በጂኦተርማል እና በሌሎች ንፁህ ምንጮች ላይ ኢንቨስት በማድረግ።

Supports 'robust implementation of the Carbon Free DC plan' and the Healthy Homes Act. Wants gas-free, energy-efficient affordable housing construction and tough Public Service Commission oversight to control utility costs.

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ነጠላ-ቤተሰብ-ብቻ የዞን ገደቦችን በማስወገድ አፓርትመንቶችን እና 'የጎደለ-መሃል' ቤትን (ድብል፣ ትሪፕል እና ትናንሽ ባለ-ብዙ ቤተሰብ ህንፃዎች) በመላ ከተማው ሕጋዊ ማድረግ አለባት።

Supports increasing housing supply across all eight wards through streamlined permitting and strategic use of public land. Endorsed by DC YIMBYs, signaling a pro-supply, pro-density orientation, though her platform emphasizes process reform over an explicit end to single-family zoning. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate she rejected the framing as 'either/or,' saying DC needs deeply affordable housing and to 'build more housing,' with partners and a streamlined process, to 'create a climate where people will actually come and build.'

ምንጮች፦ [Lisa Raymond for DC Council — Campaign Website], [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 Raymond, drawing on her work at Covenant House Greater Washington, said the answer to youth offending 'starts with the basics': housing, wraparound services, and high-quality workforce development that 'meets youth where they are' and puts them on a path to independence — a prevention- and services-first approach.

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 Raymond urged the Council to 'legislate boldly' for residents and 'based on what our values are, not on an administration that may or may not intervene' — i.e., not preemptively complying. She also stressed educating Democratic allies and said she would withhold support from out-of-state candidates who will not commit to DC statehood. Assertive in principle, paired with a relationship/education strategy.

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, Raymond answered 'no' to returning armed police to all DC public high schools, saying she could support unarmed security or support services at the door but not armed officers across the board.

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 Raymond said she would support increasing funding 'only if it was to support services to people in a transportation desert... for fast bus service,' tying it to economic access. Conditional; 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 Raymond said she 'like[s] the idea' of a commuter tax, noting other areas charge to enter (e.g., ~$13 for New York City) while 'people are paying nothing to come to DC,' and 'we absolutely need to consider it.'

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 Raymond rejected the tradeoff — DC needs affordable and deeply affordable housing and to build more, with a streamlined process and partners 'to create a climate where people will actually come and build.' Recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የነዋሪዎችን የኤሌክትሪክ ሂሳብ ለመቀነስ በጽኑ መንቀሳቀስ አለባት — ለምሳሌ የPepco ዋጋ ጭማሪዎችን በሕዝብ አገልግሎት ኮሚሽን (Public Service Commission) በኩል በመቃወም ወይም መልሶ በመቀልበስ።

Raymond's Energy Affordability platform calls for tough oversight of the Public Service Commission so monopoly utilities don't leave residents with 'crushing costs,' plus the Healthy Homes Act and efficiency programs to cut low-income energy bills. Strongly supports action to lower electricity costs.

ምንጮች፦ [Energy Affordability — Lisa Raymond for DC Council]