Jacque Patterson

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

Has advocated for 'community schools' — which provide resources for families beyond basic education — throughout his career as DC State Board of Education President and ANC commissioner.

ምንጮች፦ [Jacque Patterson for DC Council — Campaign Website], [Meet the candidates — The 51st], [Community Schools Incentive Initiative — OSSE]

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

Would increase the Housing Production Trust Fund from $100M/year to $250M/year. Mayor Bowser proposed cutting the fund by 50%.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates — The 51st]

ዲሲ የማህበራዊ ቤት ሞዴል — በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ፣ የተለያየ ገቢ ያላቸው የሚኖሩበት ቤት — መከተል አለባት።

Supports balanced housing policies that protect tenants while increasing the supply of affordable housing, and programs to expand homeownership.

ምንጮች፦ [Jacque Patterson for DC Council — Campaign Website], [Meet the candidates — The 51st]

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

Supports teen curfews only temporarily, while youth programming is implemented and scales up.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates — The 51st]

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።

Has a detailed Small Business Action Plan: expand access to capital (CDFIs, grants and loans, especially for minority- and women-owned businesses), preserve and expand affordable commercial space, and 'smart and streamlined regulations' that simplify licensing and reduce delays so small businesses 'can launch, grow, and succeed without being buried in bureaucracy.' At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate he tied small-business growth to financial-literacy education and entrepreneurship programs, citing friends whose businesses 'collapsed because of … the inability to get the kind of support that they need.'

ምንጮች፦ [Jacque Patterson for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (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 debate Patterson called for community-rooted violence interrupters working year-round, plus investment in mental health, after-school and summer programming, and paid summer jobs — citing roughly a 40% crime reduction in the Trinidad area when he coordinated violence interrupters in Ward 5. He balances this with a stated emphasis on 'community policing above all things,' so the public-health approach is paired with, not in place of, policing.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

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።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate Patterson agreed DC should prioritize faster housing production and build denser, citing the Barry Farms redevelopment as a model for adding density without displacement. Supportive of more housing supply in general terms; he did not specifically address ending single-family-only zoning.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (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 debate Patterson framed the response to federal interference primarily around coordination — the Council, the Delegate, the Mayor, and the Attorney General 'singing from the same page' — citing the District's roughly $1.1 billion budget loss as a consequence of poor coordination. He also said the Council should 'move forward wherever we're going to pass legislation and the votes are there.' His emphasis on alignment and avoiding blindsiding sits between the question's assertive-confrontation pole and pragmatic coordination, so recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (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: supporting police in schools opposes the statement. In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program debate lightning round, Patterson said 'yes' to returning armed police officers to all public high schools by the fall, citing the value of School Resource Officers and the loss when they were removed — a firm, unqualified position against keeping police out of schools.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program debate — At-Large Council special election (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ለMetro (WMATA) የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ ሌሎች የከተማ አገልግሎቶችን መቀነስ ቢያስከትልም እንኳ።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate lightning round, Patterson opposed increasing DC's Metro funding, saying DC has 'already paid more than our fair share.'

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

ዲሲ ራስ-ሰር የትራፊክ-ማስከበሪያ ካሜራ ፕሮግራሙን (የፍጥነት እና የቀይ-መብራት ካሜራዎች) ማስፋት አለባት።

In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate lightning round, Patterson strongly opposed automated traffic cameras as 'predatory' and revenue-driven, placed where they shouldn't be and issuing tickets so steep people 'can't even renew their licenses' — he would roll them back, not expand them.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large special-election 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 special-election debate Patterson agreed DC should move faster on producing housing and build denser areas (citing Barry Farms), prioritizing production. Production-leaning.

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

ዲሲ ባዶ የከተማ መሃል የቢሮ ህንፃዎችን ወደ ቤት ለመቀየር ማበረታቻዎችን መስጠት አለባት፣ ለእነዚያ ለውጦች የተመጣጣኝ-ቤት መስፈርቶችን መተውን ቢያስከትል እንኳ።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program special-election debate Patterson said he would waive affordable-housing requirements to get downtown office-to-residential conversions done, prioritizing getting 'every available unit' online to revitalize downtown after the loss of ~22,000 federal jobs.

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

ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።

Patterson pledges to support policies that protect workers while keeping small businesses able to thrive, framing worker protections and business health as compatible. Supportive, with a balanced, business-conscious approach.

ምንጮች፦ [Supporting Small Businesses — Jacque Patterson for DC Council]