Brooke Pinto
ድምፅ የሌለው ተወካይ ለኮንግረስ — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም ውስጥ የለምBrooke Pinto (age 33) graduated from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and Georgetown University Law Center. She worked at the DC Office of the Attorney General as Assistant AG for Policy and Legislative Affairs and in the Tax and Finance Section before running for DC Council. She had never lived in DC before 2020, the year she was elected as the Ward 2 Councilmember representing. She chairs the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Her council record spans public safety, Downtown recovery, and education. She co-authored Secure DC and Peace DC, which she credits with a 50% reduction in violent crime (the bills also increased penalties for gun crimes, expanded pre-trial detention, and introduced teen curfews). She authored the RECOVERY Act to incentivize commercial-to-residential conversions Downtown following COVID, sparking thousands of new units. She passed legislation training teachers in literacy instruction and a cellphone ban in DC schools. She chose not to participate in the DC Fair Elections Program, enabling her to accept large contributions from out-of-district donors; she raised more money than any other delegate candidate. In the delegate race she emphasizes statehood and DC self-governance, opposing the Trump administration's encroachment, and supports adequate resources for MPD, firefighters, and EMS while opposing federal or National Guard deployment to enforce local law. Her housing plan, "Breaking Ground DC," calls for repealing the federal Height Act and replacing it with a local DC Height Act; upzoning near Metro stations and bus corridors; legalizing rowhouses and ADUs citywide; streamlining permitting; reforming DCHA; first-time homebuyer property-tax abatements for long-term DC residents; and at the federal level, making rent (up to $15,000/year) tax-deductible, expanding Opportunity Zones, frontloading tax deductions on rental construction, and shifting homelessness housing to a non-congregate model like the Aston.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (36)
የተመረጡ/የተሾሙ ባለሥልጣናት
- Angela Alsobrooks (US Senator, D-MD)
- Richard Blumenthal (US Senator, D-CT)
- Anita Bonds (At-Large DC Councilmember)
- Tony Williams (Former DC Mayor)
- Charlene Drew Jarvis (Former Ward 4 Councilmember, 1979–2001)
- Bill Lightfoot (Former At-large Councilmember, 1989–1997)
- Michael D. Brown (Former DC Shadow Senator, 2007–2025)
- The Honorable Mary Cheh (Former Ward 3 Councilmember)
- Rick Murphy (Former Georgetown ANC Chair)
- Allister Chang (Ward 2 Representative on the State Board of Education, Ward 2 Resident)
- Tom Birch (Former Georgetown ANC Chair)
- John Lever (Former Georgetown ANC Commissioner)
- James Pittman, Esq. (Former Deputy Attorney General for the District of Columbia)
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- DC YIMBYs
- Opportunity DC
- DMV New Liberals
- Small Multifamily & Rental Owners Association (SMOA)
ግለሰቦች እና ታዋቂ ሰዎች
- Gretchen Wharton (Campaign Co-chair, Lifelong Shaw Resident, Community & Arts Activist and Chair of Shaw Main Streets, Ward 2 Resident)
- Shawn Townsend (Campaign Co-chair, Community and Business Leader, Ward 5 Resident)
- Elizabeth Miller (Campaign Finance Co-chair, Community and Arts Leader, Ward 2 Resident)
- Rahsaan Bernard (Campaign Finance Co-chair, Advocate for bridging the DC community across the Anacostia River, Ward 8 Resident)
- Dave Hoagland (President, District of Columbia Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 36 and Ward 5 resident)
- Kerry Kennedy
- Jenise 'Mama Jo' Patterson (DC family advocate and Ward 1 Resident)
- Nancy and Marc Duber (Community Leaders)
- Lisa D. T. Rice, S.M. (Ward 7 resident, mom of a Ward 8 DCPS teacher, gun safety advocate, democracy reform activist and proposer of Initiative 83)
- Ian Callender (Award Winning Cultural Architect, Suite Nation, Ward 6 resident)
- Amy Titus (President, Citizens Association of Georgetown)
- Brenda Richardson (Community and Public Safety Advocate, Ward 8 Resident)
- Alexander M. 'Alex' Padro (small business, arts and preservation advocate, Ward 2 Resident)
- Jessica and Ezra Glass (small business owners, hospitality and real estate developers, Ward 2 Residents)
- Clint Mann (President of Urban Pace and Ward 1 resident and community leader)
- Ernie Drew Jarvis (Business leader and Ward 2 resident)
- Katherine Weishaar (Ward 6 resident and public school education advocate)
- Graham McLaughlin (Ward 7 community leader and resident)
- Gerren Price (Business leader, Ward 5 Resident, and Father of 2)
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።
የዲሲን ግዛትነት (statehood) ማሳካት ለዲስትሪክቱ የኮንግረስ ተወካይ ቀዳሚ ቅድሚያ ሊሆን ይገባል።
Strongly supports DC statehood and self-governance. Calls for repealing the federal Height Act and replacing it with a local DC Height Act as a concrete statehood-adjacent step. Emphasizes fighting the Trump administration's day-to-day encroachment on DC autonomy.
ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Brooke Pinto for Congress], [Brooke Pinto — Free DC Candidate Questionnaire]
MPD በዲሲ ውስጥ በሚካሄዱ የኢሚግሬሽን ማስከበር ሥራዎች ላይ ICE ን ወይም ሌሎች የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎችን መርዳት የለበትም።
Expressed support for ending MPD/ICE cooperation; stated she wants to 'get rid of ICE' in her Free DC questionnaire. On the campaign trail, pledges to defend DC families regardless of immigration status. Opposes federal and National Guard deployment for local law enforcement.
ተወካዩ የዲሲን ፖሊስ ዲፓርትመንት ለመቆጣጠር ወይም ብሔራዊ ዘብ (National Guard) እና የፌደራል ወኪሎችን በከተማው ለማሰማራት የሚደረጉ የፌደራል ሙከራዎችን መታገል አለበት።
'Washingtonians know that we don't need Trump to keep us safe… our local police department and local communities make our city safe — not a deployment of National Guard from across the country.' Opposes federal and National Guard deployment to enforce local law while supporting adequate resources for MPD, firefighters, and EMS.
የዲሲን የበጀት እና የሕግ አወጣጥ ራስ-ገዝነት ከኮንግረስ ጣልቃ ገብነት መከላከል ለዲስትሪክቱ ተወካይ ቀዳሚ ቅድሚያ ሊሆን ይገባል።
Centers her campaign on DC self-governance: 'the Trump Administration is… trying to strip power from our local leadership,' and DC 'needs a champion in Congress to defend our values' and autonomy. Notes DC is 'the only jurisdiction in the country where the federal government tells us how and where we can build,' and would fight congressional interference in local decisions.
የዲሲ ተወካይ ግዛትነትን በዋናነት በግጭትና በተቃውሞ ሳይሆን በኮንግረስ ውስጥ የሁለቱም ፓርቲ ጥምረት እና የሕግ ስምምነቶችን በመገንባት መከታተል አለበት።
Says the path to statehood 'starts with sending someone to Congress with a track record of working across divides to deliver tangible results' — a legislative, coalition-oriented approach — while also stressing willingness 'to take on the tough fights with the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress.'
ዲሲ የፌደራል Height Act ን እንዲሽር ወይም እንዲያላላ ኮንግረስን መግፋት አለባት፣ ይህም ዲስትሪክቱ ረዣዥም ህንፃዎችን እንዲገነባ ለማድረግ ነው።
Pinto's housing platform explicitly calls for repealing the federal Height Act and replacing it with a locally controlled one, framing it as both a home-rule and a housing-supply issue: 'We are the only jurisdiction in the country where the federal government tells us how and where we can build.' Strongly supports.
ዲሲ የፌደራል ሠራተኞችን ከጅምላ ስንብት ለመጠበቅ እና የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎች ከዲስትሪክቱ እንዳይዛወሩ ለመከላከል ያሉትን ሕጋዊ መሣሪያዎች ሁሉ — ክስ መመስረትን እና የሕዝብ ተሟጋችነትን ጨምሮ — መጠቀም አለባት።
Says she has 'not seen enough pushback' on behalf of the federal workforce and pledges that, 'behind the dais,' she will 'pose really difficult questions of the Trump administration' and make it answer for 'the kinds of abuses they've perpetrated on federal workers.' Frames defending federal employees as a core, day-one responsibility of the seat.
ምንጮች፦ [Hill Rag / East of the River DC Delegate candidate forum (May 14, 2026)]
ተወካዩ በዲሲ ያለ የፌደራል መሬትን — እንደ National Park Service ቦታዎች እና ባዶ ወይም ትርፍ የፌደራል ህንፃዎች — ወደ አካባቢ የዲስትሪክት ቁጥጥር ለማስተላለፍ መሥራት አለበት።
Supports transferring federal land to DC and stresses having 'someone at the table representing our community' to shape its use — so vacant GSA buildings 'don't just become hotels or luxury condos' but meet needs for senior, affordable, and family housing. Cites her work on a downtown master development plan and on securing housing/equity benefits in the RFK redevelopment as the model.
ምንጮች፦ [Hill Rag / East of the River DC Delegate candidate forum (May 14, 2026)]
ዲሲ በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ግን በMaryland ወይም Virginia የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ላይ የተጓዥ ግብር (commuter tax) መጣል አለባት (የፌደራል ሕግ ቢፈቅድ)።
Names DC's inability to tax non-resident commuters as a core federal disadvantage and pledges to 'eliminate that restriction and allow us to tax the people in Maryland and Virginia who come into the district, so DC will have more resources' for local priorities — a clear pro-commuter-tax position.
ምንጮች፦ [Washington Informer DC Delegate candidate forum (May 2, 2026)]
የፌደራል መንግሥት ለMetro (WMATA) ቋሚ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ቁርጠኝነት ማድረግ አለበት፣ እና ተወካዩ ይህን ለማረጋገጥ መታገል አለበት።
Says Metro 'has to be protected and fought for' with 'DC funding and federal funding and fair funding from Maryland and Virginia,' noting DC 'has not gotten sufficient funding from our neighboring jurisdictions' — it's 'the first thing I speak to Governor Moore and Governor Spanberger about.'
ምንጮች፦ [Washington Informer DC Delegate candidate forum (May 2, 2026)]
የፌደራል ኮንትራት አሰጣጥ ኮንትራቶችን በዝቅተኛ ወጪ እና በክፍት ውድድር ብቻ ከመስጠት ይልቅ ለአካባቢ፣ ለአናሳ-እና ለሴት-ባለቤትነት ንግዶች (እንደ የዲሲ Certified Business Enterprises ያሉ) ቅድሚያ መስጠት አለበት።
'I reject the premise that we can't have preferential treatment of our local minority- and women-owned businesses and a competitive economy.' Points to DC's 'most important preferences' for minority- and women-owned firms and says she's 'taken difficult and controversial votes to support our CBEs,' wanting federal policy to match and bolster them.
ምንጮች፦ [Washington Informer DC Delegate candidate forum (May 2, 2026)]
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Issues — Brooke Pinto for Congress — Brooke Pinto Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-28.
- About Brooke — Brooke Pinto for Congress — Brooke Pinto Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-29.
- Brooke Pinto — Free DC Candidate Questionnaire — Free DC Project. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-27.