Kenyan McDuffie

MPD በዲሲ ውስጥ በሚካሄዱ የኢሚግሬሽን ማስከበር ሥራዎች ላይ ICE ን ወይም ሌሎች የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎችን መርዳት የለበትም።

McDuffie's Ballotpedia candidate survey response explicitly states he will 'end MPD cooperation with ICE' and expand legal protections for immigrant families. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he reiterated, 'I'm going to end cooperation between [the] Metropolitan Police Department and ICE,' to embed 'fairness and justice' in DC policing.

ምንጮች፦ [Mayoral election in Washington, D.C., 2026 — Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection survey)], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

McDuffie authored the NEAR Act in 2016 and pledges to fully fund it as mayor. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he said the NEAR Act 'ushered in a public health-based approach to crime prevention,' to 'treat violence like the epidemic that it is,' and pledged to use a NEAR Act provision letting the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement raise philanthropic dollars to train community violence interrupters.

ምንጮች፦ [NEAR Act Implementation], [Mayoral election in Washington, D.C., 2026 — Ballotpedia], [Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Fund Violence Prevention and Intervention Initiatives Enhancement Amendment Act of 2018 — DC Council LIMS], [Center for Firearm Violence Prevention Research Establishment Act of 2018 — DC Council LIMS], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

የ2024 Secure DC ጥቅል ሕግ — ቅጣቶችን ያሳደገና ከፍርድ በፊት እስራትን ያስፋፋ — የዲሲን የወንጀል መጨመር ለመፍታት ትክክለኛው አካሄድ ነበር።

Voted for the 2024 Secure DC omnibus legislation.

ምንጮች፦ [Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 — DC Council LIMS]

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

Conditionally supports teen curfews as a short-term measure alongside alternative programming, jobs, and mental health access.

ምንጮች፦ [Kenyan McDuffie — Free DC Candidate Questionnaire]

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

Frames curfews as a short-term measure that must be accompanied by programming, jobs, and mental health access.

ምንጮች፦ [Kenyan McDuffie — Free DC Candidate Questionnaire], [Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program Creditable Service Benefit Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS]

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

Pledges to build 12,000 new housing units by 2030 and preserve 20,000 affordable homes.

ምንጮች፦ [Mayoral election in Washington, D.C., 2026 — Ballotpedia]

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

Has pledged to hire 1,000 new MPD officers and double the hiring bonus to $50,000. His platform calls for a 'right-sized MPD through smart recruitment, home purchase assistance, and reinvestment in community safety programs' alongside an expanded cadet program.

ምንጮች፦ [We fact-checked the attacks in the D.C. mayoral race — The 51st], [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

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

Platform calls for accelerating bus lane infrastructure and signal improvements on corridors where buses are delayed, investing in protected bike lanes and safer intersections, and fully funding Metro for the long term.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

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

Platform pledges 'timely special education, mental health, and school health services' in DC public schools and frames school-based behavioral health as part of his education agenda.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

ዲሲ የፌደራል ሠራተኞችን ከጅምላ ስንብት ለመጠበቅ እና የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎች ከዲስትሪክቱ እንዳይዛወሩ ለመከላከል ያሉትን ሕጋዊ መሣሪያዎች ሁሉ — ክስ መመስረትን እና የሕዝብ ተሟጋችነትን ጨምሮ — መጠቀም አለባት።

Platform's Accountability pillar is titled 'Defend Home Rule and DC Autonomy.' He pledges to issue a Day-One directive ending MPD cooperation with ICE, bolster the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel for constitutional challenges, and 'fight for statehood, expand legislative and budget autonomy and defend Home Rule.' He also promises a federal workforce transition pipeline for displaced federal workers.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

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

McDuffie led passage of one of the nation's strongest clean energy standards on DC Council. His platform's Environmental Justice section pledges investments in community solar, expanded weatherization and energy-efficiency upgrades for low-income families, and a 'Climate and Environmental Justice Workforce Initiative' tied to clean energy investments.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor], [Nonprofit Solar Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS]

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።

Platform has a dedicated 'Expand Access to Childcare & Early Learning' section. McDuffie pledges an expanded Local Child Tax Credit, employer incentives, repurposed District-owned space for subsidized care in underserved areas, and updated zoning for home-based childcare. His approach expands access and reduces costs but through targeted measures rather than a universal program.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

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።

Platform's Accountability pillar is titled 'Defend Home Rule and DC Autonomy' — pledges a Day-One directive ending MPD cooperation with ICE, bolstering the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel for constitutional challenges, and fighting for legislative and budget autonomy. His approach is assertive and uses legal tools, but frames resistance through institutional channels rather than explicit political confrontation. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he summarized the posture as 'work with the federal government where possible and fight back where necessary,' citing his first job out of Howard working for Eleanor Holmes Norton and pointing to collaboration on projects like RFK and Union Station — a calibrated mix rather than blanket confrontation.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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 record of investing in small business — he directed $100 million in pandemic relief grants to DC small businesses on the Council — and his platform pairs economic-justice tools with an expanded Local Child Tax Credit and employer incentives. Supportive of relief for small and local businesses, through targeted investment more than broad tax cuts.

ምንጮች፦ [Platform — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

ዲሲ TOPA ን (የተከራዮች የመግዛት ዕድል አዋጅ) መልሳ ማቋቋምና ማጠናከር አለባት፣ ይህም ተከራዮች ህንፃቸው ለውጭ ገዢ ከመሸጡ በፊት የመግዛት መብት እንዲኖራቸው ለማድረግ ነው።

Voted Yes on the TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 (B 21-0147) during his Ward 5 Council term, supporting DC's tenant purchase rights framework. Also voted yes on the Karin House TOPA Exemption Resolution (PR 25-0440) during his At-Large term.

ምንጮች፦ [TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 — DC Council LIMS], [Karin House TOPA Exemption Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023 — DC Council LIMS]

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 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate McDuffie pledged to be 'bolder' on DC's Comprehensive Plan, addressing zoning issues and regulatory hurdles to build housing faster and across incomes (his plan: 12,000 new units, 20,000 preserved, 1,500 family-sized). Supportive of zoning reform to expand supply, though he framed his approach as 'realistic' — distinguishing it from a rival's larger target he called a 'fantasy' — rather than committing to a specific missing-middle/end-single-family-zoning measure.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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

In the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate lightning round, McDuffie supported speed cameras 'when it prioritizes safety, not revenue,' framing automated enforcement as a Vision Zero tool rather than a revenue source.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

የዲስትሪክቱ የRFK ስታዲየም / Washington Commanders መልሶ ማልማት ስምምነት፣ በተዋቀረበት መልኩ፣ ለዲሲ ነዋሪዎች ጥሩ ኢንቨስትመንት ነው።

McDuffie championed the RFK/Commanders redevelopment as chair of the Council's business and economic development committee. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he pledged to 'work on projects like RFK' and to partner with the federal government to expand Union Station, framing the deal as part of growing DC's economy. Supportive.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

ዲሲ የምግብ በረሃዎችን ለማስወገድ በቀጥታ ጣልቃ መግባት አለባት — ከAnacostia በስተምስራቅ ባሉ አገልግሎት ባልደረሳቸው አካባቢዎች በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ የግሮሰሪ መደብር መክፈትን ጨምሮ።

McDuffie addresses food deserts but favors incentivizing private grocers to open in underserved areas — citing the Lidl that opened at Skyland in Ward 8 — rather than a publicly owned, city-run grocery store. Opposes the public-grocery mechanism in this question.

ምንጮች፦ [Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st]

ዲሲ ለከተማ ፕሮግራሞች ገቢ ለማግኘት ከፍተኛ-ገቢ ባላቸው የሙያ-አገልግሎት ድርጅቶች — እንደ የሕግ ድርጅቶች፣ ሎቢስቶች እና አማካሪዎች ባሉ — ላይ አዲስ ግብር መፍጠር አለባት።

McDuffie opposes Lewis George's proposed business-activity tax on professional-services firms, warning that a new tax on employers would drive jobs and investment out of the District amid federal workforce losses. Opposes.

ምንጮች፦ [Fact-checking the DC mayoral race (Business Activity Tax)]

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

McDuffie's record includes increasing the minimum wage, pay transparency, and wage-theft and misclassification enforcement. He supports strong worker protections, though he pairs them with a more business-friendly, growth-oriented posture than the most expansionist candidates. Supportive.

ምንጮች፦ [Record: Defending Workers' Rights — Kenyan McDuffie for Mayor]

ዲሲ የIMPACT የመምህራን-ግምገማ ሥርዓትን ማደስ እና የስቴት የትምህርት ሱፐርኢንተንደንት ቢሮን (OSSE) ከከንቲባው ነፃ ማድረግ አለባት።

McDuffie defends the District's teacher-support and accountability framework and has opposed prior efforts to make OSSE independent of the mayor, favoring keeping education accountability with the executive. Opposes overhauling IMPACT and OSSE independence.

ምንጮች፦ [Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st]