Bernita Carmichael
የWard 5 የምክር ቤት አባል — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም (Fair Elections Program) ይሳተፋል ✓Bernita Carmichael is a proud Washington, DC native. Born at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Ward 4 and raised in Brightwood and Riggs Park, she is a graduate of Phelps High School and the University of the District of Columbia. As the daughter of a Gulf War Army Medic, she learned the value of community service early. With over 15 years of experience in DC government, she secured the first accreditation for the DC Department of Corrections under the DC Jail Improvement Act of 2004 and enhanced emergency response capabilities for DC Child Care Centers at OSSE. She holds credentials as a pro-board fire inspector and a general industry occupational safety and health trainer. A civic leader, Carmichael currently serves as a DC Democratic Party Committeewoman and member of the Ward 5 Leadership Council. She organized the National Federation of Democratic Women's virtual conference during COVID-19, served as an At-Large Delegate for President Biden in 2020, and mobilized five charter buses from Ward 5 in support of Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. She is also an active member of the Junior League of Washington. Her campaign participates in the DC Fair Elections program, where contributions from DC donors are matched 5-to-1. Her centerpiece proposal is the "Future of Ward 5 Legislation," a package of bills that would increase standards for Community Benefits Agreements negotiated between developers and residents when large projects are built, spur revitalization of Ward 5's commercial corridors, and provide more workforce development and job opportunities for native Washingtonians. On housing, she has set an ambitious goal of building 36,000 units per year citywide, with 20,000 of them for low- and moderate-income residents. (For context, Mayor Bowser built roughly 36,000 units over five years.) Her other priorities include increasing affordable homeownership, senior advocacy, and strengthening Ward 5's local and global business ecosystem.
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።
Would expand funding for violence interrupter programs and credible messenger organizations; partner with Cure the Streets, ONSE, and local nonprofits; and create Ward 5-specific Community Violence Intervention hubs in Edgewood, Trinidad, and Langdon. Also supports CPTED investments (lighting, cameras, park maintenance) and youth violence prevention through mentorship programs at Ward 5 high schools.
ዲሲ የኪራይ ማረጋጊያን (rent stabilization) ከ1975 በኋላ የተገነቡ ህንፃዎችን ጨምሮ ተጨማሪ ቤቶችን እንዲሸፍን ማስፋት አለባት።
Supports strengthening tenant protections including TOPA enforcement, expanding emergency rental assistance for Ward 5 households through community organizations, and working with DHCD to bring more Ward 5 buildings under Affordable Dwelling Unit covenants. Focused on enforcement and assistance mechanisms rather than explicitly expanding coverage to newer buildings.
ዲሲ TOPA ን (የተከራዮች የመግዛት ዕድል አዋጅ) መልሳ ማቋቋምና ማጠናከር አለባት፣ ይህም ተከራዮች ህንፃቸው ለውጭ ገዢ ከመሸጡ በፊት የመግዛት መብት እንዲኖራቸው ለማድረግ ነው።
Explicitly calls for strengthening enforcement of TOPA in Ward 5. Also supports emergency rental assistance expansions through community organizations and working with DHCD to bring more Ward 5 buildings under ADU covenants. Focused on enforcement of existing protections rather than full restoration of rolled-back TOPA coverage.
ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።
Would advocate for dedicated Ward 5 allocations from the DC HPTF and support government-owned mixed-income development on DC-owned land parcels throughout Ward 5. Calls for a minimum of 30–60% affordable units (at AMIs of 30–80%) in all new large developments and champions workforce housing for teachers, police officers, and the medical community.
ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።
Would heighten awareness of the Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program, fund after-school and mentorship programs at Ward 5 high schools, and advocate for recreation center upgrades within her first term. Frames youth programming as a core public safety strategy alongside violence interruption.
ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።
Would advocate for recreation center upgrades in Ward 5 within the first term, fund after-school and mentorship programs at Ward 5 high schools, and invest in upgrading and expanding programming at Ward 5 senior wellness centers in partnership with DPR and DACL.
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።
Would establish a Ward 5 Small Business Navigator (a dedicated DSLBD liaison embedded in the ward), create a Ward 5 Storefront Activation Grant program, and advocate for commercial rent stabilization pilots for small businesses in major corridors. Emphasizes navigation and grant support alongside her call for global and manufacturing business attraction to bring jobs to Ward 5.
እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።
Would support increased school-based mental health counselor ratios in all Ward 5 DCPS schools, fund after-school therapeutic programming in collaboration with DYRS for students and parents, and create partnerships with HBCU and university psychology programs for training clinics serving Ward 5 youth. Also supports establishing a Ward 5 Community Mental Health Hub with walk-in counseling, peer support, and crisis stabilization.
በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።
Would advocate for MPD deployment strategies prioritizing Ward 5 crime hot spots and increase police presence at Ward 5 Metro stations. Pairs this with accountability measures — body camera transparency, independent use-of-force oversight, and a Ward 5 Community Policing Liaison — framing police deployment as one part of a broader public safety mix alongside violence interruption.
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።
Has set an extremely ambitious housing production goal of 36,000 units per year citywide, with 20,000 of them for low- and moderate-income residents. For context, Mayor Bowser built roughly 36,000 units over five years. Reaching that pace would require dramatically expanding zoning capacity and density across the District. Her Future of Ward 5 Legislation also calls for increased Community Benefits Agreement standards in large developments, pairing density with stronger community protections.
ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።
Carmichael would enforce the DC Living Wage Act so government contractors pay a living wage and would build workforce-development and local-hiring pathways for Ward 5 residents. Supportive of stronger worker protections, with an emphasis on living-wage enforcement and job access.
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Bernita Carmichael for Ward 5 — Campaign Website — Carmichael 2026 Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-31.
- Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-05-31.