Charles Allen
የWard 6 የምክር ቤት አባል — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም (Fair Elections Program) ይሳተፋል ✓Charles Allen (age 49) has represented Ward 6 on the DC Council since 2015 and is seeking a fourth term. Over three terms he has built a record as one of the Council's most active legislators. His first bill created Books From Birth, which has sent more than 3.6 million books to over 103,000 DC children in partnership with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. As chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, he guided creation of the District's Fair Elections program in 2019, which matches small-dollar contributions from DC residents 5-to-1 so candidates can run without corporate or PAC money. Allen authored the STEER Act, a first-in-the-nation law giving the Attorney General authority to sue dangerous drivers regardless of what state their car is registered in and allowing DMV to install speed governors on the cars of repeat offenders. He helped steer DC, Maryland, and Virginia to a new WMATA funding formula that averted dramatic Metro service cuts, and he was one of three architects of the 2021 Hearts and Homes Amendment, which expanded childcare funding, doubled the Earned Income Tax Credit, and funded more than 1,000 housing vouchers — paid for with a modest tax increase on residents earning more than $250,000. He also wrote the law empowering MPD and the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration to shut down unlicensed cannabis shops, and the Safe at Home program that funds home modifications so seniors can age in place. Allen describes his approach to public safety as "both / and" — pairing strong laws and accountability with investments in violence prevention and second chances. He was a consistent critic of public financing for a new Commanders stadium at RFK, though he ultimately voted for the deal after securing changes. Concerns from critics that he was "soft on crime" during his time chairing the judiciary committee prompted an unsuccessful 2024 effort to recall him from office. He has been endorsed by a broad coalition of progressive groups, unions, and the DC Association of Realtors.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (17)
የሠራተኛ ማህበራት
- 32BJ SEIU
- UNITE HERE Local 25
- LIUNA — Baltimore/Washington Laborers' District Council
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
- International Association of Fire Fighters Local 36
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- Sierra Club
- Jews United for Justice
- Greater Greater Washington
- Capital Stonewall Democrats
- Working Families Party
- DC YIMBYs
- Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW)
- District of Columbia Association of REALTORS
- Washington National Organization for Women (NOW)
- DC Voters for Animals
- Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund
- Opportunity DC
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።
Describes his public-safety approach as 'both / and' — combining strong laws with targeted investments in preventing crime and breaking cycles of violence 'that go beyond what law enforcement is suited to deliver.' Emphasizes reaching those most likely to use a gun, creating real opportunities for people returning from incarceration, and protecting victims' rights in law.
በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።
Frames public safety through a 'both / and' lens rather than prioritizing officer hiring as the primary solution, balancing strong enforcement and accountability with prevention investments. To counter critics who called him soft on crime, he notes he supported teen curfew zones and voted for a bill increasing pre-trial detention of people charged with violent crimes — but does not center significantly expanding MPD's ranks as his lead public-safety priority.
ዲሲ የወጣቶችን ወንጀል ለመቀነስ መሣሪያ አድርጋ ለአካለ መጠን ላልደረሱ የሰዓት እላፊ (curfew) ማስከበር አለባት።
Supported teen curfew zones to prevent 'teen takeovers' of areas like Navy Yard and voted in favor of the Juvenile Curfew Amendment Act, treating curfews as one tool in a broader public-safety mix. He has stressed that the city must pair any curfew with meaningful youth programming and alternatives.
ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።
Argues curfews are meaningless without robust alternatives. Introduced a bill to expand DPR recreation center hours to Saturdays and Sundays, praised programming run at Greenleaf and Randall Recreation Centers, and championed a curfew amendment requiring the city to provide and promote youth programming whenever a curfew zone is in effect.
ምንጮች፦ [Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st], [Charles Allen for Ward 6 — Campaign Website]
እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።
Has fought to ensure every school has the teaching and support staff to meet students where they are, including increasing out-of-school-time grants and securing more than $1 billion for Ward 6 school modernizations. His framing centers support staff and resources broadly rather than a specific behavioral-health-clinician guarantee.
ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።
Introduced legislation to expand DPR recreation center hours to weekends and has pushed the city to invest in youth enrichment programming at rec centers. Authored the Safe at Home program funding home modifications so seniors can age in place, reflecting consistent support for expanded recreation and aging services.
ምንጮች፦ [Charles Allen for Ward 6 — Campaign Website], [Department of Parks and Recreation Hours Expansion Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS], [Department of Parks and Recreation Field Priority Access Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS]
ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።
Calls great transit and safe streets 'central to the success of the District,' supporting funding and oversight to keep trains and buses reliable and passing laws to slow drivers so people feel safe biking and walking. Authored the STEER Act on traffic safety and led DC's funding rescue of WMATA.
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።
Urges an assertive posture against federal interference, saying 'this is the time for leadership' and that DC must 'stand up for our values and come out as a stronger community on the other side.' Frames the Trump administration and a hostile Congress as threats to DC autonomy that must be fought publicly rather than appeased.
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።
Helped create and later double the Small Retailer Property Tax Credit, created a grant program for in-store security, and pushed back on swipe fees and predatory delivery-app schemes. Introduced the RESALE Act to stop large resellers from marking up local tickets. Has written several laws to make it easier for local businesses to open and thrive.
ዲሲ የዲስትሪክቱን የበጀት ክፍተት ለመዝጋት በትላልቅ ኮርፖሬሽኖች እና በሀብታም ነዋሪዎች ላይ ግብር ማሳደግ አለባት።
Co-architected the 2021 Hearts and Homes Amendment — expanding childcare funding, doubling the Earned Income Tax Credit, and funding more than 1,000 housing vouchers — paid for with a tax increase on residents earning more than $250,000. That revenue funded the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund, demonstrating support for raising taxes on high earners to fund services.
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።
Pushed the Office of Zoning to make it easier to build alley homes that add 'gentle density,' and says Ward 6 has built more newly constructed affordable homes than anywhere else in the city. Endorsed by DC YIMBYs, consistent with support for legalizing more housing types citywide.
ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።
Has advocated for more affordable homes at every opportunity and helped fund more than 1,000 new housing vouchers through the Hearts and Homes Amendment. His record of prioritizing affordable-housing financing points to support for the District's affordable-housing funding tools, though his materials emphasize affordable production broadly rather than the Housing Production Trust Fund by name.
ዲሲ ወደ 100% ታዳሽ ኃይል የምታደርገውን ሽግግር በጽኑ ማፋጠን አለባት፣ በሕዝብ ህንፃዎች ላይ ሶላር በመትከል እና በጂኦተርማል እና በሌሎች ንፁህ ምንጮች ላይ ኢንቨስት በማድረግ።
Calls himself the Council's strongest advocate for bold clean-energy steps. His Healthy Homes Act helps lower-income families electrify — replacing gas ovens, water heaters, and home heating with modern electric appliances powered by solar — so the clean-energy transition is not limited to those who can afford it. Also champions protecting the urban tree canopy and river access.
ምንጮች፦ [Charles Allen for Ward 6 — Campaign Website], [Solar Shade Expansion Amendment Act of 2025 — DC Council LIMS], [Guiding Renewable Interconnection and Distribution (GRID) Amendment Act of 2026 — DC Council LIMS]
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 multiple TOPA bills during Session 21, including the TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 (B 21-0147), its Temporary Amendment Act (B 21-0223), and its Congressional Review Emergency version (B 21-0306), demonstrating consistent support for DC's tenant purchase rights framework across his council tenure.
ምንጮች፦ [TOPA Bona Fide Offer of Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015 — DC Council LIMS]
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Charles Allen for Ward 6 — Campaign Website — Charles Allen Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-06-01.
- Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-06-01.