Michael Murphy
የWard 6 የምክር ቤት አባል — የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ, ጁን 16፣ 2026
በዲሲ ፍትሃዊ ምርጫ ፕሮግራም ውስጥ የለምMichael "Mike" Murphy is a litigator at Bailey & Glasser LLP with a track record in class-action lawsuits against major corporations and pro bono work, including representing Two Rivers Public Charter School. A second-career attorney who graduated cum laude from The Catholic University of America law school, he previously supported national bargaining committees for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and worked as a paralegal in the DC Office of the Corporation Counsel. He served as interim Executive Director of the Drum Major Institute, a nonprofit founded on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s principles. A Capitol Hill resident married for nearly 30 years with two children, he enjoys bouldering, biking, and hosting living-room concerts. Murphy entered the race centering public safety and government transparency. He led a months-long investigation alleging discrepancies between DC and FBI crime reporting and was the first to publicly claim, in June 2025, that MPD was manipulating violent-crime statistics — pressing the Council to conduct oversight it had avoided. He argues the city has given residents a dishonest picture of its safety challenges and that trust cannot be rebuilt without transparency. His platform calls for honest crime data aligned with FBI reporting, rebuilding an MPD at a 50-year staffing low while holding leadership accountable, and youth accountability paired with opportunity — including overhauling the Youth Rehabilitation Act, fixing truancy systems, and creating a DC Service & Career Corps modeled on Maryland programs. He proposes a "120-day shot clock" for office-to-residential conversions and faster permitting to unlock housing supply, a two-track compensation model on Initiative 82, and fully funding the open primaries and ranked-choice voting that voters approved in Initiative 83, along with term limits. He has been endorsed by former Ward 6 ANC commissioner and victims' rights advocate Denise Rucker Krepp.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (1)
የተመረጡ/የተሾሙ ባለሥልጣናት
- Denise Rucker Krepp, former Ward 6 ANC commissioner and victims' rights advocate
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።
በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።
Calls MPD's staffing a 50-year low and supports rebuilding the force while holding leadership accountable for efficient, community-centered deployment. The 51st reports he wants more police officers, pairing increased staffing with demands for honest crime data and oversight.
ምንጮች፦ [Michael Murphy for Ward 6 — Campaign Website], [Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st]
ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።
Proposes a DC Service & Career Corps with youth apprenticeships and a paid service-year option, a unified truancy early-warning system, and mentorship through partners like Urban Alliance. Frames opportunity and structure — 'mentorship, not just enforcement' — as central to reducing youth crime.
ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።
Supports prevention-oriented tools — mentorship, workforce pathways, and support services for families — as a way to bring crime down, while pairing them with stronger consequences for violent offenses and rebuilding MPD. His emphasis blends opportunity-based intervention with accountability rather than a primarily public-health framework.
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።
Calls for 'smart density' — unlocking underutilized land along Metro lines, modernizing alley and parking rules to allow more ADUs, and expanding upzoning where community impact is minimal. Supports a 120-day 'shot clock' for office-to-residential conversions and faster permitting to make 'missing middle' housing financially viable.
ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።
Argues new high-end construction does not filter down to low-income families fast enough, so the market 'will not naturally serve our most vulnerable neighbors.' Advocates robust public investment in housing vouchers and subsidies targeted at extremely low-income residents — supportive of public affordable-housing financing, though he does not name the Housing Production Trust Fund specifically.
ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።
Would create more reliable bus routes, develop safer pedestrian corridors, and increase protected bike lanes 'where appropriate,' alongside smarter curb management. Frames mobility as a public-safety and equity issue, with qualified rather than maximal support for bike and bus infrastructure.
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።
Argues simple tasks like applying for a business license are stymied by outdated bureaucracy and calls for 'simple solutions to simple problems' to encourage neighbors to invest in the community. His emphasis is on cutting red tape and barriers to opening a business rather than specific tax cuts.
ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።
Says visiting a local rec center should be simple and supports youth recreation facilities as part of his RFK redevelopment vision and his youth-opportunity agenda. Broadly supportive of recreation access, though his materials do not lay out a specific DPR funding increase.
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።
Emphasizes the credibility and bipartisan relationships needed to negotiate with members across the ideological spectrum in Congress, and faults Allen for crafting legislation that drew congressional disapproval votes. Leans toward pragmatic engagement and deal-making to protect Home Rule rather than a primarily confrontational, litigation-and-resistance posture.
ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።
Murphy backs a single, universal minimum wage for restaurant workers — a guaranteed wage floor with tips on top — aligning with the One Fair Wage / Initiative 82 direction of eliminating the tipped subminimum wage. Supportive of stronger wage protections, framed around stability for workers and businesses.
አጠቃላይ ምንጮች
- Michael Murphy for Ward 6 — Campaign Website — Michael Murphy Campaign. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-06-01.
- Your guide to the June 16 DC primary — The 51st — The 51st. የተገኘበት ቀን 2026-06-01.