At-Large ምክር ቤት — ልዩ ምርጫ (የMcDuffie መቀመጫ)
የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ — ጁን 16፣ 2026
ምን ላይ ነው ውሳኔው
ይህ ፓርቲ-አልባ ልዩ አጠቃላይ ምርጫ ነው — የዴሞክራቲክ መጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ አይደለም። የምክር ቤት ክፍት መቀመጫ ለመሙላት የሚካሄዱ ልዩ ምርጫዎች በሕግ ፓርቲ-አልባ ናቸው እና ፓርቲ ሳይለይ ለሁሉም የተመዘገቡ የዲሲ መራጮች ክፍት ናቸው፤ ዕጩዎቹ እንደ ነፃ ተወዳዳሪ (Independent) የሚወዳደሩት በዚህ ደንብ ምክንያት እንጂ በምርጫቸው አይደለም። አራት ዕጩዎች (Doni Crawford፣ Khalil Lee፣ Jacque Patterson እና Elissa Silverman) በሰኔ 16 ድምፅ መስጫ ላይ ይገኛሉ። በድምፅ መስጫው ላይ ካሉት ሌሎች ውድድሮች በተለየ፣ የዚህ ልዩ ምርጫ አሸናፊ ወደ ኖቬምበር አያልፍም — ውጤቶቹ እንደተረጋገጡ ቃለ መሐላ ፈጽሞ የKenyan McDuffie ቀሪ የሥራ ዘመን ብቻ፣ እስከ ጥር 2፣ 2027 ድረስ ያገለግላል። ከዚያም ተመሳሳዩ መቀመጫ በኖቬምበር 2026 አጠቃላይ ምርጫ ለሙሉ የአራት ዓመት የሥራ ዘመን ይወዳደራል። በደረጃ የመምረጥ ሥርዓት (ranked choice voting) በሰኔ 2026 ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ተግባራዊ ይሆናል።
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የእያንዳንዱ ዕጩ ሙሉ አቋሞች በመገለጫ ገጹ ላይ ተዘርዝረዋል።
At-Large Councilmember (Independent), appointed unanimously January 2026. Former Committee Director of the Council's Committee on Business and Economic Development; formerly at DC Fiscal Policy Institute (secured $41M pandemic relief for excluded workers). Negotiated RFK/Commanders stadium deal ($50M community benefits agreement). U. Pittsburgh (Master of Public and International Affairs). Cross-endorsing with Jacque Patterson.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (6)
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- Opportunity DC
- District of Columbia Association of REALTORS
- Greater Capital Association of REALTORS
- DC Charter School Action
- Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund
- Washington Parking Association
DC State Board of Education President; military veteran; 30-year DC community servant. Born in foster care, raised on social safety net programs. Former Community Affairs coordinator (Mayor Williams), Housing Finance Agency Board (Mayor Fenty), Advisory Board on Veterans Affairs (Mayor Gray). ANC commissioner (5 terms). Cross-endorsing with Doni Crawford.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (1)
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- ElectED DC (education equity group)
Former At-Large Councilmember 2015–2023; lead champion for DC's paid family leave law. Former Washington Post reporter and DC Fiscal Policy Institute policy analyst. Ward 6 / Capitol Hill homeowner. Endorsed by 17 groups including AFL-CIO, Washington Teachers' Union, AFSCME, ATU, and DC Firefighters. Aligned with Janeese Lewis George.
ድጋፎች (Endorsements) (17)
የሠራተኛ ማህበራት
- Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
- Washington Teachers' Union
- AFSCME District Council 20
- 32BJ SEIU
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU Local 689)
- Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
- Washington DC Firefighters Local 36
- AFGE Local 2725
- LIUNA Metropolitan Area Laborers' District Council
- Committee of Interns and Residents (SEIU Healthcare)
- Local 25 (hotel, restaurant, casino workers)
የተሟጋችነት እና የማህበረሰብ ድርጅቶች
- Greater Greater Washington
- Ward One Democrats
- Sierra Club
- Bike, Walk & Bus PAC
- DC Women in Politics
- DC YIMBYs
Native Washingtonian and former congressional staffer. Born at DC General; grew up in Ward 7; graduated Friendship Public Charter School Collegiate Academy; attended University of Vermont via DC TAG Program (2016). Campaign focuses on housing affordability and anti-displacement, DC home rule and statehood, public safety, and economic development.
ሙሉ መገለጫ →ምንጮች
- City elections in Washington, D.C. (2026) — Ballotpedia — ballotpedia.org
- Voter Guide — June 16, 2026 Primary and Special Elections (DCBOE) — dcboe.org
- What to know about the special election for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — NBC4 Washington