የWard 5 የምክር ቤት አባል
የዴሞክራቲክ ፓርቲ የመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ — ጁን 16፣ 2026
ምን ላይ ነው ውሳኔው
Ward 5 Trinidad፣ Brentwood፣ Langdon፣ Edgewood፣ Michigan Park፣ Brookland፣ Lamond-Riggs፣ Fort Lincoln እና የIvy City ኮሪደርን ጨምሮ ሰፊውን የሰሜን ምስራቅ ዲሲ ክፍል ያጠቃልላል። በሥልጣን ላይ ያሉት የምክር ቤት አባል Zachary Parker፣ በዲሲ ታሪክ ውስጥ የመጀመሪያው ጥቁር በግልጽ ግብረ-ሰዶማዊ (openly gay) የምክር ቤት አባል፣ እንደገና ለመመረጥ ይወዳደራሉ። ወረዳው በNoMa፣ Ivy City እና Rhode Island Avenue ኮሪደሮች ላይ ጉልህ የልማት ጫና አይቷል እንዲሁም በParker የሥራ ዘመን ኃይል የተሞላበት ወንጀል በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ቀንሷል። ሦስት ዴሞክራቶች በመጀመሪያ ዙር ምርጫ ድምፅ መስጫ ላይ ይገኛሉ፣ እና በደረጃ የመምረጥ ሥርዓት (ranked choice voting) በሰኔ 2026 ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ተግባራዊ ይሆናል።
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የእያንዳንዱ ዕጩ ሙሉ አቋሞች በመገለጫ ገጹ ላይ ተዘርዝረዋል።
Incumbent Ward 5 Councilmember and the first Black openly gay Council member in DC history. Former 7th-grade math teacher and DC State Board of Education President (2021). Delivered the District Child Tax Credit ($1,000 per child under 18), helped produce a 35% drop in violent crime, chairs the Committee on Youth Affairs, and secured additional labor protections in the Commanders stadium deal.
ሙሉ መገለጫ →Washington, DC native, Enterprise Risk Management professional, and senior DC Democratic Party member. Proposing her "Future of Ward 5 Legislation" package: higher CBA standards for developers, commercial corridor revitalization, and workforce development. Wants to build 36,000 housing units per year citywide (20,000 affordable). Participates in DC Fair Elections small-donor matching.
ሙሉ መገለጫ →Twenty-year DC resident and clean energy policy professional who helped launch DC's first energy programs through the DC Sustainable Energy Utility. Announced March 2026. Focuses on lowering residents' monthly bills (especially utility costs), making it easier to open and run small businesses, and improving government services for families. "We don't need more programs — we need the ones we already fund to actually work together."
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