At-Large Council — Regular Election

Attorney (Howard BA + JD); Ward 7 resident and father; son of former Ward 7 Councilmember Kevin P. Chavous. Four years as Committee Director under Anita Bonds (Executive Administration and Labor committee). Tenant organizer under TOPA (undergrad); AARP housing law intern (law school); studied at South Africa's largest law firm. DNC National Committeeman; former DC Young Democrats president. Endorsed by former AG Eric Holder and Anita Bonds.

Born and raised in DC; DCPS teacher and elementary/middle school principal; nonprofit leader. BA from Albright College; graduate degrees in divinity and education from Princeton Theological Seminary. Married 25 years to wife Kenya; father of four sons. Explicitly supports DC statehood as a civil right.

Labor leader and former DC Housing Authority commissioner (age 46). Former president of AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council; senior director of labor relations under MD Gov. Wes Moore. Grew up working-class in Southeast DC.

Former 10-year chair of DC Board of Zoning Adjustment (age 57); ran federal contracting firm for ~28 years. Business-friendly moderate who supports fast-tracking city-financed affordable housing. Supports Kenyan McDuffie for mayor.

Former Biden White House deputy director of gun violence prevention (age 41); UVA grad (first Black freshman class president). Survived a 2013 Shaw shooting. Former Bowser Cabinet director. Pursuing Executive MPH at Yale. Lives in Congress Heights.

East-of-the-River advocate, former Deanwood ANC commissioner, and Amazon best-selling children's book author (age 40); has worked in the Wilson Building for two councilmembers, drafting legislation and advising on policy. Ran businesses from DC to East Africa. Currently grad student government president. Platform: literacy, environmental justice, safe communities, housing, and caregiver support.

Two-decade DC government veteran (age 50) and current President of the DC Black Democratic Caucus; former chief of staff to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and AG transition director. Union family background ("Legacy of Labor"). Lives in Brightwood. Platform: education, housing, home rule, workers' rights, and transit.

Current DC Shadow Representative (2021–present, age 36); PharmD from Northeastern. Born in Boston to Nigerian immigrants; grew up to volunteer in DC classrooms before winning a Ward 8 ANC seat by one vote in 2018. Led protests against an ICE headquarters on the St. Elizabeth's campus. Signature issues: UDC tuition-free, sanctuary city enforcement, and a broadly progressive platform spanning housing, healthcare, climate, and workers' rights.

Education policy veteran (age 56); began career supporting formerly incarcerated women at a Dupont Circle halfway house. Helped co-found Cesar Chavez Charter; DC State Board of Education President (Wards 5 & 6, 2006); ran DC Council education policy under Council Chair Kwame Brown; chief of staff to AG Karl Racine (2018–2020). Planned Parenthood Metro Washington board trustee. Lives near Lincoln Park.