Choose questions: Ward 5 Councilmember

Tenants' Rights (1 question)

DC should restore and strengthen TOPA (the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act) to give tenants the right to purchase their building before it's sold to an outside buyer.

Housing & Affordability (3 questions)

DC should expand rent stabilization to cover more housing, including buildings constructed after 1975. DC should significantly increase the Housing Production Trust Fund. DC should legalize apartments and 'missing-middle' housing (duplexes, triplexes, and small multifamily buildings) citywide by removing single-family-only zoning restrictions.

Transit, Bikes & Streets (1 question)

DC should build more protected bike lanes and dedicated bus lanes.

Education & Youth Services (1 question)

Every DC public school should have a dedicated behavioral health clinician on staff.

Community Safety & Violence Prevention (1 question)

DC should treat violence as a public health problem, investing heavily in violence interruption programs and community-based solutions.

Policing & Criminal Justice (2 questions)

Hiring significantly more MPD officers is a priority for reducing crime in DC. DC should keep police officers out of public schools and instead invest in counselors, social workers, and mental-health staff.

Youth Curfews (2 questions)

DC should enforce a curfew for minors as a tool to reduce youth crime. Any youth curfew must be paired with substantial investment in alternative programming — jobs, recreation centers, mental health services — for young people.

Environment & Clean Energy (2 questions)

DC should aggressively accelerate its transition to 100% renewable energy, installing solar on public buildings and investing in geothermal and other clean sources. DC should act aggressively to lower residents' electricity bills — for example by contesting or rolling back Pepco rate increases through the Public Service Commission.

Parks & Recreation (1 question)

DC should increase funding for the Department of Parks and Recreation, including extended rec center hours and expanded youth and senior programming.

Economic Development (2 questions)

DC should raise taxes on large corporations and the wealthiest residents to close the District's budget gap. DC should cut taxes and fees on small and local businesses — and offer relief such as the small retailer property tax credit — to help them open, survive, and grow.

Home Rule & Federal Interference (1 question)

DC should respond to Trump administration interference in city governance with an assertive, public stance — filing lawsuits, passing protective legislation, and refusing to comply with unlawful federal directives — rather than quiet diplomacy or pragmatic deal-making.

Food Access & Food Security (1 question)

DC should directly intervene to eliminate food deserts — including by opening a publicly owned grocery store in underserved areas like east of the Anacostia.

Jobs, Wages & Workers' Rights (1 question)

DC should strengthen worker protections — expanding paid family and medical leave and raising the minimum wage — even if it raises costs for employers.