Council At-LargeDistrict of Columbia

Owolewa

Moch

Green

Silverman

Owolewa

A pharmacist and elected statehood advocate seeking Council power to expand tenant protections and public services; the central question is how he would fund those commitments within the District’s budget.

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Moch

A Statehood Green organizer proposing targeted affordable housing and stronger neighborhood participation; his central tradeoff is protecting existing residents while resisting broad zoning changes that could accommodate more homes citywide.

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Green

A retired Metropolitan Police officer campaigning on community policing and accountability; his questionnaire adds support for police transparency and child care, while leaving important detention and rehabilitation choices unresolved.

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Silverman

Back on the Council after June’s special election, Silverman offers paid-leave experience and agency oversight; the question is how she would turn scrutiny of spending into more reliable city services.

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Owolewa

1. Press to restore TOPA protections, extend rent control to newer buildings, and limit annual rent increases to inflation; passage would require a Council majority.

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2. Seek a District Department of Labor and Worker Rights and restore Initiative 82’s tipped-wage phaseout, using legislation and budget oversight to strengthen enforcement.

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3. Seek renewed Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding and eviction counsel so residents can stay housed; eligibility, appropriations, and agency delivery would determine who receives help.

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Moch

1. Seek an equity-based formula for Housing Production Trust Fund allocations, with deeper affordability requirements and public reporting; Council appropriations and agency implementation would determine its reach.

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2. Oppose blanket property-tax exemptions for downtown office conversions and seek incentives tied to affordable units, long affordability covenants, and repayment when developers miss commitments.

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3. Press for two community land-trust pilots, one in Ward 7 or 8 and one in a higher-opportunity ward, to provide permanently affordable homes on surplus public land.

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Green

1. Support full funding for a public police misconduct database, subject to Council appropriations and implementation.

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2. Support local legislation allowing civil-rights suits against federal agents, within federal limits on the Council’s authority.

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3. Seek expanded child-care subsidies and free or low-cost care for District workers, using vacant retail space if funding permits.

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Silverman

1. Defend the paid family and medical leave program and scrutinize its administration, drawing on her role in creating it; benefit and financing changes still require Council action.

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2. Press for stronger conditions on Housing Production Trust Fund and other subsidized landlords when buildings are unsafe, using budget scrutiny and oversight to demand repairs.

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3. Seek expanded health-care job training through the DC Healthcare Sector Partnership and youth internships, giving residents routes into employment if funding and employer participation sustain them.

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Owolewa

His campaign backs One Fair Wage and a District-level PRO Act while criticizing the city’s stadium spending; that places labor and tenant priorities ahead of the existing budget’s choices.

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Moch

His Green Party biography records service as a national co-chair and DC party chair; his own tax-and-representation statement documents statehood advocacy beyond the ballot label.

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Green

He told the ACLU he would oppose Trump’s attacks on DC and support suits against federal agents, despite his Republican candidacy.

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Silverman

Her independent candidacy combines labor priorities and opposition to federal control with support for a properly staffed MPD; she has also publicly challenged local stadium spending and subsidized landlords.

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Owolewa

His health-care experience informs a specific agenda for restoring the Healthcare Alliance, regulating pharmacy benefit managers, and preserving affordable homes, giving voters identifiable programs against which to judge him.

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Moch

He offers detailed conditions for public housing subsidies, including affordability covenants, resident oversight, and developer accountability, with attention to displacement and the needs of long-term residents.

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Green

His policing experience and emphasis on community relationships offer a practical basis for oversight, while his support for a misconduct database makes transparency a checkable commitment.

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Silverman

She brings experience developing paid leave and using budget oversight to change programs, along with specific demands that publicly subsidized housing providers meet basic conditions.

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Owolewa

His agenda commits to restoring or expanding housing, health care, wages, and public services without a consolidated costed budget on the issues page; voters cannot yet assess the full tradeoffs.

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Moch

His opposition to blanket four-story apartment permission and support for retaining the Height Act would preserve limits on housing capacity, creating tension with his affordability goals.

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Green

He leaves detention priorities undecided and rejects more funding for incarceration alternatives while praising rehabilitation, leaving his budget choices unclear.

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Silverman

Critics questioned her use of publicly financed polling in another Council race in 2022, raising a judgment concern about political intervention; the adverse ruling was reversed and the remaining complaints dismissed.

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Owolewa

Which programs would he fund first, and which taxes or spending reductions would cover the cost if revenue falls short?

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Moch

How many homes would his targeted zoning and land-trust approach produce, and what would its public subsidy cost per household be?

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Green

Would he fund restorative justice and credible messengers, or a different rehabilitation program?

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Silverman

Which budget changes and enforcement measures would she prioritize to make subsidized housing repairs happen, and how quickly would tenants see improvements?

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