DC Mayoral Candidates
This candidate for mayor is a current At-Large Council member. He began his political career as a legislative council to Eleanor Holmes Norton (our current Congressional Rep)
Robert White
True or False: There are no term limits for the Mayor of DC
True
True or False: Incarcerated folks in DC can vote
True
The Outrage is in this Ward
Ward 1
Located in DC, this is the name of the largest library in the world.
The Library of Congress
Running on a reparations platform, this candidate ran for mayor in 2018 and intends to challenge Mayor Bowser for a second time.
James Butler
The person is responsible for appoint the District’s judges
The President
True or False: Non-Citizen permanent residents in DC can vote
Best known as the home of the National Mall, the White House, monuments and museums. It is the place where many tourists and other visitors spend the bulk of their time.
Ward 2
The District of Columbia was unfortunately named to honor this historical figure.
Christopher Columbus
A former DCPS student and teacher, this candidate’s campaign slogan is A.C.T. Right!
Andre Davis
Under this law, Congress reviews all legislation passed by the council before it can become law and retains authority over the District’s budget.
The Home Rule Act
This person serves as the Chairman of the DC Council.
Phil Mendelson
This is DC’s wealthiest ward
Ward 3
This French-American military engineer designed the basic plan for D.C. He also has a metro stop named after him.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
This candidate is a pastor and Chapter President of DC National Action Network
Michael Campbell
This is the number of electoral votes that D.C. gets in presidential elections
3
This is the name of the voluntary campaign financing program that provides limited public matching funds to qualified candidates that pledge to accept small donations and forgo all corporate and PAC money.
DC Fair Elections Program
This is the only Ward to include portions of each of the four quadrants of the city
Ward 6
This Howard University graduate served as the first mayor of D.C. and the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city.
Walter Washington
In 2020, this former comedian started his own youth outreach program “Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras” as a violence prevention program, focused on exposing youth to the fundamentals of film-making
Red Grant
The District Charter creates a Council of this many members.
13
This is the number of Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners in DC.
40
This ward is home to a number of Civil War fort sites that have since been turned into parkland including: Fort Mahan Park, Fort Davis Park, Fort Chaplin Park and Fort Dupont Park
Ward 7
This was the year that District residents were first allowed to vote for the President of the U.S.
1964