Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George elected mayor of Washington, D.C.
Lewis George won about 84% of the vote and pledged to fight affordability, federal interference and D.C. statehood.
- On Tuesday, Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George won D.C.'s mayoral election with 84.34 percent of the vote, securing 151,539 ballots. She will take office January 2 as the city's eighth mayor since the Home Rule law.
- Lewis George, a democratic socialist who rallied voters around pledges to address soaring costs of living, won the Democratic primary earlier this year. She succeeds Mayor Muriel Bowser, who declined to run for a fourth term.
- Addressing supporters at Sycamore & Oak on Tuesday, the mayor-elect called her victory "a declaration that working people deserve a government that works as hard as they do." She promised to tackle affordability and public safety for nearly 700,000 residents.
- Robert White, D.C.'s new delegate to Congress, won his race Tuesday, marking the first time since 1990 the city has chosen both a new mayor and delegate. White succeeds longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who stepped down following effectiveness criticism.
- Despite opposition from President Donald Trump, who has denounced her as a threat, Lewis George expects more allies in Congress next year to help defend the District's local autonomy. Congress retains legislative authority over city affairs.
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DC jury nullification activists are about to have an ally as mayor
A Washington, D.C., leftist group under congressional scrutiny for activist juror trainings saw an outspoken supporter become mayor-elect on Tuesday. Democrat Janeese Lewis George won more than 80% of the vote with the endorsement of Free DC, an organization opposing federal control of the district on crime and other issues. The self-described socialist also committed […]
D.C. joins growing parade of socialist-led American cities with Janeese Lewis George win
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday congratulated her successor, Council member Janeese Lewis George, one day after the 38-year-old easily won an election that will make her the latest self-described socialist to take over the reins of a major American city. Source: The Washington Times
Politics Party: D.C. Is Ready for a New Era Under Mayor-Elect Janeese Lewis George
Welcome to the dawn of a new D.C., Washingtonians, and a country swimming in the midterm’s blue wave. Last night around 10 p.m., Janeese Lewis George stepped up to the mic at her election party to give her acceptance speech at Sycamore & Oak. (Just a short time later in downtown Baltimore, Maryland Gov. Wes […]
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