Janeese Lewis George

Where George stands

Tackle economic disparities.

Prioritize building grocery stores and retail in Wards 5, 7 and 8. Provide lease subsidies for small businesses in underserved neighborhoods.

Make Union Station the East Coast’s premier transit hub.

Build out Union Station redevelopment, creating thousands of jobs, and foster transit-oriented housing development.

How will you use this job to protect our rights and keep Congress and the President out of our local government business?

We need to stand up to Trump instead of trying to placate him. I’m a former prosecutor who has experience holding dangerous people accountable. DC needs to fight back and fight back. How we choose to act now will have a long-term effect on our ability to protect Home Rule and win Statehood. I’ve been walking the halls of Capitol Hill and working to build a congressional coalition to defend DC’s rights and values, and I will continue to do that as mayor. I am the only candidate in this race who has succeeded in moving members of Congress to our side. I've done it through meetings, national partners, and more.