D.C . Council member Janeese Lewis George announced Monday that she will run for mayor next year after Mayor Muriel Bowser said that she will not seek a fourth term.
Ms. Lewis George, Ward 4 Democrat and a self-described democratic socialist, said she would focus on affordability and public safety if elected to the District’s highest office.
“Too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe in their neighborhoods,” Ms. Lewis George said in a written statement.
“Residents face uneven access to opportunity and a city government that on its best days feels unresponsive, and on its worst, is leaving residents out in the cold all because leaders have chosen to prioritize the needs of the well-connected over us,” she said. “That’s wrong, it’s not the DC we should be and that’s why I’m running for Mayor.”
Ms. Lewis George is a native Washingtonian who has served on the council since 2020.
She is the first mayoral hopeful to announce a campaign.
D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie, at-large independent, has said in recent media interviews that he would be interested in running for mayor.
