2026 races Mayor Kenyan McDuffie
Kenyan McDuffie
Resigned At-Large Council seat to run.
What's happeningRecent themes
2 themes · last 60 days
Recent themes
Picking up establishment muscle — Eric Holder, Anthony Williams, Maryland Sen. Alsobrooks, business/real-estate coalition
Former Mayor Anthony Williams endorsed McDuffie on May 7 and the DC restaurant association (RAMW) added its backing on May 18; Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks endorsed him on March 24, and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder added his endorsement on June 4. Axios reports consolidation of real-estate and business endorsements.
Anchoring the platform on a $4B RFK redevelopment, 1,000 new MPD officers, and a 'most affordable city' pitch
WaPo and Axios describe his stated plan: invest near the former RFK Stadium site to create jobs, expand MPD by 1,000 officers, and lower the cost of housing, utilities, and child care.
PositionsWhere they stand
6 of 6 stated
Where they stand
- Statehood & Federal PressureDC autonomy, Home Rule, response to federal overrides
Day-one executive directive ending MPD cooperation with federal immigration enforcement; defend DC autonomy against federal overreach. [Campaign platform ↗]
- Public Safety & JusticeSecure DC, civilian review, federalized MPD response
Treat violence as a public-health crisis, fully implement the NEAR Act, recruit officers to cut overtime, and oppose any federal takeover of MPD. [WTOP candidate questionnaire ↗]
- Housing & EvictionsRent freeze ballot, TOPA reform, construction targets
Expand down-payment assistance for first-time buyers; create a Stay in DC fund to prevent small-business displacement. [Campaign platform ↗]
- Budget, Taxes & Federal WorkforceFY27 shortfall, federal workforce loss, tax decisions
Close the shortfall by cutting MPD overtime spending, ending underperforming programs, and reallocating funds from underspending agencies. [Hill Rag — mayoral forum ↗]
- TransportationCamera enforcement, WMATA funding, traffic deaths
Fully fund Metro; direct RFK-area transit money to upgrading the existing station and building Bus Rapid Transit on the H Street corridor. [WTOP candidate questionnaire ↗]
- SchoolsDCPS vs. charters, OSSE oversight, federal K-12 funding
End school overcrowding, fund attendance counselors in every school, and hold OSSE, DCPS, and charter LEAs accountable on special-education compliance. [WTOP candidate questionnaire ↗]
CoverageRecent press & social
18 items · last 60 days
Recent press & social
- D.C. mayoral candidates fight it out in final days before electionWashington Times ↗
- Get to know DC mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffieWTOP ↗
- Lewis George leads in D.C. mayoral race, but many undecided, Post-Schar School polls findsWashington Post ↗
- Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder endorses Kenyan McDuffie for DC mayorWashington Examiner ↗
- In D.C. mayor's race, Kenyan R. McDuffie wants to offer 'more opportunities' for residentsWashington Post ↗
- D.C. mayoral candidates sharpen final messagesAxios DC ↗
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- City Cast DC Poll: Lewis George leads for mayor; ranked choice could boost McDuffieCity Cast DC ↗
- DC restaurant association backs Kenyan McDuffie in mayor's raceAxios DC ↗
- Who won the DC mayoral debate? Analysts weigh inFOX 5 DC ↗
- Ads target D.C. mayoral hopefuls on crime, utilities ahead of June primaryWashington Post ↗
- We fact checked the attacks in the DC mayoral race51st ↗
- GLAA releases ratings for 18 candidates running for D.C. mayor, Council, AGWashington Blade ↗
- Former D.C. mayor Anthony Williams endorses Kenyan McDuffie for mayorWashington Post ↗
- DC mayor's race: Endorsements for Janeese Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffieAxios DC ↗
- Md. Senator Angela Alsobrooks endorses Kenyan McDuffie for DC MayorWJLA ↗
- McDuffie targets housing, speed cameras and Trump in mayoral bidAxios DC ↗
- In D.C. mayoral race, McDuffie aims to make city 'most affordable' in U.S.Washington Post ↗
- Kenyan McDuffie launches campaign for D.C. mayorWashington Post ↗