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THE LATEST FROM District Of Columbia:
D.C. Working Families Party Files Ethics Complaint Against Jack Evans
Unpaid fines should keep Evans from using public financing, organizer says. Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2020) -- The failure to pay outstanding ethics fines should keep former Councilmember Jack Evans from running in the upcoming special and general Ward ... More
WFP Endorses Anthony Lorenzo Green in Ward 7
The Working Families Party (WFP) is endorsing Anthony Lorenzo Green for councilmember in the Ward 7 Democratic Primary! Green, who serves as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Ward 7, is running a grassroots, people-powered campaign ... More
Get Ready for Our Ward 7 Endorsement
We have extended the deadline until, Tuesday, January 14th at 12:00 pm. Three candidates running for Ward 7 Councilmember have submitted their responses to our WFP questionnaire. Now it's almost time to vote! Our voting period for Ward 7 is ... More
BREAKING: Jack Evans has just resigned!
Today is a big day in DC politics. Ahead of a scheduled hearing around his ethics violations and after councilmembers took a preliminary vote to expel him in December, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans has submitted his resignation, ... More
We’re endorsing Jordan Grossman for Ward 2 Councilmember!
The House of Representatives voted earlier this week to impeach Donald Trump and we’re expecting the DC Council to vote to expel Trump’s favorite member of the DC Council, Jack Evans. Even with these historic actions, we know that real ... More
Vote for who you want to replace Jack Evans!
It's about time! The DC Council has taken their first step towards removing Jack Evans from office with a unanimous vote to expel him from the Council. Their next and final vote is expected to happen later this year, where after ... More
DCWFP endorses Janeese Lewis George for Ward 4!
We're endorsing Janeese Lewis George for Ward 4 councilmember! Last night at our November membership meeting, we released the results from our first endorsement vote in the 2020 Democratic Primary and our ... More
DC Working Families Party Membership Meeting
D.C. Working Families Party is a progressive organization that fights for racial and economic equity and justice and supports candidates with a bold vision of change. That means creating good jobs at decent wages. Investing in public goods, from public ... More
Working Families Party DCision 2020
Contact us at replydc@workingfamilies.org with any questions, comments, feedback or corrections. The DC Working Families Party will be making endorsements for the 2020 Democratic Primary and later, for the General Election. We invite all candidates to ... More
Fair Elections – a transformative win for D.C.
This week, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed and committed to fund the Fair Elections Act into law, a little over a month after the D.C. Council unanimously voted to pass the bill. Citing grassroots pressure and activism, the Mayor said ... More