Janeese Lewis George Wins D.C. Mayor's Race, First New Mayor in 10 Years
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 4
Janeese Lewis George Wins D.C. Mayor's Race, First New Mayor in 10 Years
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 4
Summary
Janeese Lewis George will become Washington's first new mayor in more than a decade after defeating independent Rhonda Hamilton and Statehood Green candidate Robert L. Gross.
Affordability drove her campaign: Lewis George promised universal affordable child care, 72,000 new housing units and a worker- and tenant-focused agenda amid a citywide cost crunch.
Those pledges now face strained city finances and economic weakness tied to federal job cuts, with Lewis George floating a new business tax to help fund child care.
Her victory also puts a democratic socialist in charge of a city hall blocks from the White House, setting up likely clashes with President Donald Trump over immigration enforcement and federal probes into the D.C. jail and youth issues.