Abel Amene
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 4D, SMD 4D02
Background
Abel Amene has represented SMD 4D02 on ANC 4D since December 2023 and is the commission's secretary.
Documented positions
Housing
Supports social housing and library-plus-housing on Kennedy Street
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I welcome especially the building of social housing in my SMD... a library with housing on top in the 600 block of Kennedy Street”
Supports returning vacant, blighted properties to use as affordable housing
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“ensure these property are brought back into service as affordable housing, and I have diligently worked to apply pressure via DOB inspections”
Economy & jobs
Co-introduced resolution urging utility affordability legislationIn office
Co-introduced with Commissioner Jenn Kauffman; it also asks the Public Service Commission to roll back rates and the District to expand LIHEAP aid.
ReportANC 4D resolution urging District officials to address utility affordabilityGovernment record · Mayor's ANC Resolutions Portal (resolutions.anc.dc.gov) · Mar 19, 2026 · resolutions.anc.dc.gov
“ANC 4D urges the Council to pass the Automatic Enrollment for Utility Affordability Act of 2025”
Roads & infrastructure
Supports replacing parking and travel lanes with bus lanes
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes, and would introduce a resolution”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Abel Amene on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Candidates in Ballot Order, November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · District of Columbia Board of Elections · dcboe.org
- 2026 General Election: certified sample ballots and candidate lists (all wards and ANCs)
Election filing · District of Columbia Board of Elections · dcboe.org
- ANC 4D: current commissioners
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D · anc4d.org
- OpenANC: Abel Amene
Other · OpenANC · openanc.org
- Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
- ANC 4D resolution urging District officials to address utility affordability
Government record · Mayor's ANC Resolutions Portal (resolutions.anc.dc.gov) · Mar 19, 2026 · resolutions.anc.dc.gov
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