Edward Comer
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 2A, SMD 2A04
Background
- Occupation
- Retired attorney; law school lecturer
Secretary of ANC 2A, he is a retired attorney who spent 20 years as vice president and general counsel of the Edison Electric Institute. He teaches energy and climate change law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Documented positions
Housing
Sponsored ANC support for Watergate office building's residential conversionIn office
Adopted 6–0 on April 28, 2026, the resolution supports converting half of the Watergate Office Building at 2600 Virginia Ave. NW to residential space, based on the owner's commitments in a memorandum of understanding with the ANC.
ReportANC 2A Letters and ResolutionsGovernment record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
“Resolution in regard to the Support with Memorandum of Understanding with Applicant on 2600 Virginia Avenue (Commissioner Comer)”
ANC 2A resolution in support with MOU: Watergate Office Building, 2600 Virginia Ave. NW (Apr. 28, 2026)Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
Roads & infrastructure
Sponsored call for traffic controls, crosswalks near Rock Creek ParkwayIn office
The April 2025 resolution on the National Park Service's parkway plan asks NPS to study downstream traffic effects with DDOT and asks DDOT to add traffic controls, signage and pedestrian crosswalks near the western end of the Potomac Freeway.
ReportANC 2A Letters and ResolutionsGovernment record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
“Rock Creek Park Improvement Plan (Commissioner Comer)”
ANC 2A resolution: Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway multimodal improvements plan (Apr. 2025)Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
All sources (7)
- 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 2A Commissioner 2A04: Ed Comer
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
- Commissioners — ANC 2A
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
- ANC 2A Letters and Resolutions
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
- ANC 2A resolution in support with MOU: Watergate Office Building, 2600 Virginia Ave. NW (Apr. 28, 2026)
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
- ANC 2A resolution: Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway multimodal improvements plan (Apr. 2025)
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A · anc2a.org
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