Joe Bishop-Henchman
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 5F, SMD 5F06
Background
- Campaign website
- joeanc.com
Commissioner for SMD 5F06 since 2023 and chair of ANC 5F; he has lived in Eckington for more than a decade.
Documented positions
Housing
Sponsored ANC 5F's resolution urging a bolder housing FLUM.
Report2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“I sponsored ANC 5F's resolution urging the Office of Planning to think more ambitiously about addressing the housing crisis in its proposed FLUM”
Joe Bishop-Henchman (5F06): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Supports new homes along Rhode Island and Florida avenues.
He also named infill within the community and industrial or underused land along the Metropolitan Branch Trail.
Report2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“Along Rhode Island Avenue or Florida Avenue, infill units within the community, and on currently industrial or underused land along the Metropolitan Branch Trail.”
Joe Bishop-Henchman (5F06): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Roads & infrastructure
Sponsored a resolution requesting a Rhode Island Avenue bus lane.In office
ReportANC 5F: Documents (adopted resolutions and actions, with sponsors)Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5F · anc5f.com
“Resolution Requesting RI Avenue Bus Lane and Crosswalk (Commissioner Bishop-Henchman)”
Environment & parks
Pledges to enroll 5F06 in DPW's rat-proof litter can pilot.
He called trash and rats the biggest issue and would press the Health Department to do more rat abatement.
Report2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“Volunteer my SMD to participate in DPW's new rat-proof litter can pilot project”
Joe Bishop-Henchman (5F06): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.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 5F: Contact Us (commissioners and officers since 2023)
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5F · anc5f.com
- Joe Bishop-Henchman: OpenANC
Other · OpenANC · openanc.org
- 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
- Joe Bishop-Henchman (5F06): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
- ANC 5F: Documents (adopted resolutions and actions, with sponsors)
Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5F · anc5f.com
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