Julie Patton Lawson
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 4B, SMD 4B07
Background
Julie Patton Lawson has lived in SMD 4B07 for 15 years and worked nine years in DC government. She served on the Deputy Mayor for Education's Advisory Committee for Student Assignment and Boundaries in 2023.
Documented positions
Education
Pledges work toward schools families can reach without cars
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Julie Patton Lawson (4B07)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I will continue to work toward creating a school system where families can access schools suitable for their children without needing a car.”
Housing
Proposes oversight of group-home contracts and voucher rents
She says investors have concentrated group homes and voucher rentals in 4B07 and 4B10.
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Julie Patton Lawson (4B07)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“Call for oversight of the contracts as well as the value of housing vouchers that are artificially raising rental prices above market value.”
Supports ADUs and basement apartments on 4B07's large lots
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Julie Patton Lawson (4B07)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“The vast majority of my SMD is detached single-family homes and duplexes on large lots, providing ample space for ADUs and registered basement apartments”
All sources (3)
- 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
- Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Julie Patton Lawson (4B07)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
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