Nancy Shia
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 1C, SMD 1C07
Background
- Occupation
- Photographer
A photographer who served as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Adams Morgan from 1982 to 1984 and from 2007 to 2010. She worked for 20 years for a news service covering Capitol Hill and the State Department and for The Washington Informer from 2012 to 2015.
Documented positions
Environment & parks
Supported neighbors' legal fight over Adams Morgan Plaza's sale
Per The 51st, Truist sold the plaza site in 2017 to a developer planning luxury apartments; after community groups sued, Truist donated the lot to Jubilee Housing in 2023.
ReportNancy Shia's been photographing protest in DC for 50 yearsNews coverage · The 51st · Jul 23, 2026 · 51st.news
“When community organizations sued Truist over the sale, Shia was able to provide her legal and organizer insights to her neighbors. … we kept the faith and we won both the legal and street fight”
Government & transparency
Supports community resistance to the federal takeover of D.C.
From The 51st's July 2026 profile of her photography, not a campaign statement.
ReportNancy Shia's been photographing protest in DC for 50 yearsNews coverage · The 51st · Jul 23, 2026 · 51st.news
“Shia is motivated by how many community members are resisting the Trump administration's ongoing takeover of D.C. … In all my time in D.C., I've never felt such a critical time to get so many people resisting fascism.”
All sources (4)
- 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
- Humanities Truck: Community Advisory Board (Nancy Shia, community photographer)
Other · Humanities Truck · humanitiestruck.com
- Nancy Shia's been photographing protest in DC for 50 years
News coverage · The 51st · Jul 23, 2026 · 51st.news
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