Spenser H. Dettwyler
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 3F, SMD 3F05
Background
He lives in the SMD's largest apartment complex, at 3003 Van Ness Street. He is an active member of DCYIMBYs and has testified several times in favor of upzonings in or near his neighborhood.
Documented positions
Housing
Pledges to bring apartment-management failures to the attorney general
He named poor management of the 3003 Van Ness Street apartment complex, home to about a third of the SMD's residents, as the biggest issue in the district.
ReportGGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“Bring the failures of the apartment's management to the DC attorney general's attention, and work with OAG on holding their feet to the fire.”
Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Supports upzoning the single-family areas of ANC 3F
ReportGGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“there are a LOT of opportunities for upzoning and development in the residential areas of 3F01, 3F02, and 3F06”
Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Proposes apartments on a parking lot at Connecticut and Yuma
He also named the area around Albemarle and 35th streets, Yuma Street and the Howard University Law School campus as places for more housing.
ReportGGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“surface parking lot right by the corner of Connecticut Ave NW and Yuma St NW”
Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Supports legalizing apartments, including sixplexes, in all neighborhoods
ReportGGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“apartments should be legal in all parts of all the District's neighborhoods, and I would introduce a resolution supporting the legalization of sixplexes”
Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Roads & infrastructure
Supports bus lanes, protected bike lanes and road pricing
ReportGGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“Yes, I support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes, and would introduce a resolution in support … Yes, I support the implementation of road pricing, and would introduce a resolution in support of the District doing so.”
Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaireCandidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Spenser H. Dettwyler on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
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
- GGWash 2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commission candidate questionnaire: all responses (data file for GGWash's ANC guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io
- Spenser Dettwyler (3F05): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
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