Travis R. Swanson
Candidate for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 7B, SMD 7B03
Background
Commissioner for SMD 7B03 since 2021 and chair of ANC 7B since 2025, with 15 years of government relations experience, including work on Capitol Hill.
Documented positions
Housing
Pledges tougher enforcement of vacant-property fines.
Swanson names blighted and unmaintained properties, such as the vacant former Alexander Pope Funeral Home site, as 7B03's most pressing issue.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: DC ANC 7B03 Commissioner (candidate questionnaire)Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'd address this by pushing the Department of Buildings to enforce existing vacant property fines more aggressively”
Supports denser housing along the Pennsylvania Avenue SE corridor.
Answer to Greater Greater Washington's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire. Swanson named the former Pope Funeral Home lot and the lot behind Penn Branch Shopping Center as sites for housing above retail.
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Travis R. Swanson (7B03)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 23 · ggwash.org
“I strongly believe we need to increase density along the Pennsylvania Ave SE corridor”
Supports strengthening the District's rent control laws.
Answer to Greater Greater Washington's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire.
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Travis R. Swanson (7B03)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 9 · ggwash.org
“I support strengthening the District's rent control laws.”
Roads & infrastructure
Opposes a 10-lane Pennsylvania Avenue at Minnesota Avenue SE.
Swanson's June 2026 GGWash op-ed calls the lane expansion on the 2300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue a nonstarter for ANC 7B.
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Travis R. Swanson (7B03)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 34 · ggwash.org
“When DDOT proposed expanding the Pennsylvania/Minnesota Avenues intersection from 8 to 10 lanes, I didn't just object, I helped pass multiple unanimous ANC resolutions”
Ward 7 deserves a Pennsylvania Avenue that works for everyone (opinion, by Travis Swanson)Public statement · Greater Greater Washington · Jun 11, 2026 · ggwash.org
Supports converting parking and travel lanes to bus lanes.
Answer to Greater Greater Washington's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire. Swanson gave the same answer for protected bike lanes, with a pledge to introduce ANC resolutions for both.
ReportGreater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Travis R. Swanson (7B03)Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 27 · ggwash.org
“Yes, I support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes”
All sources (6)
- 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 7B: commissioners
Government record · Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions · oanc.dc.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: DC ANC 7B03 Commissioner (candidate questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
- Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Travis R. Swanson (7B03)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
- Ward 7 deserves a Pennsylvania Avenue that works for everyone (opinion, by Travis Swanson)
Public statement · Greater Greater Washington · Jun 11, 2026 · ggwash.org
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