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Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 1A

SMD 1A08

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Term
2 years
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1
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: An advisory neighborhood commissioner represents about 2,000 residents of one single-member district on the neighborhood commission, which advises the District government on zoning, liquor licenses, traffic, parks and other neighborhood matters. Unpaid; two-year term; nonpartisan.

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Shira DavidsonAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 1A

Shira Davidson

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The gist

  • Sponsored resolution calling for comprehensive rat mitigation reformIn office
  • Sponsored resolution seeking local partnership in Meridian Hill Park stewardshipIn office
  • Co-sponsored resolution urging identifiable federal agents in D.C.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Sponsored resolution calling for comprehensive rat mitigation reform

    ANC 1A: Resolutions and Letters (with sponsors)

    Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A · anc1a.org

    “Resolution Calling for Comprehensive Rat Mitigation Reform in the District of Columbia”
  2. Sponsored resolution seeking local partnership in Meridian Hill Park stewardship

    ANC 1A: Resolutions and Letters (with sponsors)

    Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A · anc1a.org

    “ANC 1A Resolution Requesting Local Partnership in the Stewardship of Meridian Hill Malcolm X Park”
  3. Co-sponsored resolution urging identifiable federal agents in D.C.

    ANC 1A: Resolutions and Letters (with sponsors)

    Government record · Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A · anc1a.org

    “A Resolution Concerning Urging the Accountability and Identifiability of Federal Agents and Officers Operating in the District of Columbia”

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