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Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 3E

SMD 3E04

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1
Term
2 years
Candidates
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.

Tom Quinn

No party listedIncumbent

The gist

  • Supports several thousand new homes along Wisconsin Avenue
  • Supports allowing duplexes and quadplexes across the District
  • Supports more residents to revive Friendship Heights retail
  • Pledges new trees and safer walking and biking
  • Supports road pricing, bus lanes and protected bike lanes
More about Tom
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  1. Supports several thousand new homes along Wisconsin Avenue

    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

    “Our ANC can easily accommodate several thousand new units along the Wisconsin Avenue corridor.”
    Tom Quinn (3E04): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  2. Supports allowing duplexes and quadplexes across the District

    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

    “Loosening up the functional side of zoning to allow duplexes and quadplexes across DC probably makes sense … denser new housing absolutely needs to be focused near transit”
    Tom Quinn (3E04): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  3. Supports more residents to revive Friendship Heights retail

    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

    “increasing the residential density of the neighborhood should improve the retail environment”
    Tom Quinn (3E04): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  4. Pledges new trees and safer walking and biking

    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

    “Continue to work on the little things that make the neighborhood more livable - new trees, a safer environment for walking and biking.”
    Tom Quinn (3E04): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  5. Supports road pricing, bus lanes and protected bike lanes

    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

    “Yes, I support the implementation of road pricing, and would introduce a resolution in support of the District doing so. … Yes, I support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes”
    Tom Quinn (3E04): answers to GGWash's 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

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