District of Columbia

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 4D

SMD 4D02

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
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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Jonathan Hogue

No party listed

The gist

Supports grants and financing for neighborhood small businesses
Supports new housing elsewhere in 4D rather than 4D02
Supports community-based public safety through local nonprofits
Pledges an equal voice for renters in development decisions

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Supports grants and financing for neighborhood small businesses
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Jonathan Hogue (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“The city needs to provide residents with grants or financing programs that can make starting businesses in our communities more accessible.”
Supports new housing elsewhere in 4D rather than 4D02
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Jonathan Hogue (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I am not for building more housing in my immediate SMD today, but I would support additional housing elsewhere in the ANC (4D).”
Supports community-based public safety through local nonprofits
Jonathan Hogue for ANC 4D02
Campaign website · Jonathan Hogue for ANC 4D02 · sites.google.com
“I will support the local nonprofits and community leaders who know our neighborhood best and advocate for a comprehensive approach to public safety”
Pledges an equal voice for renters in development decisions
Jonathan Hogue for ANC 4D02
Campaign website · Jonathan Hogue for ANC 4D02 · sites.google.com
“I will listen closely to residents' needs and ensure renters have an equal voice alongside property owners and businesses.”

Abel Amene

No party listedIncumbent

The gist

Supports social housing and library-plus-housing on Kennedy Street
Supports returning vacant, blighted properties to use as affordable housing
Supports replacing parking and travel lanes with bus lanes
Co-introduced resolution urging utility affordability legislationIn office

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

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Supports social housing and library-plus-housing on Kennedy Street
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I welcome especially the building of social housing in my SMD... a library with housing on top in the 600 block of Kennedy Street”
Supports returning vacant, blighted properties to use as affordable housing
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“ensure these property are brought back into service as affordable housing, and I have diligently worked to apply pressure via DOB inspections”
Supports replacing parking and travel lanes with bus lanes
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Abel Amene (4D02)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org
“I support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes, and would introduce a resolution”
Co-introduced resolution urging utility affordability legislation
ANC 4D resolution urging District officials to address utility affordability
Government record · Mayor's ANC Resolutions Portal (resolutions.anc.dc.gov) · Mar 19, 2026 · resolutions.anc.dc.gov
“ANC 4D urges the Council to pass the Automatic Enrollment for Utility Affordability Act of 2025”

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