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Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 5A

SMD 5A09

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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.

Robert T. Oliver

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The gist

  • Pledges to seek consensus on Fort Circle Park contamination.
  • Opposes allowing an additional home per lot in R zones.
  • Opposes a 15 percent affordable-housing target per planning area.
  • Opposes replacing parking lanes with bus or bike lanes.
More about Robert
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  1. Pledges to seek consensus on Fort Circle Park contamination.

    2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io

    “First there is the contamination of Fort Circle Park from Spring Valley material.”
    Robert T. Oliver (5A09): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  2. Opposes allowing an additional home per lot in R zones.

    2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io

    “I would not support enabling an additional home per lot in R and RF zones”
    Robert T. Oliver (5A09): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  3. Opposes a 15 percent affordable-housing target per planning area.

    2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io

    “I do not agree that 15 percent of all homes in a planning area should be affordable”
    Robert T. Oliver (5A09): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

  4. Opposes replacing parking lanes with bus or bike lanes.

    2026 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidate questionnaire: responses (data for GGWash's 2026 ANC Voter Guide)

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · greater-greater-washington.github.io

    “No, I do not support removing parking and travel lanes to build dedicated bus lanes”
    Robert T. Oliver (5A09): GGWash 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire

    Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · ggwash.org

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