District of Columbia

Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, ANC 6D

SMD 6D03

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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Katie L. Henke

No party listed

Government contracts and grants manager

The gist

Supports spending ANC 6D's unused reserve on community needs
Proposes restoring a 7th Street SW bus route
Proposes an ANC-convened Southwest food security roundtable
Proposes reviving ANC 6D's pedestrian safety task force

More about Katie

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Supports spending ANC 6D's unused reserve on community needs
I’m Katie Henke, Candidate for ANC Commissioner Representing SMD 6D03
Campaign website · Katie Henke campaign (Substack) · Aug 21, 2026 · katie6d03.substack.com
“ANC 6D has accumulated more than $100,000 (equivalent to 20 quarters or 5 years of payments from the city)”
Proposes restoring a 7th Street SW bus route
Bus service on 7th St. SW has taken a dramatic hit.
Campaign website · Katie Henke campaign (Substack) · Sep 24, 2026 · katie6d03.substack.com
“Push WMATA to re-introduce a 7th St. route to connect SW and NW and improve access to other areas of the city.”
Proposes an ANC-convened Southwest food security roundtable
Who’s hungry? Reducing hunger in SW should be an ANC priority.
Campaign website · Katie Henke campaign (Substack) · Sep 26, 2026 · katie6d03.substack.com
“I suggest that the ANC convene a SW food security roundtable forum to understand the existing food access solutions and gaps”
Proposes reviving ANC 6D's pedestrian safety task force
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC questionnaire responses (data behind GGWash's ANC voter guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“Our ANC previously had a pedestrian safety task force which I would like to see revived to explore improvements that we can push with DDOT”
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Katie L. Henke (SMD 6D03)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · ggwash.org

Gail Fast

No party listedIncumbent

The gist

Opposes planned matter-of-right townhouses at Waterfront Station lots
Pledges to advocate restoring cut Southwest bus routes
Opposes removing parking and travel lanes for protected bike lanes
Sponsored ANC letter against Guard patrols at Jefferson AcademyIn office

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

More about Gail

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Opposes planned matter-of-right townhouses at Waterfront Station lots
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC questionnaire responses (data behind GGWash's ANC voter guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“We need to fight the current proposed matter-of-right development, bring more housing to those spaces”
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Gail Fast (SMD 6D03)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · ggwash.org
Pledges to advocate restoring cut Southwest bus routes
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC questionnaire responses (data behind GGWash's ANC voter guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“I plan to advocate to bring back those routes”
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Gail Fast (SMD 6D03)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 32 · ggwash.org
Opposes removing parking and travel lanes for protected bike lanes
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC questionnaire responses (data behind GGWash's ANC voter guide)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 28 · greater-greater-washington.github.io
“No, I do not support removing parking and travel lanes to build protected bike lanes.”
Greater Greater Washington 2026 ANC candidate questionnaire: Gail Fast (SMD 6D03)
Candidate questionnaire · Greater Greater Washington · Question 28 · ggwash.org
Sponsored ANC letter against Guard patrols at Jefferson Academy
ANC 6D meeting minutes, January 20, 2026
Government record · Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions · Minutes, January 20, 2026 · oanc.dc.gov

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