District of Columbia

At-Large Member of the Council

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 4
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: An at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia represents the whole District, voting on its laws and budget.

Ranked-choice voting (Initiative 83): voters may rank up to 5 choices. This contest fills two at-large seats whose current terms end January 2, 2027: those held by Anita Bonds (Democratic; not on this ballot) and Elissa Silverman (Independent), who won the June 16, 2026 special election for the rest of Kenyan McDuffie's term. Per the Board of Elections, counting continues in rounds until two candidates remain, and both are declared winners. Declared write-in candidate: Joe Jackson (Independent).

Candidates Compare by issue

Oye Owolewa

Democratic

Pharmacist; D.C. shadow U.S. Representative

The gist

Supports capping yearly rent increases at inflation.
Supports steering Housing Production Trust Fund money to preservation.
Pledges to restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and Alliance.
Pledges to fund Safe at Home and end its waitlist.
Proposes making the University of the District of Columbia tuition-free.
Supports removing police officers from DC public schools.
Opposes expanding pretrial detention or lengthening sentences.
Pledges to end District agencies' cooperation with ICE.

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Supports capping yearly rent increases at inflation.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“strengthen rent stabilization by reducing the maximum annual increase to the Consumer Price Index, expanding rent control to newer buildings”
Supports steering Housing Production Trust Fund money to preservation.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“Oye supports dedicating a significant share of the Housing Production Trust Fund to preservation, including TOPA transactions, nonprofit acquisitions”
Pledges to restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and Alliance.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“Oye will fight to fully restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and the DC Healthcare Alliance so coverage cannot be stripped away again.”
Pledges to fund Safe at Home and end its waitlist.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“As Councilmember I will increase Safe at Home funding to meet actual demand, eliminate the waitlist, expand home modification support”
Proposes making the University of the District of Columbia tuition-free.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“He will also work to make UDC tuition-free so every DC resident has a real path forward without debt.”
Supports removing police officers from DC public schools.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“Oye will remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in counselors, nurses, and social workers who support the whole child.”
Opposes expanding pretrial detention or lengthening sentences.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“Oye will oppose expansions of pretrial detention, reject efforts to create new crimes or longer sentences that do not improve safety.”
Pledges to end District agencies' cooperation with ICE.
Fight for the DC You Deserve (issues)
Campaign website · Team Oye · vote4oye.com
“Oye will enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, end cooperation between District agencies and ICE, and hold agencies accountable when they violate the law.”

Darryl Moch

DC Statehood Green

Nonprofit manager; chair of the DC Statehood Green Party

The gist

Supports ending mayoral control of D.C. public schools.
Supports free Metrobus and Metrorail for all residents.
Supports municipal ownership of utilities and Solar for All.
Supports shifting the tax burden toward big corporations and developers.
Supports Initiative 82's end of the tipped subminimum wage.
Supports social housing and community land trusts.
Supports keeping the non-majority at-large seat from party switchers.

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Supports ending mayoral control of D.C. public schools.
Is the DC Council at-large race in the general election mostly a fight among progressives? (column)
News coverage · The DC Line (Jonetta Rose Barras) · Sep 18, 2026 · thedcline.org
“I do not think [it] is necessary, warranted or feasible”
Supports free Metrobus and Metrorail for all residents.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“I support Free Metro Bus and Rail for all residents.”
Supports municipal ownership of utilities and Solar for All.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“Remove Pepco's obstacles to provide DC's Solar for all. We Power DC: Manicipalize utilities for public good.”
Supports shifting the tax burden toward big corporations and developers.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“This would mean adjustments particularly on big corporations/developers. It could also include reductions in middle and lower wage earners.”
Supports Initiative 82's end of the tipped subminimum wage.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“Support for Initiative 82 to eliminate the sub-minimum tipped wage. Establish a DC Public Bank.”
Supports social housing and community land trusts.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“Housing as a human right: Promote social housing and community land trusts. Create permanent housing for the homeless.”
Supports keeping the non-majority at-large seat from party switchers.
Darryl! Moch for DC Council At-Large
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Darryl! LC Moch · 4thepeople4achange.wordpress.com
“we need to ensure that the At-Large seat reserved for a non-majority party actually goes to non-majority candidate instead of a majority party member”

Darrell Green

Republican

Retired Metropolitan Police Department officer; small-business owner

The gist

Supports doing more to reduce school truancy and absenteeism.
Supports subsidizing a home-repair program for older residents.
Supports opening local clinics and telehealth east of the Anacostia.
Proposes community staff to help residents with housing applications.
Supports alternate transportation when Metro elevators and escalators fail.
Proposes grocers give seniors free or discounted delivery.

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Supports doing more to reduce school truancy and absenteeism.
What's the Point of Running as a Republican in D.C.?
News coverage · The Washington Sun (Martin Austermuhle) · Sep 11, 2026 · washingtonsun.com
“He thinks D.C. needs to do more to battle high truancy and absenteeism in schools.”
Supports subsidizing a home-repair program for older residents.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“the District should definitely subsidize this program.”
Supports opening local clinics and telehealth east of the Anacostia.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“working with our partners to open up local clinics and programs to assist with potential zoom calls”
Proposes community staff to help residents with housing applications.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“We need to make sure that there is somebody that works directly in the community and directly with individual people”
Supports alternate transportation when Metro elevators and escalators fail.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“they need to provide an alternative transportation, such as the metro access”
Proposes grocers give seniors free or discounted delivery.
2026 At-Large Councilmember Candidates (general election questionnaire)
Candidate questionnaire · AARP District of Columbia · Aug 4, 2026 · aarp.org
“if they want to continue doing business within the district they need to help our elderly”

Elissa Silverman

IndependentIncumbent

At-large member of the D.C. Council

The gist

Pledges to stop District collaboration with ICE.
Co-authored D.C.'s paid family and medical leave law.
Supports lowering businesses' cost of financing universal paid leave.
Supports removing obstacles to building more housing.
Supports a properly trained and fully staffed police department.
Pledges to focus on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate.
Supports making aftercare a standard part of the school day.
Led a council push against proposed ACA insurance rate hikes.

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Pledges to stop District collaboration with ICE.
"A Better D.C. For All" Agenda
Campaign website · Elissa for DC · elissafordc.com
“She will stop collaboration with ICE and ensure the Council proactively defends our right to self-determination.”
Co-authored D.C.'s paid family and medical leave law.
"A Better D.C. For All" Agenda
Campaign website · Elissa for DC · elissafordc.com
“Elissa co-authored the District's paid family and medical leave law, which provides working people in D.C. with up to 12 weeks of paid leave”
Supports lowering businesses' cost of financing universal paid leave.
Elissa Silverman returns to the DC Council (column)
News coverage · The DC Line (Jonetta Rose Barras) · Jul 17, 2026 · thedcline.org
“she intends to push for reductions in the cost borne by businesses to finance universal paid leave in the city”
Supports removing obstacles to building more housing.
"A Better D.C. For All" Agenda
Campaign website · Elissa for DC · elissafordc.com
“She advocates for increasing the housing supply by removing unnecessary obstacles to building and by strategically using public lands and public dollars.”
Supports a properly trained and fully staffed police department.
"A Better D.C. For All" Agenda
Campaign website · Elissa for DC · elissafordc.com
“She supports an MPD that is properly trained and staffed and that protects residents and respects their rights.”
Pledges to focus on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate.
"A Better D.C. For All" Agenda
Campaign website · Elissa for DC · elissafordc.com
“She is focused on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate.”
Supports making aftercare a standard part of the school day.
Elissa Silverman returns to the DC Council (column)
News coverage · The DC Line (Jonetta Rose Barras) · Jul 17, 2026 · thedcline.org
“She wants to make aftercare a standard part of the school day.”
Led a council push against proposed ACA insurance rate hikes.
Is the DC Council at-large race in the general election mostly a fight among progressives? (column)
News coverage · The DC Line (Jonetta Rose Barras) · Sep 18, 2026 · thedcline.org
“she recently persuaded 11 of her council colleagues to urge the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking not to approve recently requested rate hikes”

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