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At-Large Member of the Council

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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).

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports shifting the tax burden toward big corporations and developers.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    • Supports removing police officers from DC public schools.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    No documented position found.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Supports a properly trained and fully staffed police department.

Education

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    • Proposes making the University of the District of Columbia tuition-free.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports ending mayoral control of D.C. public schools.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    • Supports doing more to reduce school truancy and absenteeism.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Pledges to focus on lowering D.C.'s school truancy rate.
    • Supports making aftercare a standard part of the school day.

Housing

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    • Supports capping yearly rent increases at inflation.
    • Supports steering Housing Production Trust Fund money to preservation.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports social housing and community land trusts.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    • Supports subsidizing a home-repair program for older residents.
    • Proposes community staff to help residents with housing applications.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Supports removing obstacles to building more housing.

Economy & jobs

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports Initiative 82's end of the tipped subminimum wage.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    • Proposes grocers give seniors free or discounted delivery.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Co-authored D.C.'s paid family and medical leave law.
    • Supports lowering businesses' cost of financing universal paid leave.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports free Metrobus and Metrorail for all residents.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    • Supports alternate transportation when Metro elevators and escalators fail.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    • Pledges to restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and Alliance.
    • Pledges to fund Safe at Home and end its waitlist.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    No documented position found.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    • Supports opening local clinics and telehealth east of the Anacostia.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Led a council push against proposed ACA insurance rate hikes.

Government & transparency

  • Oye OwolewaDemocratic

    • Pledges to end District agencies' cooperation with ICE.

  • Darryl MochDC Statehood Green

    • Supports keeping the non-majority at-large seat from party switchers.

  • Darrell GreenRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Elissa SilvermanIndependent

    • Pledges to stop District collaboration with ICE.

Courts & justice

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 10 issues covered in this race.