Federal

Shadow U.S. Representative

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: An unpaid District office, elected to press Congress for D.C. statehood. It isn't a seat in the U.S. House (the District's Delegate holds that); the ballot calls it "United States Representative."

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Ciprian Ivanof

Republican

Attorney

The gist

Opposes D.C. statehood until there is accountability for mismanagement.
Supports congressional oversight as a check on D.C. government.
Pledges to read and explain Council crime bills.
Pledges to press District officials for answers on schools.
Pledges to raise WMATA concerns with the Council and Congress.

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Opposes D.C. statehood until there is accountability for mismanagement.
Statehood Would Entrench Mismanagement
Campaign website · Ivanof 4 DC · home.ivanof4dc.com
“DC is not ready to be a state until there is some basic accountability for bad management.”
Supports congressional oversight as a check on D.C. government.
Statehood Would Entrench Mismanagement
Campaign website · Ivanof 4 DC · home.ivanof4dc.com
“appeals to Congressional oversight and Federal agencies seems like the only real recourse for badly neglected voters”
Pledges to read and explain Council crime bills.
Ivanof 4 DC
Campaign website · Ivanof 4 DC · home.ivanof4dc.com
“Fixing crime takes attention. I'll read the bills proposed by the Council and explain them.”
Pledges to press District officials for answers on schools.
Ivanof 4 DC
Campaign website · Ivanof 4 DC · home.ivanof4dc.com
“Education in DC is broken. I'll ask questions and demand answers.”
Pledges to raise WMATA concerns with the Council and Congress.
Ivanof 4 DC
Campaign website · Ivanof 4 DC · home.ivanof4dc.com
“WMATA is the lifeblood of the city. I'll bring up concerns to the Council or even Congress.”

Franklin Garcia

Democratic

Former D.C. shadow U.S. Representative

The gist

Pledges to push for full democracy for D.C. residents.
Supports the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51).
Supports increasing Latino representation in D.C. government.

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Pledges to push for full democracy for D.C. residents.
DC Statehood
Campaign website · Franklin Garcia for U.S. Representative · fgarciadc.com
“As the U.S. (Shadow) Representative, I will work to bring full democracy to over 700,000 residents that call home Washington DC.”
Supports the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (S. 51).
DC Statehood
Campaign website · Franklin Garcia for U.S. Representative · fgarciadc.com
“asking them to support S. 51 (Washington D.C. Admission Act)”
Supports increasing Latino representation in D.C. government.
About
Campaign website · Franklin Garcia for U.S. Representative · fgarciadc.com
“with a focus of increasing Latino presence in local city government and local elected office”

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