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2026 District of Columbia At-Large Member of the Council — General Election · November 3, 2026
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District of Columbia Board of Elections - November 3, 2026 General Election
Office: At-Large Member of the Council
Candidate: Oye Owolewa
Party: Democrat
Date Filed: 3/16/2026
Address: PO Box 36014, 20020
Phone: 202-390-9480
Email: [email protected]
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PO Box 36014, 20020
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DC is also failing mothers and babies. Black women face far higher rates of preterm birth and maternal mortality, and recent reports give DC a failing grade for outcomes for moms and infants. These outcomes reflect delayed care, closed clinics, understaffed hospitals, and systems that fail to respond when Black women raise concerns.
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DC is also failing mothers and babies. Black women face far higher rates of preterm birth and maternal mortality, and recent reports give DC a failing grade for outcomes for moms and infants. These outcomes reflect delayed care, closed clinics, understaffed hospitals, and systems that fail to respond when Black women raise concerns.
DC residents deserve an education system that supports every learner from birth through career and recognizes that adult and continuing education are essential to opportunity in the District. They also deserve leadership that works across agencies, breaks down silos, and holds systems accountable for results.
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DC residents deserve an education system that supports every learner from birth through career and recognizes that adult and continuing education are essential to opportunity in the District. They also deserve leadership that works across agencies, breaks down silos, and holds systems accountable for results.
Too many employees are pressured to work while sick or return to work immediately after giving birth because paid leave is inadequate or unenforced. Federal workers have been harmed by sudden mass firings and layoffs, yet the local government too often treats their economic security as someone else’s problem. These conditions are the result of policy choices that favor powerful interests over working people.
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Too many employees are pressured to work while sick or return to work immediately after giving birth because paid leave is inadequate or unenforced. Federal workers have been harmed by sudden mass firings and layoffs, yet the local government too often treats their economic security as someone else’s problem. These conditions are the result of policy choices that favor powerful interests over working people.
They pushed me to get educated, to become a scientist, and to give back to my community. I graduated as the only Black man in my doctoral program, so when I moved to DC, I started volunteering in classrooms. When I teach kids how to do science experiments — when they put on lab coats and call each other “Doctor” — they realize the potential they’ve got isn’t limited by their skin color, the zip code they live in, or how hard it is for other people to pronounce their name.
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They pushed me to get educated, to become a scientist, and to give back to my community. I graduated as the only Black man in my doctoral program, so when I moved to DC, I started volunteering in classrooms. When I teach kids how to do science experiments — when they put on lab coats and call each other “Doctor” — they realize the potential they’ve got isn’t limited by their skin color, the zip code they live in, or how hard it is for other people to pronounce their name.
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Oye believes youth safety comes from care and opportunity, not punishment. He will oppose youth curfews, school policing, and expanded surveillance that criminalize young people. He will fight to expand afterschool and late night youth spaces, invest in violence interruption rooted in community trust, and fully fund youth development programs that offer paid work, career exploration, and pathways into union jobs.
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Oye believes youth safety comes from care and opportunity, not punishment. He will oppose youth curfews, school policing, and expanded surveillance that criminalize young people. He will fight to expand afterschool and late night youth spaces, invest in violence interruption rooted in community trust, and fully fund youth development programs that offer paid work, career exploration, and pathways into union jobs.
Oye will partner with youth-led and youth serving organizations to expand access to mental health care, housing stability, and year round employment. He will protect reproductive and sexual health access for young people, defend comprehensive and medically accurate education, and ensure schools are safe and supportive. Oye will keep ICE out of schools and public services so youth can learn without fear of family separation.
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Oye will partner with youth-led and youth serving organizations to expand access to mental health care, housing stability, and year round employment. He will protect reproductive and sexual health access for young people, defend comprehensive and medically accurate education, and ensure schools are safe and supportive. Oye will keep ICE out of schools and public services so youth can learn without fear of family separation.
Oye will make ADA compliance a baseline requirement across the District and enforce the civil rights of people with disabilities. He will strengthen oversight of the Office of Disability Rights and work closely with the DC Office of Human Rights to ensure Title II of the ADA is enforced across all agencies. He will require clear accountability, public reporting, and firm timelines when agencies fail to provide access, accommodations, or effective communication. Oye will push for regular audits of physical and digital accessibility in government buildings, housing programs, transportation systems, and public services. He will ensure residents can file complaints easily, are protected from retaliation, and receive timely resolution. He will expand accessible housing, invest in accessible transit and infrastructure, and hold agencies and contractors accountable for violations. Accessibility is the law, and Oye will make sure the District follows it.
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Oye will make ADA compliance a baseline requirement across the District and enforce the civil rights of people with disabilities. He will strengthen oversight of the Office of Disability Rights and work closely with the DC Office of Human Rights to ensure Title II of the ADA is enforced across all agencies. He will require clear accountability, public reporting, and firm timelines when agencies fail to provide access, accommodations, or effective communication. Oye will push for regular audits of physical and digital accessibility in government buildings, housing programs, transportation systems, and public services. He will ensure residents can file complaints easily, are protected from retaliation, and receive timely resolution. He will expand accessible housing, invest in accessible transit and infrastructure, and hold agencies and contractors accountable for violations. Accessibility is the law, and Oye will make sure the District follows it.
As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to make housing in the District affordable, stable, and centered on people, not corporations. He will prioritize preservation first, recognizing that protecting existing affordable housing is faster, less expensive, and more effective than rebuilding after units are lost. Oye supports dedicating a significant share of the Housing Production Trust Fund to preservation, including TOPA transactions, nonprofit acquisitions, and limited-equity cooperatives that keep housing affordable long term.
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As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to make housing in the District affordable, stable, and centered on people, not corporations. He will prioritize preservation first, recognizing that protecting existing affordable housing is faster, less expensive, and more effective than rebuilding after units are lost. Oye supports dedicating a significant share of the Housing Production Trust Fund to preservation, including TOPA transactions, nonprofit acquisitions, and limited-equity cooperatives that keep housing affordable long term.
Oye will strengthen protections for foster youth by ensuring education continuity, housing stability, and transition support. As a public health professional, he understands environmental policy is youth policy and will fight to reduce pollution, extreme heat, and climate risks that harm young people. Oye will follow youth leadership and ensure young people have a real voice in shaping DC’s future.
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Oye will strengthen protections for foster youth by ensuring education continuity, housing stability, and transition support. As a public health professional, he understands environmental policy is youth policy and will fight to reduce pollution, extreme heat, and climate risks that harm young people. Oye will follow youth leadership and ensure young people have a real voice in shaping DC’s future.
Oye will restore and fully fund the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), fully fund the Local Rent Supplement Program, and pair assistance with a right to counsel in eviction cases. He will strengthen protections against rent gouging, illegal fees, utility shutoffs, and voucher abuse, and bring aggressive oversight to DCHA and DHCD so the housing system serves tenants, not slumlords or speculative developers.
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Oye will restore and fully fund the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), fully fund the Local Rent Supplement Program, and pair assistance with a right to counsel in eviction cases. He will strengthen protections against rent gouging, illegal fees, utility shutoffs, and voucher abuse, and bring aggressive oversight to DCHA and DHCD so the housing system serves tenants, not slumlords or speculative developers.
Oye fights for a community-first approach to safety that invests in people before punishment. As a pharmacist and elected neighborhood official, he understands that violence is closely tied to trauma, untreated mental illness, housing instability, and lack of opportunity. As a Councilmember, he will expand violence interruption programs, youth employment, and community-based prevention, and ensure mental health emergencies are handled by trained responders rather than armed officers whenever possible.
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Oye fights for a community-first approach to safety that invests in people before punishment. As a pharmacist and elected neighborhood official, he understands that violence is closely tied to trauma, untreated mental illness, housing instability, and lack of opportunity. As a Councilmember, he will expand violence interruption programs, youth employment, and community-based prevention, and ensure mental health emergencies are handled by trained responders rather than armed officers whenever possible.
Oye will fight for a climate resilient District that protects residents and addresses environmental harm at its source. He will push to accelerate decarbonization, strengthen the Carbon Free DC strategy, and move the District toward full clean energy through expanded community solar, weatherization, and building retrofits that lower emissions and household costs.
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Oye will fight for a climate resilient District that protects residents and addresses environmental harm at its source. He will push to accelerate decarbonization, strengthen the Carbon Free DC strategy, and move the District toward full clean energy through expanded community solar, weatherization, and building retrofits that lower emissions and household costs.
Oye will defend and restore TOPA, including reversing recent rollbacks that stripped protections from small buildings, fully funding the First Right Purchase Program, and passing common-sense reforms that strengthen transparency, fund tenant support organizations, and penalize bad actors. He will expand social housing, community land trusts, and pathways to ownership so long-time renters can build stability and generational wealth, and support public financing tools that keep public dollars circulating locally rather than enriching corporate landlords.
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Oye will defend and restore TOPA, including reversing recent rollbacks that stripped protections from small buildings, fully funding the First Right Purchase Program, and passing common-sense reforms that strengthen transparency, fund tenant support organizations, and penalize bad actors. He will expand social housing, community land trusts, and pathways to ownership so long-time renters can build stability and generational wealth, and support public financing tools that keep public dollars circulating locally rather than enriching corporate landlords.
Oye will enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, end cooperation between District agencies and ICE, and hold agencies accountable when they violate the law. He will expand language access, fund immigrant legal defense, and organize in coalition with labor, civil rights groups, and leaders nationwide to push back against authoritarian interference. For Oye, the fight for home rule is about survival, dignity, and real democracy for the people of the District.
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Oye will enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, end cooperation between District agencies and ICE, and hold agencies accountable when they violate the law. He will expand language access, fund immigrant legal defense, and organize in coalition with labor, civil rights groups, and leaders nationwide to push back against authoritarian interference. For Oye, the fight for home rule is about survival, dignity, and real democracy for the people of the District.
Oye will remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in counselors, nurses, and social workers who support the whole child. He will continue hosting expungement clinics, strengthen reentry supports, and make UDC tuition-free so every student has a real path to opportunity.
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Oye will remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in counselors, nurses, and social workers who support the whole child. He will continue hosting expungement clinics, strengthen reentry supports, and make UDC tuition-free so every student has a real path to opportunity.
Oye supports a bottle bill to establish a deposit and return system for beverage containers, reduce pollution, protect waterways, and create local jobs. He will require large beverage companies to take responsibility for the waste they produce while protecting small businesses. He will also invest in trees, cooling centers, stormwater infrastructure, all-electric public fleets including school buses, and a Green New Deal for Social Housing so climate action delivers real benefits to residents.
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Oye supports a bottle bill to establish a deposit and return system for beverage containers, reduce pollution, protect waterways, and create local jobs. He will require large beverage companies to take responsibility for the waste they produce while protecting small businesses. He will also invest in trees, cooling centers, stormwater infrastructure, all-electric public fleets including school buses, and a Green New Deal for Social Housing so climate action delivers real benefits to residents.
Oye will also strengthen rent stabilization by reducing the maximum annual increase to the Consumer Price Index, expanding rent control to newer buildings, and funding proactive inspections to ensure housing is safe, accessible, and habitable.
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Oye will also strengthen rent stabilization by reducing the maximum annual increase to the Consumer Price Index, expanding rent control to newer buildings, and funding proactive inspections to ensure housing is safe, accessible, and habitable.
Oye will oppose expansions of pretrial detention, reject efforts to create new crimes or longer sentences that do not improve safety. He will also increase oversight of MPD and demand transparency about who MPD partners with, whether other jurisdictions, private corporations, or foreign entities, including any technology, training, or surveillance relationships. DC residents deserve to know what tools are being used on them, who is advising local policing, what data is collected, and how abuses are prevented and punished.
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Oye will oppose expansions of pretrial detention, reject efforts to create new crimes or longer sentences that do not improve safety. He will also increase oversight of MPD and demand transparency about who MPD partners with, whether other jurisdictions, private corporations, or foreign entities, including any technology, training, or surveillance relationships. DC residents deserve to know what tools are being used on them, who is advising local policing, what data is collected, and how abuses are prevented and punished.
Finally, Oye will fight for statehood and defend home rule because DC cannot be truly safe when residents live under federal interference, where unaccountable agents can operate in our communities without democratic control.
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Finally, Oye will fight for statehood and defend home rule because DC cannot be truly safe when residents live under federal interference, where unaccountable agents can operate in our communities without democratic control.
Oye will fight to treat early childhood education as essential public infrastructure. He will fund early care and learning from birth through pre-K with stable, predictable public investment. He will fully fund and permanently protect the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. He will raise child care reimbursement rates so providers can meet the real cost of care and ensure families do not spend more than ten percent of their income on child care when the Birth-to-Three Act is fully implemented. He will also expand access to public pre-K and ensure equitable enrollment so every family who needs it can participate.
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Oye will fight to treat early childhood education as essential public infrastructure. He will fund early care and learning from birth through pre-K with stable, predictable public investment. He will fully fund and permanently protect the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. He will raise child care reimbursement rates so providers can meet the real cost of care and ensure families do not spend more than ten percent of their income on child care when the Birth-to-Three Act is fully implemented. He will also expand access to public pre-K and ensure equitable enrollment so every family who needs it can participate.
Oye will strengthen neighborhood schools by expanding afterschool and summer programs and investing in community schools that provide tutoring, nutrition, health care, and mental health support. He will increase investments in schools and communities that have been historically underfunded, especially East of the River, and ensure resources are distributed equitably based on student need.
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Oye will strengthen neighborhood schools by expanding afterschool and summer programs and investing in community schools that provide tutoring, nutrition, health care, and mental health support. He will increase investments in schools and communities that have been historically underfunded, especially East of the River, and ensure resources are distributed equitably based on student need.
He will invest in coordinated, evidence-based tutoring and academic supports, and expand access to literacy, STEM, and workforce development programs for both youth and adults through schools, libraries, and community-based providers. He will also invest in recreation centers and other agencies to ensure young people have meaningful opportunities, not punitive policies. Oye will remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in mental health staff and restorative approaches that support student well-being. He will also work to make UDC tuition-free so every DC resident has a real path forward without debt.
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He will invest in coordinated, evidence-based tutoring and academic supports, and expand access to literacy, STEM, and workforce development programs for both youth and adults through schools, libraries, and community-based providers. He will also invest in recreation centers and other agencies to ensure young people have meaningful opportunities, not punitive policies. Oye will remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in mental health staff and restorative approaches that support student well-being. He will also work to make UDC tuition-free so every DC resident has a real path forward without debt.
As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to fully restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and the DC Healthcare Alliance so coverage cannot be stripped away again. He will oppose budgets that eliminate care for 25,000 residents and raise Medicaid reimbursement rates so clinics, doctors, and pharmacies can serve patients in their communities.
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As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to fully restore and permanently fund DC Medicaid and the DC Healthcare Alliance so coverage cannot be stripped away again. He will oppose budgets that eliminate care for 25,000 residents and raise Medicaid reimbursement rates so clinics, doctors, and pharmacies can serve patients in their communities.
Finally, Oye will improve coordination across the education system, learn from best practices in other jurisdictions, and ensure agencies work together to deliver results for students and families. He will strengthen accountability and governance by pushing reforms that restore democratic voice in education, improve oversight, and ensure transparency across agencies. He will hold DCPS accountable for carrying out Council mandates, including support for immigrant educators.
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Finally, Oye will improve coordination across the education system, learn from best practices in other jurisdictions, and ensure agencies work together to deliver results for students and families. He will strengthen accountability and governance by pushing reforms that restore democratic voice in education, improve oversight, and ensure transparency across agencies. He will hold DCPS accountable for carrying out Council mandates, including support for immigrant educators.
Oye will fight to lower prescription drug costs, protect Medicare drug negotiation authority, and reform pharmacy benefit managers that inflate prices. Oye will restore Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funding for low income seniors, strengthen property tax relief and utility assistance, expand free tax preparation, benefits navigation, and anti fraud programs, and support immigrant care workers who make aging in place possible. Seniors deserve dignity, stability, independence, and a real voice in shaping DC’s future.
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Oye will fight to lower prescription drug costs, protect Medicare drug negotiation authority, and reform pharmacy benefit managers that inflate prices. Oye will restore Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funding for low income seniors, strengthen property tax relief and utility assistance, expand free tax preparation, benefits navigation, and anti fraud programs, and support immigrant care workers who make aging in place possible. Seniors deserve dignity, stability, independence, and a real voice in shaping DC’s future.
Oye will prioritize Black maternal and infant health, expand public clinics that provide care at no cost, and take on pharmacy benefit managers by ending spread pricing and lowering prescription drug costs. He will push for a comprehensive public health response to overdoses and homelessness and protect reproductive and gender affirming care. He supports a universal health care vision that moves DC toward a single payer Medicare for All system.
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Oye will prioritize Black maternal and infant health, expand public clinics that provide care at no cost, and take on pharmacy benefit managers by ending spread pricing and lowering prescription drug costs. He will push for a comprehensive public health response to overdoses and homelessness and protect reproductive and gender affirming care. He supports a universal health care vision that moves DC toward a single payer Medicare for All system.
Oye will fight to raise the minimum wage to at least twenty dollars an hour on the way to twenty five dollars and ensure wages keep pace with the cost of living. He will defend and fully restore One Fair Wage by completing Initiative 82 as voters approved it, rejecting caps, delays, or rollbacks that punish tipped workers. Oye will strengthen enforcement against wage theft, misclassification, unpaid overtime, and retaliation, and ensure workers can safely report violations.
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Oye will fight to raise the minimum wage to at least twenty dollars an hour on the way to twenty five dollars and ensure wages keep pace with the cost of living. He will defend and fully restore One Fair Wage by completing Initiative 82 as voters approved it, rejecting caps, delays, or rollbacks that punish tipped workers. Oye will strengthen enforcement against wage theft, misclassification, unpaid overtime, and retaliation, and ensure workers can safely report violations.
He will push for clear pay transparency and fair compensation standards for gig and delivery workers, expand apprenticeships and pathways into union jobs, and require strong labor standards on publicly supported projects. Oye will ensure District agencies model fair scheduling, paid leave, and safe workplaces. He will also create targeted support for federal workers harmed by mass layoffs so they can remain in the District and rebuild their careers with dignity.
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He will push for clear pay transparency and fair compensation standards for gig and delivery workers, expand apprenticeships and pathways into union jobs, and require strong labor standards on publicly supported projects. Oye will ensure District agencies model fair scheduling, paid leave, and safe workplaces. He will also create targeted support for federal workers harmed by mass layoffs so they can remain in the District and rebuild their careers with dignity.
Oye will fight to pass a strong Workers Bill of Rights and establish a District Department of Labor and Worker Rights with real enforcement authority. He will work to restore the right to strike for DC government workers, strengthen collective bargaining, and reform management rights doctrines that weaken worker power and sideline union voices.
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Oye will fight to pass a strong Workers Bill of Rights and establish a District Department of Labor and Worker Rights with real enforcement authority. He will work to restore the right to strike for DC government workers, strengthen collective bargaining, and reform management rights doctrines that weaken worker power and sideline union voices.
Oye supports a District level PRO Act to protect organizing and bargaining rights, will hold employers accountable for union busting, and will bring repeat violators before public hearings when necessary. He will defend the right of DC government unions to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions, and ensure that negotiations are transparent and centered on workers themselves.
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Oye supports a District level PRO Act to protect organizing and bargaining rights, will hold employers accountable for union busting, and will bring repeat violators before public hearings when necessary. He will defend the right of DC government unions to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions, and ensure that negotiations are transparent and centered on workers themselves.
Oye will require project labor agreements and prevailing wage standards on publicly supported projects, expand union apprenticeship pathways, and ensure public dollars support high road employers who respect workers and collective bargaining.
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Oye will require project labor agreements and prevailing wage standards on publicly supported projects, expand union apprenticeship pathways, and ensure public dollars support high road employers who respect workers and collective bargaining.
Oye will fight to make DC a true sanctuary city where protections are enforced in practice, not just promised in law. He will end all cooperation between MPD and ICE, enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, and ensure District agencies do not assist in deportations or federal immigration enforcement. He will oppose any detention facilities in DC and any transfer of residents into detention camps. Oye will expand sanctuary protections across schools, clinics, shelters, and public programs so families can seek help without fear, and he will demand clear guidance and accountability when those protections are violated.
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Oye will fight to make DC a true sanctuary city where protections are enforced in practice, not just promised in law. He will end all cooperation between MPD and ICE, enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, and ensure District agencies do not assist in deportations or federal immigration enforcement. He will oppose any detention facilities in DC and any transfer of residents into detention camps. Oye will expand sanctuary protections across schools, clinics, shelters, and public programs so families can seek help without fear, and he will demand clear guidance and accountability when those protections are violated.
Oye will strengthen language access enforcement, increase funding for immigration legal services, and expand emergency support for immigrant families facing detention or separation. He will use Council oversight to hold agencies accountable, fund legal defense, and ensure immigrant residents can access food, housing, health care, and education without double standards. He will defend universal voting rights for noncitizens and expand civil rights and due process protections so immigrant communities can participate fully and advocate for themselves safely.
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Oye will strengthen language access enforcement, increase funding for immigration legal services, and expand emergency support for immigrant families facing detention or separation. He will use Council oversight to hold agencies accountable, fund legal defense, and ensure immigrant residents can access food, housing, health care, and education without double standards. He will defend universal voting rights for noncitizens and expand civil rights and due process protections so immigrant communities can participate fully and advocate for themselves safely.
Oye will fight for a small business economy rooted in local ownership, fairness, and real partnership with the District. He will fix broken back end systems across agencies so business owners are not forced to navigate confusing, outdated, and disconnected offices just to stay open. He will require advance notice for construction, inspections, and regulatory changes that affect storefronts, and build a true one stop system for permits, licensing, and compliance.
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Oye will fight for a small business economy rooted in local ownership, fairness, and real partnership with the District. He will fix broken back end systems across agencies so business owners are not forced to navigate confusing, outdated, and disconnected offices just to stay open. He will require advance notice for construction, inspections, and regulatory changes that affect storefronts, and build a true one stop system for permits, licensing, and compliance.
Oye will expand Main Street programs and corridor support in every ward, reform grant programs so public dollars support businesses and workers instead of only landlords, and grow flexible microgrants and technical assistance that small businesses can actually use for payroll, inventory, and operating costs. He will strengthen community lenders and access to fair credit so entrepreneurs are not pushed into predatory debt. Oye will also push for protections against abusive commercial leases, support affordable commercial space and shared retail models, and ensure District development deals prioritize local businesses in contracting and retail leasing. He will invest in the creative economy so artists, cultural spaces, and local makers can stay in the neighborhoods they helped build.
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Oye will expand Main Street programs and corridor support in every ward, reform grant programs so public dollars support businesses and workers instead of only landlords, and grow flexible microgrants and technical assistance that small businesses can actually use for payroll, inventory, and operating costs. He will strengthen community lenders and access to fair credit so entrepreneurs are not pushed into predatory debt. Oye will also push for protections against abusive commercial leases, support affordable commercial space and shared retail models, and ensure District development deals prioritize local businesses in contracting and retail leasing. He will invest in the creative economy so artists, cultural spaces, and local makers can stay in the neighborhoods they helped build.
Oye supports increasing taxes on households with very high incomes, extreme wealth, and highly profitable corporations, consistent with the Just Recovery DC vision for a racially equitable tax system.
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Oye supports increasing taxes on households with very high incomes, extreme wealth, and highly profitable corporations, consistent with the Just Recovery DC vision for a racially equitable tax system.
Oye supports closing loopholes and decoupling DC from harmful federal tax changes that would drain hundreds of millions of dollars from the District while benefiting the wealthy. He supports implementing a land value or split rate tax, particularly near Metro stations, to fund WMATA and reinvest transit driven value back into the system. He supports restructuring business taxes through a Business Activity Tax so large corporations operating in DC contribute fairly, while rejecting ineffective corporate tax giveaways.
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Oye supports closing loopholes and decoupling DC from harmful federal tax changes that would drain hundreds of millions of dollars from the District while benefiting the wealthy. He supports implementing a land value or split rate tax, particularly near Metro stations, to fund WMATA and reinvest transit driven value back into the system. He supports restructuring business taxes through a Business Activity Tax so large corporations operating in DC contribute fairly, while rejecting ineffective corporate tax giveaways.
Oye will fight for a transit first District that centers residents, seniors, families, and people with disabilities. He supports the DMV Moves regional funding plan, which would invest $500 to $600 million annually beginning in FY28 with sustainable growth, and will push Maryland and Virginia to meet DC’s commitment so Metro has reliable long term funding. He will work to reduce and eliminate fares, expand bus priority corridors, and invest in safer stations, bus stops, sidewalks, lighting, and accessibility improvements across the District. Oye supports moving traffic and fare enforcement out of MPD into a civilian safety system and will oppose highway expansion that undermines transit reliability and neighborhood safety.
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Oye will fight for a transit first District that centers residents, seniors, families, and people with disabilities. He supports the DMV Moves regional funding plan, which would invest $500 to $600 million annually beginning in FY28 with sustainable growth, and will push Maryland and Virginia to meet DC’s commitment so Metro has reliable long term funding. He will work to reduce and eliminate fares, expand bus priority corridors, and invest in safer stations, bus stops, sidewalks, lighting, and accessibility improvements across the District. Oye supports moving traffic and fare enforcement out of MPD into a civilian safety system and will oppose highway expansion that undermines transit reliability and neighborhood safety.
Oye believes ending homelessness is possible and urgent. He will partner closely with The Way Home Campaign and organizations led by people with lived experience to advance a true Housing First approach. That means fully funding permanent supportive housing, LRSP vouchers, and bridge housing so people can move directly from the street to stable homes, and extending Rapid Rehousing so families are not exited into homelessness.
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Oye believes ending homelessness is possible and urgent. He will partner closely with The Way Home Campaign and organizations led by people with lived experience to advance a true Housing First approach. That means fully funding permanent supportive housing, LRSP vouchers, and bridge housing so people can move directly from the street to stable homes, and extending Rapid Rehousing so families are not exited into homelessness.
Oye will fix system delays that keep people unhoused even after resources are allocated. He will require public reporting on voucher lease up timelines, inspections, and agency bottlenecks, with clear accountability when cases stall. Housing cannot sit unused while people sleep outside.
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Oye will fix system delays that keep people unhoused even after resources are allocated. He will require public reporting on voucher lease up timelines, inspections, and agency bottlenecks, with clear accountability when cases stall. Housing cannot sit unused while people sleep outside.
He will strengthen landlord participation by guaranteeing faster payments, reducing administrative barriers, and expanding partnerships with mission driven housing providers. He will fully fund street outreach, day centers, storage, and shelter repairs, including accommodations for people with pets.
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He will strengthen landlord participation by guaranteeing faster payments, reducing administrative barriers, and expanding partnerships with mission driven housing providers. He will fully fund street outreach, day centers, storage, and shelter repairs, including accommodations for people with pets.
Oye will oppose encampment sweeps and criminalization that destabilize people and undermine housing efforts. He will stop the pipeline into homelessness by fully funding ERAP, pairing it with a right to counsel, protecting renters during temporary crises, raising wages, expanding social housing, and supporting expungement and reentry so people can stabilize.
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Oye will oppose encampment sweeps and criminalization that destabilize people and undermine housing efforts. He will stop the pipeline into homelessness by fully funding ERAP, pairing it with a right to counsel, protecting renters during temporary crises, raising wages, expanding social housing, and supporting expungement and reentry so people can stabilize.
Oye will invest in the DMV Good Food Fund to strengthen mission aligned local food businesses and expand healthy food retail in underserved neighborhoods. He will convene a multi-sector task force focused on food access in Wards 7 and 8 to identify barriers and deliver clear, community driven solutions. He will support small footprint grocery stores, food cooperatives, corner store conversions, and community gardens through targeted funding and technical assistance.
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Oye will invest in the DMV Good Food Fund to strengthen mission aligned local food businesses and expand healthy food retail in underserved neighborhoods. He will convene a multi-sector task force focused on food access in Wards 7 and 8 to identify barriers and deliver clear, community driven solutions. He will support small footprint grocery stores, food cooperatives, corner store conversions, and community gardens through targeted funding and technical assistance.
Oye will integrate nutrition education into health care, home visiting, and community programs so residents have the tools to make informed choices. He will prioritize transportation investments that make it easier to reach grocery stores and food markets. He will push to limit the spread of unhealthy, highly processed food in communities facing the highest rates of diet related disease.
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Oye will integrate nutrition education into health care, home visiting, and community programs so residents have the tools to make informed choices. He will prioritize transportation investments that make it easier to reach grocery stores and food markets. He will push to limit the spread of unhealthy, highly processed food in communities facing the highest rates of diet related disease.
Oye will work with local and federal partners to strengthen farm to table supply chains, connecting DC residents directly with regional farms, reducing waste, lowering costs, and decreasing reliance on corporate food systems that prioritize shelf life over health. He will also support banning the sale of foie gras produced through force feeding, aligning DC food policy with public health, ethics, and animal welfare.Item description
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Oye will work with local and federal partners to strengthen farm to table supply chains, connecting DC residents directly with regional farms, reducing waste, lowering costs, and decreasing reliance on corporate food systems that prioritize shelf life over health. He will also support banning the sale of foie gras produced through force feeding, aligning DC food policy with public health, ethics, and animal welfare.Item description
As a Councilmember, Oye will advance cultural equity by ensuring arts funding and policy reflect the full diversity of DC. He will support fair pay, stable funding, and affordable space for artists and cultural workers, especially those rooted in historically excluded communities. He will protect neighborhood based cultural institutions and cultural heritage from displacement.
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As a Councilmember, Oye will advance cultural equity by ensuring arts funding and policy reflect the full diversity of DC. He will support fair pay, stable funding, and affordable space for artists and cultural workers, especially those rooted in historically excluded communities. He will protect neighborhood based cultural institutions and cultural heritage from displacement.
Oye will strengthen arts education in public schools and invest in creative programming in transit, libraries, parks, and public spaces to improve daily environments and strengthen community connection. He will support partnerships between local artists, schools, health systems, and cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, to expand access and opportunity.
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Oye will strengthen arts education in public schools and invest in creative programming in transit, libraries, parks, and public spaces to improve daily environments and strengthen community connection. He will support partnerships between local artists, schools, health systems, and cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, to expand access and opportunity.
He will defend creative freedom and push back against efforts to censor or defund the arts. Oye will treat art as a core peacebuilding tool that strengthens social cohesion, supports public health, fuels the local economy, and creates the conditions for people to act together.
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He will defend creative freedom and push back against efforts to censor or defund the arts. Oye will treat art as a core peacebuilding tool that strengthens social cohesion, supports public health, fuels the local economy, and creates the conditions for people to act together.
Oye supports the REACH Act and will fight to strengthen it by requiring racial equity impact assessments early in the legislative and budget process and tying agency leadership evaluations and funding decisions to measurable equity outcomes. He will push for clear, plain language public reporting so residents can see how equity is actually shaping policy.
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Oye supports the REACH Act and will fight to strengthen it by requiring racial equity impact assessments early in the legislative and budget process and tying agency leadership evaluations and funding decisions to measurable equity outcomes. He will push for clear, plain language public reporting so residents can see how equity is actually shaping policy.
Oye will fight for strong oversight of Opportunity Zones and Tax Increment Financing, including transparency requirements, community benefit reporting, and safeguards to prevent displacement and corporate abuse. Public subsidies must directly benefit the people who live in those communities.
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Oye will fight for strong oversight of Opportunity Zones and Tax Increment Financing, including transparency requirements, community benefit reporting, and safeguards to prevent displacement and corporate abuse. Public subsidies must directly benefit the people who live in those communities.
Oye fights to center affordability, transparency, and democratic accountability in the District’s utility system while building a shared movement around energy as a public good. As a Councilmember, he will strengthen shutoff protections and expand utility debt relief so no household loses essential services during financial hardship.
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Oye fights to center affordability, transparency, and democratic accountability in the District’s utility system while building a shared movement around energy as a public good. As a Councilmember, he will strengthen shutoff protections and expand utility debt relief so no household loses essential services during financial hardship.
Oye will require affordability and public health impact reviews before any rate increase is approved by the Public Service Commission and push for real enforcement when utilities violate District law so corporations cannot shift the cost of misconduct onto residents. Oye will demand transparency in utility planning, spending, and rate setting so residents understand how decisions are made and who benefits.
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Oye will require affordability and public health impact reviews before any rate increase is approved by the Public Service Commission and push for real enforcement when utilities violate District law so corporations cannot shift the cost of misconduct onto residents. Oye will demand transparency in utility planning, spending, and rate setting so residents understand how decisions are made and who benefits.
Oye supports freezing expansion of new fossil gas infrastructure, accelerating building electrification that lowers long term costs, and expanding rooftop and community solar with priority investment in Wards 7 and 8 where energy burdens are highest. He will also advance a serious evaluation of public power to increase local control, reinvest revenue into communities, and ensure energy policy lowers bills, improves health, and strengthens resilience across the District.
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Oye supports freezing expansion of new fossil gas infrastructure, accelerating building electrification that lowers long term costs, and expanding rooftop and community solar with priority investment in Wards 7 and 8 where energy burdens are highest. He will also advance a serious evaluation of public power to increase local control, reinvest revenue into communities, and ensure energy policy lowers bills, improves health, and strengthens resilience across the District.
As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to shift the District away from poison-first rodent control and toward sanitation-first prevention. Working with DC Health’s Rodent and Vector Control Division, the Department of Public Works, DOEE, and the Food Protection Program, Oye will push to ensure sanitation failures are addressed quickly, consistently, and transparently.
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As a Councilmember, Oye will fight to shift the District away from poison-first rodent control and toward sanitation-first prevention. Working with DC Health’s Rodent and Vector Control Division, the Department of Public Works, DOEE, and the Food Protection Program, Oye will push to ensure sanitation failures are addressed quickly, consistently, and transparently.
He will fight to phase out second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, strengthen containerization and compost infrastructure, and require clear public reporting on 311 response times, enforcement actions, and repeat violations. If agencies promise coordination, residents should be able to see the data and measure the results.
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He will fight to phase out second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, strengthen containerization and compost infrastructure, and require clear public reporting on 311 response times, enforcement actions, and repeat violations. If agencies promise coordination, residents should be able to see the data and measure the results.
He will fight to strengthen humane law enforcement, advance the DC Animal Care and Control Omnibus Act, and ensure that Brandywine Valley SPCA and the Humane Rescue Alliance have the tools and funding needed to prevent cruelty, not just respond after harm occurs. He will expand access to affordable veterinary care and spay and neuter services so cost is never a barrier to responsible ownership.
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He will fight to strengthen humane law enforcement, advance the DC Animal Care and Control Omnibus Act, and ensure that Brandywine Valley SPCA and the Humane Rescue Alliance have the tools and funding needed to prevent cruelty, not just respond after harm occurs. He will expand access to affordable veterinary care and spay and neuter services so cost is never a barrier to responsible ownership.
Oye will push for pet-friendly housing reforms that reduce excessive fees, prevent discriminatory breed restrictions, and help families stay housed with their animals. And he will fight to fully implement the Green Food law, expand plant-forward public meals in District institutions, and ban foie gras produced through force-feeding.
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Oye will push for pet-friendly housing reforms that reduce excessive fees, prevent discriminatory breed restrictions, and help families stay housed with their animals. And he will fight to fully implement the Green Food law, expand plant-forward public meals in District institutions, and ban foie gras produced through force-feeding.
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