Overview
- The three‑candidate debate at Georgetown’s McCourt School on Monday focused on public safety, housing and campaign finance and produced sharp exchanges over youth curfews and the Secure DC package.
- Post‑debate fact checks confirmed Janeese Lewis‑George voted against expanding the youth curfew and against portions of the Secure DC public safety bill, including the larger measure that contained a strangulation provision.
- Campaign filings show some donors to Kenyan McDuffie have also given to Republican candidates and some list utility‑sector employers, a detail that McDuffie’s opponents used to question his political ties.
- A CityCast D.C. poll published this week found Lewis‑George leading 39% to 34% in first‑choice support while McDuffie holds a clear edge in second‑choice preferences, a dynamic that makes ranked‑choice transfers decisive.
- The D.C. Police Union publicly attacked Lewis‑George’s proposal to ‘leverage’ public pension funds for housing, raising political pressure on her plan as the campaign heads toward early voting on June 8 and the June 16 primary; the winner of the Democratic primary is widely expected to become mayor in the heavily Democratic city.