Robert White resigned from his council seat Monday with 10 years of service on the legislative body under his belt. He did so out of deference to a 1970 law forbidding D.C. delegate candidates from holding a public office “on the day of…election.”
As the clock winds down on his electoral bid for D.C. delegate, White’s former council colleagues have before them a slew of housing and public safety bills that he started work on earlier this year. They also have a charge from the former at-large representative to keep Black native Washingtonians at the forefront of policy decisions, especially since the District council will most likely lose two children during this election cycle.
“There is something important about lived experience,” White said in front of the John A. Wilson Building. “There’s a context that I want people to understand. It’s the reason why I dug into so many issues. I want to see either native Washingtonians or people who are not native Washingtonians talking to native Washingtonians about what they should prioritize.”
