Washington, D.C
In D.C.’s Ward 8, election centers on experience versus new leadership
On a sweltering Wednesday afternoon near D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood, D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D-Ward 8), campaigning for reelection, apologized to a group of local business owners for arriving late to his own meet-and-greet. He had come from a memorial service for a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed last month. In 90 minutes, he would need to pivot once again to finalize his council committee’s budget recommendations.