Janeese4DC
@janeese4dc.bsky.social
DC Councilmember for #Ward4 |PJs Mom|Howard Lawyer| Working Families Advocate|DC Native| 💖💚🌹
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It was a beautiful day for today’s Turkey Giveaway at Riggs LaSalle! ☀️🍂
Nobody in our community should go without for the Thanksgiving season, and I’m thankful for LRCA and all our generous community donors who made today’s event possible.
Happy Thanksgiving, #Ward4! 🦃
Nobody in our community should go without for the Thanksgiving season, and I’m thankful for LRCA and all our generous community donors who made today’s event possible.
Happy Thanksgiving, #Ward4! 🦃
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It was a beautiful day for today’s Turkey Giveaway at Riggs LaSalle! ☀️🍂
Nobody in our community should go without for the Thanksgiving season, and I’m thankful for LRCA and all our generous community donors who made today’s event possible.
Happy Thanksgiving, #Ward4! 🦃
Nobody in our community should go without for the Thanksgiving season, and I’m thankful for LRCA and all our generous community donors who made today’s event possible.
Happy Thanksgiving, #Ward4! 🦃
Hundreds of residents stood outside in the cold starting as early as 6 AM yesterday, all in the hope of keeping a roof over their heads.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) isn’t failing — we are failing ERAP by chronically underfunding it.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) isn’t failing — we are failing ERAP by chronically underfunding it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hundreds of residents stood outside in the cold starting as early as 6 AM yesterday, all in the hope of keeping a roof over their heads.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) isn’t failing — we are failing ERAP by chronically underfunding it.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) isn’t failing — we are failing ERAP by chronically underfunding it.
20+ Democrats joined Republicans in undermining DC's public safety and Home Rule.
This makes everyone less safe.
A fight for DC autonomy is a fight for democracy.
Shameful.
wjla.com/news/local/h...
This makes everyone less safe.
A fight for DC autonomy is a fight for democracy.
Shameful.
wjla.com/news/local/h...
House passes DC-centered bills to remove cashless bail and previous DC police reforms
U.S. Representatives backed two bills late Wednesday night that would remove cashless bail and a 2022 police reform measure enacted after the George Floyd prote
wjla.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
20+ Democrats joined Republicans in undermining DC's public safety and Home Rule.
This makes everyone less safe.
A fight for DC autonomy is a fight for democracy.
Shameful.
wjla.com/news/local/h...
This makes everyone less safe.
A fight for DC autonomy is a fight for democracy.
Shameful.
wjla.com/news/local/h...
Democrats in Congress: Hold the line.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
This week the House is set to vote on two bills targeting D.C.'s criminal justice laws. One would repeal a 2020 city law that imposed new training, discipline, and disclosure standards on police. The other would bring cash bail back to D.C. 30 years after it was eliminated.
We stand united against all 13 anti–DC Home Rule bills in Congress.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
DC is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes, run businesses, and serve in the military. Like all Americans, we deserve the right to set our own local laws.
Congress should reject this unprecedented federal overreach.
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Democrats in Congress: Hold the line.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
Do not back these bills that jeopardize DC’s right to govern itself.
DC is a testing ground for tactics that MAGA will try across the country.
Vote NO, and focus on helping struggling families afford health care.
Good to celebrate DC’s local business community at the Chamber’s Choice Awards & Gala!
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Good to celebrate DC’s local business community at the Chamber’s Choice Awards & Gala!
Happy Veterans Day! Deep gratitude for our neighbors who served.
I got to spend the morning with veterans at #AbramsHall at The Parks at Walter Reed, sharing coffee, donuts, & flag pins.
Grateful for groups like HELP USA for providing permanent supportive housing to residents who bravely served.
I got to spend the morning with veterans at #AbramsHall at The Parks at Walter Reed, sharing coffee, donuts, & flag pins.
Grateful for groups like HELP USA for providing permanent supportive housing to residents who bravely served.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Happy Veterans Day! Deep gratitude for our neighbors who served.
I got to spend the morning with veterans at #AbramsHall at The Parks at Walter Reed, sharing coffee, donuts, & flag pins.
Grateful for groups like HELP USA for providing permanent supportive housing to residents who bravely served.
I got to spend the morning with veterans at #AbramsHall at The Parks at Walter Reed, sharing coffee, donuts, & flag pins.
Grateful for groups like HELP USA for providing permanent supportive housing to residents who bravely served.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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Democrat Michelle Wu has been re-elected Mayor of Boston.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Democrat Michelle Wu has been re-elected Mayor of Boston.
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Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York, voters want leaders to stand up to authoritarianism and fight for affordability. Congrats to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight!
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
From Virginia to New Jersey to New York, voters want leaders to stand up to authoritarianism and fight for affordability. Congrats to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight!
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Federal armed agents should not be enforcing DC's juvenile curfew. That's why I voted against the extension of a juvenile curfew.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
I asked if we can be sure that there would be no federal involvement in enforcing the curfew. The answer was No.
We need to protect our young people.
Today, the DC Council voted to put money into the pockets of hardworking families who need it most, in a time when they need it most.
DC will move forward with a 100% match of federal earned income tax credits in tax year 2025, and reestablish a DC child tax credit starting tax year 2026.
DC will move forward with a 100% match of federal earned income tax credits in tax year 2025, and reestablish a DC child tax credit starting tax year 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Today, the DC Council voted to put money into the pockets of hardworking families who need it most, in a time when they need it most.
DC will move forward with a 100% match of federal earned income tax credits in tax year 2025, and reestablish a DC child tax credit starting tax year 2026.
DC will move forward with a 100% match of federal earned income tax credits in tax year 2025, and reestablish a DC child tax credit starting tax year 2026.
I’m so proud of our #Ward4 scholars! They are the future and the future is bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The entire school community @capitalcitypcsdc came together to cheer on our seniors as they sent off their college applications.
They are taking a bold step, and DC has their backs.
The entire school community @capitalcitypcsdc came together to cheer on our seniors as they sent off their college applications.
They are taking a bold step, and DC has their backs.
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I’m so proud of our #Ward4 scholars! They are the future and the future is bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The entire school community @capitalcitypcsdc came together to cheer on our seniors as they sent off their college applications.
They are taking a bold step, and DC has their backs.
The entire school community @capitalcitypcsdc came together to cheer on our seniors as they sent off their college applications.
They are taking a bold step, and DC has their backs.
It's important to recognize the DC leaders who are doing the work to make sure our young people thrive now and in the future.
Thank you to DC Action for giving us the space to celebrate our leaders. DC Action has also been a fierce advocate for working families and early childhood educators.
Thank you to DC Action for giving us the space to celebrate our leaders. DC Action has also been a fierce advocate for working families and early childhood educators.
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It's important to recognize the DC leaders who are doing the work to make sure our young people thrive now and in the future.
Thank you to DC Action for giving us the space to celebrate our leaders. DC Action has also been a fierce advocate for working families and early childhood educators.
Thank you to DC Action for giving us the space to celebrate our leaders. DC Action has also been a fierce advocate for working families and early childhood educators.
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Our community deserves transparency on the extent of MPD's coordination with the federal government in its unlawful, anti-immigrant campaign.
Read my full op-ed in @petworthnews.org and take action: 👇🏾
www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...
Read my full op-ed in @petworthnews.org and take action: 👇🏾
www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our community deserves transparency on the extent of MPD's coordination with the federal government in its unlawful, anti-immigrant campaign.
Read my full op-ed in @petworthnews.org and take action: 👇🏾
www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...
Read my full op-ed in @petworthnews.org and take action: 👇🏾
www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...
First it was single family, then it was new builds, now 2-4 units. The single greatest tool we have for preserving affordable housing and building generation wealth. . All sales going forward will be to be venture capital firms and private equity. This major door to homeownership closed.
Lewis George's amendment fails on a 9-4 vote. And thus, the D.C. Council just exempted almost all 2-4 unit buildings in the city from TOPA. (Which wasn't initially included in the underlying RENTAL Act.)
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
First it was single family, then it was new builds, now 2-4 units. The single greatest tool we have for preserving affordable housing and building generation wealth. . All sales going forward will be to be venture capital firms and private equity. This major door to homeownership closed.
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Today, the Council is voting on a last-minute amendment to the RENTAL Act — one that could strip rights from thousands of tenants living in 2-4 unit buildings.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
October 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today, the Council is voting on a last-minute amendment to the RENTAL Act — one that could strip rights from thousands of tenants living in 2-4 unit buildings.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.
Every sign in DC marks the loss of someone’s neighbor, someone’s loved one, someone’s friend.
Every sign marks yet another step toward authoritarianism. wapo.st/4nJqjZQ
Every sign marks yet another step toward authoritarianism. wapo.st/4nJqjZQ
Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’
The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.
wapo.st
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Every sign in DC marks the loss of someone’s neighbor, someone’s loved one, someone’s friend.
Every sign marks yet another step toward authoritarianism. wapo.st/4nJqjZQ
Every sign marks yet another step toward authoritarianism. wapo.st/4nJqjZQ
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Yesterday, we celebrated and remembered the life and legacy of Thomas Mangrum Jr.
Thomas was a fierce and effective champion of disability and queer rights in the District and this country, and a proud athlete in the Special Olympics DC.
Thomas was a fierce and effective champion of disability and queer rights in the District and this country, and a proud athlete in the Special Olympics DC.
October 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Yesterday, we celebrated and remembered the life and legacy of Thomas Mangrum Jr.
Thomas was a fierce and effective champion of disability and queer rights in the District and this country, and a proud athlete in the Special Olympics DC.
Thomas was a fierce and effective champion of disability and queer rights in the District and this country, and a proud athlete in the Special Olympics DC.
I stand with Letitia James 🤜🏾
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I stand with Letitia James 🤜🏾
“Even after the D.C. Council set aside additional funds to continue green card sponsorships, DCPS says it simply won’t spend the money.”
DCPS reneged on its promise to help hundreds of international teachers secure a green card. Many may now be forced to leave the country. Read the full story from @maustermuhle.bsky.social 51st.news/dc-green-car...
DCPS promised them green cards. Now, these international teachers have nowhere to turn
More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.
51st.news
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
“Even after the D.C. Council set aside additional funds to continue green card sponsorships, DCPS says it simply won’t spend the money.”
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NEW: LP members @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, CM Soto-Martínez, & @andrefor40th.bsky.social have a new op-ed laying out the playbook for how progressive local leaders can respond to federal troop deployments.
While congress sits on its hand, local officials must act to defend their communities.
While congress sits on its hand, local officials must act to defend their communities.
During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.
Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
October 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NEW: LP members @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, CM Soto-Martínez, & @andrefor40th.bsky.social have a new op-ed laying out the playbook for how progressive local leaders can respond to federal troop deployments.
While congress sits on its hand, local officials must act to defend their communities.
While congress sits on its hand, local officials must act to defend their communities.
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During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.
Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
October 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.
Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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To all our Jewish neighbors observing #YomKippur, wishing you a meaningful fast and a peaceful holy day of reflection.
G'Mar Chatimah Tovah!
G'Mar Chatimah Tovah!
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To all our Jewish neighbors observing #YomKippur, wishing you a meaningful fast and a peaceful holy day of reflection.
G'Mar Chatimah Tovah!
G'Mar Chatimah Tovah!