ABOUT ANCs
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS
D.C. has a wonderfully local layer of government: the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC). Its commissioners are your neighbors, elected on a nonpartisan ballot and serving without pay. They’re the people who hear about the broken streetlight, the proposed development, and the rec center project, and make sure those concerns reach the people at City Hall who can do something about them.
If you’ve seen “Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner” on your ballot and wondered what you’re voting for, you’re in the right place. Want to know more? Read the District’s official ANC FAQs.
FAQs: ABOUT THE ROLE
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An Advisory Neighborhood Commission, or ANC, is a group of elected neighbors who represent their community in District government decisions. Commissioners serve two-year terms without pay. D.C. has 46 ANCs, divided into 345 single-member districts. Each district elects one commissioner and has roughly 2,000 residents. DC.gov
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D.C. has 46 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, each divided into smaller Single Member Districts (SMDs). Each SMD has roughly 2,000 residents and elects one commissioner. Enter your address in the District’s ANC Locator Tool to find your ANC.
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Each ANC is divided into smaller areas called Single Member Districts, or SMDs. Each SMD elects one commissioner, so your address determines which ANC race appears on your ballot. Enter your address in the ANC Locator Tool to find your Single Member District.”
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ANC 1E represents parts of Park View, Pleasant Plains, and the Howard University area. 1E01 is the northern Park View district, stretching from Rock Creek Church Road toward Otis Place and Newton Place. It includes the Park View Recreation Center, Children’s Pool, and Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View. Check the district map if you’re unsure whether your address is in 1E01.
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Your commissioner listens to residents, helps bring problems to the right agencies, and represents your district when the ANC considers neighborhood issues. The commission can make recommendations on matters such as streets, public safety, recreation, housing, sanitation, and the District budget. It can also track complaints about city services.
ABOUT THE RACE
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You’re choosing one neighbor to represent your single-member district on its Advisory Neighborhood Commission. If you live in 1E01, you’re voting for the commissioner who represents that part of northern Park View on ANC 1E. Commissioners serve two-year terms without pay.
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The ANC race is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. You can vote by mail, vote early beginning October 26, or vote in person on Election Day. D.C. mails ballots to eligible registered voters, and you may vote in person at any D.C. vote center. Find locations, hours, ballot drop boxes, and your sample ballot on the D.C. Board of Elections’ 2026 election page. Look for the contest labeled “Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner” with your SMD number.
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Look for “Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner” and your district number, such as 1E01, on your November 3 general-election ballot. The number matters: someone living in 1E02 will see a different ANC contest. The Board of Elections posts Ward 1 sample ballots and ANC candidates so you can check your ballot before voting.
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Not for 1E01 as the candidate list currently stands. D.C. uses ranked-choice voting for ANC contests only when three or more candidates are on the ballot. With one or two candidates, you make one choice. Some other ANC districts may have ranked-choice contests, so follow the instructions printed for each race on your ballot.
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No. ANC elections are nonpartisan: there is no party primary for this office, and candidates appear on the general-election ballot without party labels. Voters of any party affiliation, including independents, can vote in the general election. “Nonpartisan” describes the ballot; it does not tell you what a candidate believes or what endorsements they may have received.
That being said, I’m a proud Democrat. I’ve spent my career helping elect Democrats in some of the nation’s most competitive territories, and I’m helping lead the fight to win back the House majority in 2026 in my role in the U.S. House of Representatives. Locally, I serve as Elections Chair and am a former officer of the Ward One Democrats, and currently I’m Vice President for Administration of the Capital Stonewall Democrats.
However, I feel strongly public service means serving every resident. I never ask someone’s party affiliation before helping them. I’ve worked in bipartisan governing organizations because I believe people can work together after an election, even when they disagree during one. In Park View, people come before politics.