Kenyan McDuffie

Kenyan McDuffie (independent) is an at-large member of the Washington D.C. City Council. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 2, 2027.

McDuffie (independent) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Washington D.C. City Council. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

McDuffie (Democratic Party) also ran for election for Attorney General of Washington D. C.. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on June 21, 2022.

In January 2013, the D.C. Council elected McDuffie as Council Chair Pro Tempore.^[1]

Biography

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McDuffie was born in Washington, D.C. He obtained a B.A. in political science and Community Development from Howard University and a J.D. from the University of Maryland. His professional experience includes working on the staff of Washington, D.C. delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, Eleanor Holmes Norton, as a Policy Adviser to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and as a Trial Attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Before earning his law degree, McDuffie worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service.^[2]

Elections

2022

Washington D.C. City Council At-large

General election

General election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Bonds (D)	31.7	103,991
✔		Kenyan McDuffie (Independent)	21.9	71,924
		Elissa Silverman (Independent)	19.3	63,471
		Graham McLaughlin (Independent)	10.2	33,402
	Submit photo	Karim Marshall (Independent)	5.1	16,883
		David Schwartzman (G)	5.1	16,650
		Giuseppe Niosi (R)	3.9	12,832
	Submit photo	Frederick Hill III (Independent)	2.3	7,494
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1,620

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,267
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Lisa Gore, Nate Fleming, and Dexter Williams in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anita Bonds	35.9	42,421
		Lisa Gore	28.1	33,225
		Nate Fleming	27.7	32,815
	Submit photo	Dexter Williams	7.9	9,356
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	504

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,321
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Leniqua’dominique Jenkins (D)
Bradley Thomas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

Giuseppe Niosi advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 21, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Giuseppe Niosi	91.8	2,576
	Other/Write-in votes	8.2	230

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,806
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Green primary election

Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large (2 seats)

David Schwartzman advanced from the Green primary for Washington D.C. City Council At-large on June 21, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	David Schwartzman (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Other/Write-in votes	100	342

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342
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Attorney General of Washington D.C.