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Wendell Felder
2025 - Present
2029
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Wendell Felder (Democratic Party) is a member of the Washington D.C. City Council, representing Ward 7. He assumed office on January 2, 2025. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Felder (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington D.C. City Council to represent Ward 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Washington, D.C. (2024)
General election
General election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7
Wendell Felder defeated Noah Montgomery in the general election for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendell Felder (D) | 92.8 | 32,673 |
 | Noah Montgomery (R) | 6.0 | 2,105 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 438 | ||
| Total votes: 35,216 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wendell Felder | 23.7 | 2,914 |
 | Ebony Payne | 20.2 | 2,487 | |
 | Eboni-Rose Thompson | 20.1 | 2,471 | |
 | Veda Rasheed | 9.9 | 1,215 | |
| Kelvin E. Brown | 9.3 | 1,150 | ||
 | Nate Fleming | 8.7 | 1,069 | |
 | Roscoe Grant Jr. | 2.2 | 268 | |
 | Denise Reed | 2.0 | 244 | |
 | Villareal Johnson II | 2.0 | 241 | |
 | Ebbon A. Allen | 1.6 | 202 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 12,302 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dwight Deloatch (D)
- Yolanda Fields (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7
Noah Montgomery advanced from the Republican primary for Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Noah Montgomery (Write-in) | 1.2 | 1 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 98.8 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 86 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Felder in this election.
2014
- See also: Washington, D.C. Council elections, 2014
Washington, D.C. held elections for two at-large city council seats on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on April 1.
Incumbent Anita Bonds defeated Nate Bennett Fleming, Kathy Henderson, Chantel Mapp, Pedro Rubio, John Settles, II and Kevin Valentine Jr. in the Democratic primary. Eugene Puryear defeated G. Lee Aikin in the D.C. Statehood Green Party primary.[1][2] Bonds and Elissa Silverman (I) defeated Puryear, Michael D. Brown (I), Frederick Steiner (L), Eric J. Jones (I), Kishan Putta (I), Wendell Felder (I), Courtney R. Snowden (I), Brian Hart (I), Robert White (I), Calvin H. Gurley (I), Graylan Scott Hagler (I) and Khalid Pitts (I) in the general election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Anita Bonds Incumbent |
24.1% | 85,575 | |
| Independent | Elissa Silverman |
11.6% | 41,300 | |
| Independent | Michael D. Brown | 8.1% | 28,614 | |
| Libertarian | Frederick Steiner | 1.1% | 3,766 | |
| Independent | Eric J. Jones | 1.2% | 4,405 | |
| Independent | Kishan Putta | 1.7% | 6,135 | |
| Independent | Wendell Felder | 0.8% | 2,964 | |
| Green | Eugene Puryear | 3.5% | 12,525 | |
| Independent | Courtney R. Snowden | 5.5% | 19,551 | |
| Independent | Brian Hart | 2.5% | 8,933 | |
| Independent | Robert White | 6.3% | 22,198 | |
| Independent | Calvin H. Gurley | 1.3% | 4,553 | |
| Republican | Marc Morgan | 2.8% | 9,947 | |
| Independent | Graylan Scott Hagler | 3% | 10,539 | |
| Independent | Khalid Pitts | 2.9% | 10,392 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.4% | 1,472 | |
| Other | Over and Under Votes | 23.1% | 81,847 | |
| Total Votes | 354,716 | |||
| Source: Washington, D.C. Board of Elections - General Election Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anita Bonds Incumbent |
53.2% | 43,586 | ||
| Nate Bennett Fleming | 22.3% | 18,232 | ||
| Pedro Rubio | 7.4% | 6,082 | ||
| John Settles, II | 13.2% | 10,775 | ||
| Kevin Valentine Jr. | 3.1% | 2,560 | ||
| Write-in | 0.8% | 624 | ||
| Total Votes | 81,859 | |||
| Source: Washington D.C. Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Wendell Felder did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On his campaign website, Felder highlighted the following issues:[5]
Affordable housing
- Excerpt: "Affordable housing is a very important issue in the district, unfortunately due to the high cost of living many residents cannot afford to live in a city that was once considered to be home. Some families spend more than 60 percent of their monthly income on rent to stay in the district. This issue is very important to me because speaking from the perspective of an individual who was raised in section 8 public housing; I understand how much families depend on that extra financial support. Many residents in under development areas of the district believe that they are being pushed out of the city to make room for new wealthier future DC residents. I am going to fight to clear that notion up and to show residents that everyone can afford to live in the district."
Education
- Excerpt: "We now have a two tier education system in the District. Instead of engaging the charter versus traditional public school debate, I am ready to work statically with our education leaders, parents, teachers, and students to implement actions that will give every D.C. student the opportunity for a quality education, alternative educational options, regardless of neighborhood and school type."
Community engagement
- Excerpt: "I would propose an initiative called W.A.R.D.S. which stands for Working Alongside Residents (to) Develop Standards. This initiative would inform, engage and educate residents to all the available opportunities and resources within the various quadrants of the city. Secondly, this initiative would create more transparency between District residents and their elected officials. As elected officials, it is our duty to ensure that all community members not only have a voice, but that their concerns are promptly addressed. I envision a city where all residents work collectively with community leaders to develop standards that ensures that every community within the District thrives. My campaign slogan is “Empowering Our City, One Neighborhood at A Time”, because I understand that in order to transform the District of Columbia, one must began working within each individual community."
See also
2024 Elections
Government
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary candidate list," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ District of Columbia Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ DC Board of Elections, "November 4, 2014 General Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Washington, D.C. Board of Elections, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Wendell Felder DC, "Issues," accessed October 13, 2014
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| Preceded by Vincent Gray (D) |
Washington D.C. City Council Ward 7 2025-Present |
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