Click on the links below for highlights of the candidate's priorities, and how their work will improve the lives of women and their families in DC. Candidates for Ward 7 Member of the DC City Council Ebony Payne Veda Rasheed Denise Reed Eboni-Rose Thompson ..read more

Sponsor the Mazie Green Holland Campaign School Want to promote your business and sponsor education for our local elected public officials, campaign workers, and volunteers? We offer three levels of sponsorship: Bronze: $500 donation Digital Logo Placements 1 Priority Registration Silver: $1,000 donation Physical Logo Placements 2 Priority Registrations Step & Repeat Banner with your Logo Gold: $2,500 donation Digital & Physical Logo Placements 5 Priority Registrations Step & Repeat Banner with your Logo Lunch Boxes Branded with your logo   ..read more

DC Women in Politics Opposes the Ranked Choice Voting Initiative “Make All Votes Count Act of 2024”     Testimony to District of Columbia Board of Elections DC Women in Politics (DCWIP), a diverse non-partisan justice advocacy group is disappointed by the reintroduction of the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) proposal under the guise of “Making Every Vote Count.” We find that this initiative is a backdoor effort to establish RCV as the electoral system in the District of Columbia. And was an initiative that was submitted to the Board of Elections on May 14th, 2023. House GOP also Atte ..read more

For Women’s History Month, DC Women in Politics (DCWIP) is issuing the first report card on elected officials' record on bread-and-butter issues affecting DC women!  But we cannot do it without you, so please give your score on how the elected officials performed on Women's Priority Issues in 2022.   Your score on how those representing you in the City Council handled issues ranging from Women’s Equity to Constituent Service will be tallied and the average score published. That way we can all see how they are doing. Then, we'll meet with council mem ..read more

DCWIP Response to HUD report on DCHA and the emergency legislation proposed December 13, 2022 In the wake of the HUD report on DCHA and the emergency legislation that was proposed last week (“DC Housing Authority Stabilization and Reform Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2022” PR 24-1107) a group of DC residents convened a meeting facilitated by DC Women in Politics. This diverse group of people were brought together because of our deep concerns about the crisis at DCHA and the proposed legislation. We commend the Council for recognizing and responding to the crisis in public housing. F ..read more

"The Woman King" A Women's Justice Film It's been such a long time since we've gotten together in person! Let's meet-up for the last day in theaters of this must-see movie based on a true story of an 18th century Dohoney Woman's Military Group fighting for justice.  Join us to watch the movie and then have a conversation, Thursday, October 13, 2022, at the 2:30 pm showing.  Reserve your ticket(s): $25.00 general admission Reserve your ticket(s): $100.00 Warrior Leadership Sponsor (includes DCWIP Contributing Membership for one year) We have purchased a limite ..read more

We hope you will support and vote for these amazing women candidates who won the 2022 DCWIP Preference Polls. Click on the links to see their messages on why we should support them.   DC House of Representatives Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel E. Bowser  DC City Council Candidates At-Large: Anita Bonds At-Large: Jennifer Gelencia Muhammad Ward 1: Brianne Nadeau  Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education Carisa Stanley Beatty When women vote, women win! Thank you for your consideration. Please join or renew your m ..read more

The 2022 General Preference Poll is now closed. We will report the results next week.  ..read more

The Women’s Reproductive Rights Protection Initiative (WRRPI) will provide support to individuals, organizations, and allies with the goal of ensuring access to abortion and related services to all who need them. We believe this work should be grounded in the tenets of reproductive justice, as well as reproductive access supporting individual agency, autonomy, and reproductive rights. We need to illuminate the connection between DC Statehood and keeping abortion legal and accessible in the District of Columbia. Our Audience People with the capacity for pregnancy Women running for office and h ..read more

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