‘DC Mamdani’ Janeese Lewis George wins Dem mayoral primary after Trump takeover threat
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‘DC Mamdani’ Janeese Lewis George wins Dem mayoral primary after Trump takeover threat
By Ryan King Published June 18, 2026, 10:45 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleDemocratic socialist DC Councilmember Janeese Lewis George triumphed in the district’s Democratic mayoral primary, easily defeating nine competitors.
George, whose insurgent campaign and far-left platform led some to compare her to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is now on a glide path to becoming the deep-blue capital’s first-ever socialist leader after her chief rival, Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, conceded Thursday.
In a statement, McDuffie confirmed he had called George “to congratulate her on her victory and wish her success as she prepares for the general election.”
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With an estimated 73% of the vote counted from Tuesday’s primary, George led McDuffie by 18.5 percentage points (52.9%-36.4%) and nearly 17,000 votes out of more than 102,000 ballots cast.
George’s signature proposal is a universal child care program that caps parental out-of-pocket spending at 7% of household income. She has offered a vague plan to fund the program by closing tax loopholes and cutting wasteful city spending without raising taxes on the middle class.
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She has also vowed to boost housing assistance programs, make buses free for those on food stamps, and pressure utility companies against raising rates.
Most controversially, George has called to “reform zoning laws” in order to build as many as 72,000 new dwellings — many of which will be multi-family, or higher-density, units — over the next five years.
That pledge sits uneasily alongside her April purchase of a $1.19 million home in DC’s tony Manor Park neighborhood, 15 days after ranting in an op-ed that single-family zoning “preserves segregation and exacerbates displacement.”
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George is proposing a spending spree as DC grapples with an eye-watering $1.1 billion budget deficit driven in part by federal layoffs under the second Trump administration.
Outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed a 3.6% spending cut to close the gap.
The presumptive mayor has also called for a more aggressive posture against the Trump administration, including by instructing the Metropolitan Police Department to stop cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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During her final term in office, Bowser had taken a conciliatory stance toward the White House, aggravating local progressives.
Trump, who has been on a mission to make DC “Safe and Beautiful” during his second term by embarking on a crime crackdown across the city and directing National Park Service dollars to restoring iconic monuments, has expressed misgivings about George.
“I wouldn’t like it,” Trump told reporters last week when asked about the possibility of her winning the primary. “Maybe we’ll take back Washington and run it on a federal basis. We won’t put up with it. We’re not going to lose our businesses.”
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Last week, George was hit with $16,000 in fines by the district’s Office of Campaign Finance after authorities determined her campaign improperly colluded with an outside group — Safe & Affordable DC — and labor unions that dished out $1 million to back her.
Outside groups are allowed to support candidates and cut ads on their behalf only if they operate independently from their campaigns.
“OCF’s order is riddled with factual errors and violates procedural requirements that govern its investigations and other enforcement actions,” the George campaign alleged over the weekend.
“The Campaign will appeal the decision to the DC Board of Elections so that this targeted attack is not allowed to stand.”
Since gaining home rule in 1973, DC voters have elected seven mayors, all Democrats. Trump received just 6.5% of the vote in the nation’s capital in the 2024 election.
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
