Domestic violence survivors, among others, say the process at DHS’s Virginia Williams Family Resource Center “feels like it’s designed to break you down when you are at your lowest point.”
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The Ward 4 councilmember is leading in partial first-round results by double digits.
It looks like D.C. will get its first democratic socialist mayor.
Kenyan McDuffie conceded the mayoral race to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George this morning. She had a commanding lead after partial, first-round results were released, and McDuffie has acknowledged that he would be unable to make up the difference.
“While the final certification process will continue, it is clear that the voters have chosen a different path,” reads a statement from McDuffie, adding that he called Lewis George to congratulate her on her victory.
Read more from reporters Sam Delgado and Rachel Kurzius.
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— Gracie
With partial first-round results in, Lewis George has received 53% of the vote to McDuffie’s 36%.
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