DC Mayoral Debate Starting At 7PM EST, Watch For Fun, All Candidate Info Disclosed Here

There is a debate tonight at 7 PM EST.

You can stream in on YouTube here:





Candidates:



Janeese Lewis George
- Marxist Progressive frontrunner. City council member. Former Assistant AG under Obama. 37 years old. Married, 1 child. Focus on affordable housing (promises 75K new units in 5 years), universal childcare, home rule, DC statehood, opposing Trump, climate change, government food centers. Heavily backed by labor and teacher unions. Under federal investigation for money laundering and fraud. Raising money faster than any candidate in DC history. Endorsed by former Mayor Sharon Pratt, Sierra Club, Democrat Socialist Workers Party, DC For Democracy. $2M in funds.





Kenyan McDuffie
- Democrat. Former city council member. Former Assistant AG for Civil Rights under Obama. 51 years old. Married, 2 children. Focus on "growth with guardrails," affordable housing (promises 12K new units in first term), economic growth and investment, public safety, expanding youth curfew, permit reform, tourism. Heavily backed by real estate and business. Endorsed by former Mayor Anthony Williams. $1.8M in funds.





Gary Goodweather
- Democrat. Real estate developer. Former US Army officer. Political newcomer. 52 years old. Married, 1 child. Jewish. Focus on permit reform, cutting bureaucracy, free public transportation, establishing a civic service program for youth and unemployed. No heavy backers or endorsements. $400K in funds.





All information gathered from The Georgetowner, WaPo, and Fox 5 DC.