District of Columbia Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George , a socialist, will run for mayor, she announced Monday.

Rumors had swirled around George’s mayoral intentions for weeks after fellow socialist and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani found electoral success.

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George is the first high-profile candidate to enter the race to succeed retiring Mayor Muriel Bowser. Her campaign launch video fixated on affordability, public safety, and how she will fight President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda.

“Rent’s rising in homes people can’t afford,” George sa

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