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K. Zalesne
J. Patterson
DC Democratic House delegate nominee?
$10.3K
JUN 17, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCouncil Member
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age44 years old (Feb 12, 1982)
GenderMale
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BackgroundAttorney
EducationArchbishop Carroll High School (Washington, D.C.)
Notable personal detailsRobert Clyde White Jr. is an American attorney and politician who has served as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia since 2016. He previously worked as legislative counsel in the office of District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and later served as the first Director of Community Outreach for the D.C. Office of the Attorney General. White is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and has run for mayor of Washington, D.C., and for D.C.'s non-voting Delegate to the U.S. House.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports using tax and budget tools to fund affordable housing, workforce development, and targeted credits; advances local tax credits and incentives to help hire District residents and protect seniors from tax-related foreclosure. Emphasizes transparency and accountability for public funds used in economic development.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access to healthcare within the District through investments in preventive care, expanded local clinics and telehealth, and stronger oversight of Medicaid managed-care contracting to protect coverage for vulnerable residents.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants in Washington, D.C., restricting local law-enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and increasing transparency around federal deployments and detentions in the city. Emphasizes humane public-safety responses and resisting federal measures that target immigrants in D.C.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports expansive abortion access and has sponsored legislation to protect and expand reproductive health care access, including requiring insurance coverage for abortion and protecting providers who care for out-of-state patients. Describes access to reproductive health care, including abortion, as a human right and emphasizes that District law allows abortion at any stage of pregnancy.
Climate & Energy
Supports accelerating the District’s clean-energy and emissions-reduction goals through legislation and programs that require net-zero energy design for major government buildings, expand clean-energy job training, and invest in climate-related jobs and renewable energy deployment. Advocates using government policy and funding to drive building efficiency, renewable generation, and workforce development tied to the city’s climate goals.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports targeted gun-violence prevention measures including firearm injury prevention training for medical professionals, extreme risk protection orders (red flag laws), safe-storage promotion, and tracking the sources of guns recovered in the District while expanding violence-interruption and victim services.
Polls
DC Democratic House delegate nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$683.6K
$512.7K
$341.8K
$170.9K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$683.6K
$107.9K
$587.8K
$34.6K
Source: FEC
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