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Democrat
Robert White

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?
Polling Average
40%30%20%10%0%
33.5%
17.5%
16%
Robert White
R. White
Brooke Pinto
B. Pinto
Eleanor Holmes Norton
E. Norton
Wil Kinney Zalesne
W. Zalesne
Deirdre Brown
D. Brown
Jacque Patterson
J. Patterson
Date (Start - End)SpreadWhitePintoNortonZalesneBrownPatterson
Polling Average
White+16.0
33.5%17.5%16.0%2.5%2.0%1.0%
TrueDotMay 12 - 17
White+17.0
38.0%21.0%4.0%
Lake Research PartnersNov 22 - 24
White+13.0
29.0%14.0%16.0%1.0%2.0%1.0%

Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne

Endorsements

DC Democratic House delegate nominee?

Endorsers of Robert White for DC Democratic House delegate nominee?

American Federation of Government Employees

Public endorsement

American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Robert White for D.C. delegate to the U.S. House.

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Capital Stonewall Democrats

Public figure

Capital Stonewall Democrats backed Robert White for delegate.

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GGWash

Public endorsement

GGWash endorsed Robert White for U.S. delegate.

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Free DC Project

Public endorsement

Free DC Project endorsed Robert White for D.C.'s next delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Working Families Party

Public figure

Working Families Party endorsed Robert White for Congress in Washington, D.C.

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Fundraising

Latest report: Cycle 2026
Total raisedCash on hand
$683.6K
$512.7K
$341.8K
$170.9K
$0

2026

Latest
Year
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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