Mayor Muriel Bowser is seeking a 3rd term in office after winning the Washington, DC Democratic primary. Her opposition, Stacia Hall, is a Republican businesswoman looking for election for the very first time.
Bowser will be the district’s very first mayor to hold 3 successive terms in the 47 years given that DC acquired autonomy if reelected. She was first elected in 2014 and dealt with no major opposition throughout her last campaign in 2018, according to The Washington Examiner.
Throughout Bowser’s time in office, the variety of murders has actually more than doubled– increasing from 105 in 2014 to 226 in 2021, according to information from the Metropolitan Police Department. The MPD presently estimates that violent criminal offense rates are 11 percent higher than in 2021, with a 17 percent boost in murders and a 32 percent boost in break-ins.
The mayor has actually pressed a variety of efforts to attend to the city’s homeless population. Because 2016, DC”reduced overall homelessness by more than 31.6% and has reduced family homelessness by 68%,” according to an April 2021 statement from the mayor’s office.
Bowser faced scrutiny last summer for her COVID-19 policies and mask required, which she broke throughout a personal birth event in August. Images of the mayor posturing at the indoor occasion without a mask were distributed online and earned the mayor a reputation as a hypocrite.
“If Muriel Bowser can’t even follow her own rules, why should others be forced to?” asked Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
If Muriel Bowser can’t even follow her own rules, why should others be forced to? https://t.co/QWceoJZMA8
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) August 1, 2021
Bowser managed to get just over 50% of the vote– approximately 10,000 more than her Democratic opposition Robert White. Hall ran unopposed and got 1,871 votes.
The Ward 3 homeowner stated the city is dealing with a public safety crisis.
She told WTOP that “police morale is at an all-time low” and that it is vital to find ways to “get them motivated again”
“We can’t prevent crime — we can’t deter it — without good police,” Hall said. “As an African American woman, I was shocked, but yet unsurprised when we lost George Floyd… We must stand up against police brutality, but it does not mean we let criminals run wild.”
Hall likewise wishes to broaden school option in the district and control federal government costs.
As of May 2022, there were a total of 489,109 voters reported in Washington, DC. about 374,500 citizens are Democrats while 26,412 are Republicans.
H/T Timcast
