Janeese Lewis George

Lewis George was raised in Ward 4 of Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and government from St. John's University. She earned a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law, working as a waitress to pay her tuition. As a juvenile prosecutor in DC, she used experiences from losing peers to violence during her upbringing to help her colleagues. Before launching her campaign for the council, she worked for the District of Columbia State Board of Education. ==Political career==

D.C. Council In 2019, Lewis George launched her campaign for the Council of the District of Columbia. Lewis George was the subject of attack ads by Democrats for Education Reform, an advocacy group that supports charter schools, over claims that she would defund the police. ==Political views==

Lewis George describes herself as a democratic socialist. Childcare During her 2026 mayoral campaign, she released a plan to create a subsidy for universal childcare. Housing In 2021, she proposed a social housing model of publicly owned and subsidized mixed-income housing. Lewis George introduced the Extreme Heat Eviction Prevention Act of 2025, which would prevent tenant evictions on days when the temperature is predicted to be above 95 degrees. ==Personal life==

Lewis George is married to Kyle George, whom she met at a high school graduation party and married in 2019. ==Electoral history==