Connor has been a Washingtonian for 14 years, by way of Connecticut, and lives here with his fiancée Lindsey. He started out as a Peace Corps schoolteacher. He now works for a charity that leads humanitarian aid convoys into Ukraine.
The through-line is hard, unglamorous work rather than talk about it — which describes the job of a commissioner fairly well.
Polonne Sunflower GardenCo-founded the garden on Wisconsin Avenue.
Adopt-a-blockLed a community cleanup program across the neighborhood.
Winter weather supportSet up a group chat last winter connecting neighbors who needed a walk shoveled with neighbors who could shovel it.
What is an ANC, anyway?
Two thousand neighbors. One seat at the table.
An Advisory Neighborhood Commission is the most local layer of government in Washington — hyperlocal, elected bodies of residents serving two-year terms. Each commissioner represents roughly 2,000 residents in a single member district of a few blocks.
3C08 is one of those districts. It covers parts of Cleveland Park and Woodley Park, along with Massachusetts Avenue Heights.
3C08Single member district
Ward 3Commission C, District 8
~2,000Residents represented
2 yrsLength of term
The job
What a commissioner actually does
Advise
Weigh in on what gets built
Commissioners submit official recommendations to DC agencies on zoning, development, and traffic changes. By law, the city must give those recommendations great weight.
Review
Vote on business licenses
Alcohol, cannabis, and sidewalk cafe permits for local businesses come before the commission for a neighborhood vote.
Resolve
Cut through city hall
Commissioners help residents navigate city services — trash collection, parking, and public safety — when the normal channels stall out.
Priorities
Three things, done properly
Streets
Safer, more walkable blocks
Reno Road reform and speed humps top the list, alongside real benches at bus stops, sidewalks that are safe to walk, and a more bike-friendly city.
Housing
Building that fits the block
Sensible development and affordable housing that follow Ward 3’s historic development patterns instead of ignoring them.
Main street
Full storefronts, better parks
Thriving small businesses along Wisconsin and Connecticut Avenues with fewer vacancies, and real improvements to Bryce Park and the spaces we share.
3C08 runs from Rodman Street down to Calvert, bounded roughly by Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues on the west and 32nd Street on the east. If you live inside the outlined area, Connor is on your ballot.
Ordway St
Newark St
Macomb St
Lowell St
Klingle Rd
Garfield St
Fulton St
Edmunds St
34th St
36th St
Woodley Rd
Cathedral Ave
Trim this list to the streets actually inside the boundary.
Single Member District 3C08 — Ward 3, Commission C
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