I’m Mike Whelan and I’m running for ANC 4C06 because I love this neighborhood. I first moved to Petworth in Spring 2016, after graduating from Georgetown over in Ward 2. Ever since, I’ve been proud to be part of this neighborhood - first in a basement apartment on 14th Street and now on Kansas Avenue.

The people who live here are the best thing about this neighborhood. We have people who have lived here their whole life and folks who moved here from all over the world. We have families, young people, and seniors of all different backgrounds. Few neighborhoods in DC have the diversity and community that we do here, but we are not immune from the region’s housing crisis and cost pressures are growing.

As a renter living in a rent-controlled building, it is very important to me to keep Petworth affordable for everyone who lives here, and for those yet to come. That is why I am running in this election and that is what you can expect from me as the commissioner for ANC 4C06. I am also a fierce advocate for safer streets, better parks, and more responsive government. These will be my priorities on the ANC.