With Nadeau’s Endorsement, Rashida Brown Runs for Ward 1 D.C. Council Seat

The Washington Informer
October 15, 2025
By Sam Collins

Rashida Brown has spent nearly half of her life in Ward 1, a part of Northwest that includes her alma mater Howard University, as well as the communities of Park View and Pleasant Plains, where she currently serves as an advisory neighborhood commissioner.  

With the Ward 1 D.C. Council seat currently up for grabs, Brown has her eyes on an elected office that she said would allow her to serve the entire ward. If elected, Brown said she would draw upon her decades of professional and civic experience to fight for socioeconomic diversity.  

“I’ve seen a gentrifying Georgia Avenue. I saw a lot of liquor stores and not enough child care centers. I saw joblessness, homelessness, mental health issues, and not enough services or connections to services and good jobs,” said Brown, advisory neighborhood commissioner for Single-Member District 1E04. “As [a] council member, I can be able to see those disparities and be able to transform challenge into opportunity. I believe in economic and social justice for the residents of Ward 1, and I’ve been able to do that in my community as a social worker and as an ANC commissioner.” 

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