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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

Brooke Pinto is a leading candidate to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton as D.C.’s House delegate.

Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.’s upcoming primaries for mayor and its congressional delegate are unfolding amid disputes over President Trump’s influence, federal control, affordability and public safety. The leading delegate candidates are council members Brooke Pinto and Robert White Jr.

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D.C. council member and candidate for the district’s House delegate seat

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States; his administration’s actions are a major issue in the D.C. campaigns

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Outgoing D.C. delegate whose seat is being contested

D.C. council member and candidate for the district’s House delegate seat

ALSO MENTIONED  Janeese Lewis George, D.C. council member and candidate for mayor; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. council member and candidate for mayor; Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C., Prepares for June 16 Primary Elections

Outlets agree that D.C. voters will choose party nominees for mayor and congressional delegate on June 16, with Brooke Pinto among the leading candidates to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton. The campaigns are unfolding amid debate over President Donald Trump’s influence and the district’s limited autonomy. Center outlets frame the primaries around Trump’s influence and D.C.’s limited autonomy, while also covering affordability, public safety and differing approaches to federal authority.

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