Ward 5

If you live in Ward 5, these are your Free DC Slate candidates for the DC Democratic State Committee. Thank you to everyone who voted for them.

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Your Ward 5 Candidates

Yolanda Corbett

Ward 5 Committeewoman

Daughter of DC and second-generation Washingtonian. Community advocate committed to equity, education, and civic engagement, Ward 5.
Shealia Tyson

Ward 5 Committeewoman

Housing counselor, senior organizer and leader, and advocate fighting to protect African American and low-income borrowers from predatory lending.
Aaron Dickerson

Ward 5 Committeeman

Carpenter and small business owner, certified Wilderness First Responder, 2x AmeriCorps alum, cofounder of Edgewood Community Farm, proud progressive, father.
Art Lloyd

Ward 5 Committeeman

Shelter bus driver and leader, former candidate for Ward 5 Councilmember, a kind man who listens.

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Kelsye Adams

National Committeewoman

Artistic activist, cultural organizer, advocate for DC self-determination, community builder, creative strategist, champion for Black culture and preservation, storyteller, youth advocate, visionary thinker, connector of people and ideas, lover of Go-Go music, believer in collective power.
Philip Pannell

National Committeeman

Treasurer of the Initiative 83 campaign for Ranked Choice Voting and semi-open primaries. Active in the DC Democratic Party for 51 years — past President and National Committeeman of the DC Young Democrats, five-time President of the Ward 8 Democrats, and longtime member of the DC Democratic State Committee.

Samantha Davis

At-Large Committeewoman

Ward 8 resident investing in Black futures, building community power, and a Free DC. Mama of twins. Lover of adventure.
Chioma Iwuoha

At-Large Committeewoman

Native Washingtonian, mother, fundraiser, and community advocate committed to dignity, equity, and real investment in DC communities — building people-first policies that expand opportunity, strengthen neighborhoods, and ensure every resident is seen, heard, and valued.
Sonya Joseph

At-Large Committeewoman

Transformational leader, public servant, visionary movement builder, social justice activist, seasoned civic engagement organizer, cooperative founder, Queer AfroCaribbean woman, Ward 5.
Lïa Lake Kuduk

At-Large Committeewoman

Renter, cyclist, gardener, community organizer, transformative justice facilitator, interdependent movement worker, human rights advocate, Columbia Heights resident, rapid responder, peace builder.
Aliyah McNeely

At-Large Committeewoman

Vice President of the DC Young Democrats, former educator, and policy and education staffer for the Committee of the Whole.
Tiffany Pauls

At-Large Committeewoman

An environmentalist, ceramicist, and Ward 1 resident invested in a free and affordable DC.
Emily Siegel

At-Large Committeewoman

Proud to be born, raised, and shaped by DC. Social justice community strategist with 20+ years of experience, Realtor focused on affordable homeownership, leader within Free DC, and co-founder of DC for Palestine.

Sam Bonar

At-Large Committeeman

Building joyful systems, Delicious Democrat, forager/farmer, myco-curious, comedic strategy, organizing to expand democracy (co-ops, ranked choice voting, ReDelicious), Ward 4 with roots in Ward 5.
Andrew DeFrank

At-Large Committeeman

DC native, urban planner, Free DC organizer, and lifelong Commanders fan.
Thomas Elias

At-Large Committeeman

12-year Ward 6 resident, 20+ year DC resident, bartender and lover of the Potomac River.
Maleke Glee

At-Large Committeeman

Cultural worker, Howard alum and professor, Ward 8 homeowner.
Jerome Hinkle

At-Large Committeeman

Native Washingtonian (Orr Elementary, Kramer Junior High, Anacostia Senior High), joined Free DC when our billion dollars were frozen, fighting all my life, advocacy is something I was born for, Ward 6.
Jordan Kagelmayer

At-Large Committeeman

Writer, engineer, and organizer living in Ward 5. Co-chair of Free DC's DC Local Government working group.
David Sampé

At-Large Committeeman

DC organizer, community builder, and breath worker. Founder of Gentrified Wood, co-founder of ReDelicious, Ward 1.