AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

Honored to join @afroamcivilwar.org.web.brid.gy this #VeteransDay morning to read the names of Black soldiers who fought for liberation. We honor all veterans and their legacy as we continue to organize for a country where housing, healthcare, and safety are rights – not privileges.

Tonight was a very bad night.

Health care costs will skyrocket, people will lose coverage, and the transfer of wealth from the poor to the ultrarich will continue. DC has faced the brunt of the shutdown, but federal workers are still resolute in calling on Dems to hold the line. Where is our fight?

Our first 1,000+ door day of the campaign! 🚪🍂 Thank you to everyone who came out to canvass in Columbia Heights! We will win a DC and a Ward 1 that works for the people, not for billionaires or developers. Door by door. Voter by voter.

First time out for @aparnafordc.bsky.social!

When starving children as extortion to give rich people more money is your *best* idea, you shouldn’t have any power to affect other people anymore.

So many great conversations and so much fun at our childcare & coffee meetup! 🌈🍂🫧 The average cost of childcare in DC is $22,000 / year per child. If we want to keep families in DC, we need free childcare for every family and better pay for childcare workers.

Across the country (and in NYC), working class champions are proving that it’s not just possible, but that it’s necessary to fight for people over profit. Now let’s bring that fight to DC: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparn...

A better world is not just possible, it’s within reach. If we’re willing to organize and fight for it.

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Yesterday was packed: 🌼 Planted some flowers on Vermont Ave ❤️ Joined the panaderia tour and vigil for those who ICE has abducted 🎶 Talked to neighbors and listened to some great music at Adams Morgan Porchfest!

Last night in Mount Pleasant. 🐼 Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻

“Trust in MPD is broken, and people are afraid to leave their homes and go to work.” — @aparnafordc.bsky.social

It is shameful that we have to constantly defend our communities from not just ICE, but from our own mayor. We deserve leaders who will fight for us and defend sanctuary, not give us up.

Missed our canvass yesterday? Don’t worry, there are tons of opportunities to get involved! 💜💪🔥 Come join us at some point over the next month to meet Aparna, learn more about the campaign, and talk to your neighbors! Find an event here: mobilize.us/aparnaforDC

Thank you to everyone who came out for our FIRST CANVASS EVER! 🚪 Such a beautiful, spooky fall day to talk to voters about how our campaign will fight to lower the cost of living and defend DC, and to hear from people about what they want to see in Ward 1. ✊🏾🍂💀

Had a great time chatting with Champlain Courts tonight! ✌🏾🎃❤️ Co-ops are a huge part of how we maintain affordable housing and make it possible for long term residents to stay in the District.

Last night, we had a labor-focused house party! 💕 Working people make DC run, not billionaires, not corporations, and not the Trump administration. As a union member, I will always fight for workers’ right to organize, for protections on the job, and for fair pay & benefits. ✊🏾

As a proud product of public schools, I believe deeply in the value of our public education system. Today, I am proud to announce my new policy platform, “Good Schools for All.” 📚

First it was single family, then it was new builds, now 2-4 units. The single greatest tool we have for preserving affordable housing and building generation wealth. . All sales going forward will be to be venture capital firms and private equity. This major door to homeownership closed.

If we want to preserve cultural hubs like Scooby Doo in Ward 1, maintain affordable housing, and keep people from getting displaced, we need to guarantee TOPA rights & eviction protections. I hope the Council adopts @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social's amendment to the RENTAL Act.

Today, the Council is voting on a last-minute amendment to the RENTAL Act — one that could strip rights from thousands of tenants living in 2-4 unit buildings.   When we exempted single-family units from TOPA, there was a 7-hour hearing with hundreds testifying. Tenants deserve no less now.

y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily that won’t happen without noise please, bluesky, do what u do best @930club.bsky.social @theatlantisdc.bsky.social @theanthemdc.bsky.social

Exciting news! Workers in some of the most music venues in DC are organizing for better pay, respect, and working conditions. Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾 www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

who does the work?

Happy Deepavali! 🪔 The story of light winning over darkness is one that resonates deeply and provides comfort right now. Yesterday I was so happy to join a celebration with families across DC with food, arts & crafts, and some dancing! 💜🩷🧡

Two great events today ✨ We spent the morning at a brunch meet & greet with neighbors at Park Triangle and then stopped by a block party on Otis. Lots of good convos about housing affordability, free childcare, helping small businesses, and more. A beautiful fall day! 🍁🥯

📣 Housing is a human right! So grateful to everyone who came out yesterday to talk about the rising cost of rent, conditions issues, and how we can keep people in their homes. We will make Ward 1 a place every resident has access to dignified, affordable housing. 🏘️

Trump has sent masked agents into our communities, abducted our neighbors, violated home rule, and is threatening to do away with elections all together. Tens of thousands of us came together to say: No crowns. No thrones. No kings. Free DC.

Great to see @aparnafordc.bsky.social at @freedcproject.bsky.social #nokings

In advance of #NoKingsDayOct18th, I beg you: don't leave out Trump's attacks on homeless ppl as part of his authoritarian takeover. Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.

Time and again, members of UNITE HERE Locals 25 & 23 have fought for a voice on the job, better pay & benefits, and dignity. Yesterday, I met with members across the region and in Ward 1 specifically to talk about what a pro-labor Council could look like. When we fight, we win! ✊🏾

🍻 Cheers to another great meet & greet hosted by supporter Joe at Aslin just over the Ward 1 border (also, a union spot! :)) Thank you to everyone who came out tonight and chatted, donated, and signed up - only together can we win a better DC.

AFGE Local 2978 members keep DC running. Their members are in DC’s Department of Health and other vital agencies, ensuring that DC residents receive necessary city services. We’re so proud and grateful to have their support for our campaign!

Today, we commemorate Indigenous People’s Day and honor the histories and resilience of the Nacotchtank, Piscataway, and Pamunkey peoples who were the original inhabitants of present-day DC.

Our first financial report is in! This campaign is about all of us. The single mother struggling to make rent. The child scared for their immigrant father. The couple scraping together money for childcare. We’re fighting for a better DC. And we can’t do it without you. ✊🏽🔥

It's campaign finance report day! We're getting our first numbers now that we've had a lot of movement in 2026 races. Only one online so far is @aparnafordc.bsky.social and her numbers are quite something: $29k from DC donors, which means she will easily qualify for the 5x matching funds.

What a night! ✨ First, we stopped by the @dclatinocaucus.bsky.social mixer at La Cosecha to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Then, we had a house party in Mount Pleasant to meet neighbors and hear what they hope to see from a councilmember. Thank you Irene, Caleb, and Rami for hosting!

Tonight is our campaign’s first fundraising deadline, and we’re still $1,000 away from our goal. Each dollar donated is another voter we can reach through (union-printed 🫡) canvassing literature, yard signs, stickers and more. Donate up to $50: aparnafordc.com/donate

Workers are the backbone of DC. But for too long, it's been a struggle to get by and now, labor is under attack. DC for Workers, by Workers is our new policy platform to strengthen workers' rights, support unions, raise the wage, increase benefits, and keep bad actors in check.

The stories that have been coming out of Chicago are terrible. Solidarity and strength from DC ✊🏾 as the president terrorizes our cities and tries to grind us down, we must stay united and keep resisting.

During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.
 
Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️ www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

The Mayor’s office explicitly confirms what we’ve seen on the ground: MPD continue to be collaborators. This is absolutely unacceptable, and we have the local power to stop this. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

Wishing an easy fast and meaningful Yom Kippur to all who observe. In a time of deep injustice and unrest, may this day bring restoration, reflection, and resolve. May the year ahead be one of liberation, healing, and collective care. G’mar chatima tovah.

A government that abandons its people is already shut down. Thank you to federal workers for your service and Congressional Democrats for holding the line. Show your solidarity with our federal workers during the shutdown by contributing to this fund: www.communityservicesagency.org/federal-work...

🗣️ THE BUS! This week is the #WeekWithoutDriving! 🚴🏾‍♀️🚇🚃 We can make transit fast, free, and the easiest option for everyone in DC. Weeks like this help us get there.

The resident physicians at Howard University Hospital make history by carrying on Howard's vital legacy.   They should not have to work second jobs and be paid the lowest wages of residents in the District of Columbia.   I call on Howard to reach a fair contract.

This is horrifying and never should have happened. We need to hold bad landlords accountable and fight for dignified housing for all. www.fox5dc.com/news/elevato...

JUST IN: A new class action lawsuit challenges ICE's warrantless immigration arrests in Washington, D.C., which they say are occuring without probable cause and based largely on perceived ethnicity. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...