Get to Know Councilmember Charles Allen
Please join us on Monday, June 26, 2023 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm for a members-only District Strong conversation with Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen.
This webinar is only open to Federal City Council Trustees or colleagues at their organizations.
Have questions or need assistance with your RSVP? Please contact FC2’s Communications Associate, Ally Schultz, at aschultz@federalcitycouncil.org.
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In his time on the DC Council, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen has championed legislative efforts around education, the environment, public transportation, campaign finance and election reform, public safety and criminal justice, and women’s health. His first bill, known as “Books from Birth”, has delivered more than 2.2 million free books to the homes of DC families with a child under the age of five, with a special emphasis on homes with lower literacy rates.
As Ward 6 Councilmember, he has worked to provide every student with a great neighborhood school, supported small businesses, pushed for safe and accessible transit, and advocated for affordable housing – and Ward 6 has created more new affordable housing than any other ward. In his time as Chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Councilmember Allen has modernized the District’s elections by creating public financing for political campaigns, anti-“pay-to-play” contracting campaign finance reform, and automatic voter registration. He has also led the Council and the country in passing transformative criminal justice legislation, prioritizing meaningful rehabilitation and successful reentry as key to improving public safety. He has championed services for crime survivors, including by creating a continuum of care for sexual assault survivors, expanding hospital-based violence intervention, building a network of restorative justice programs, and reforming crime victims’ compensation.