The DC Line, September 21, 2022, The Only Democrat Registered as a 2022 Mayoral Candidate Says He ‘Never Went Away’ After Losing to Bowser in 2018
James Butler is the only Democrat running for Mayor of Washington, D.C. in the June 2022 primary. If elected, he promises to tackle gentrification and housing inequality by expanding rent control policies to include newer buildings and lowering the artificially inflated median family income (MFI) which has lead to exorbitant housing prices.
A 2019 study by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition concluded that between 2003 and 2013, Washington, DC had the highest rate of gentrification in comparison to similar cities across the nation.
