# Robert White

Robert White is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district At-Large.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district At-Large
- Serving since: 2016-09-16
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07b9c384-a232-40d5-b445-61db9e4bb65b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07b9c384-a232-40d5-b445-61db9e4bb65b (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

White has 105 classified statements in the DC 2025–26 session.

## What White says (DC 2025–26 session)

105 classified statements: 105 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Unicameral-legislature Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | White | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 4.8% | 7.7% | 5 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 75.2% | 46.6% | 1 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 23.8% | 13.9% | 2 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 63% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%); Law 14% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 2.7%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Energy 6.3% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 3.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.01), from 2,560 donors and 468 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 84 bills: 83 reached committee, 59 passed one chamber, 59 passed both, 59 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 4 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- PR 26-0825: Proposed Contract No. 2025-147 with Southern Avenue Owner LLC Disapproval Resolution of 2026 (introduced, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0825/
- CER 26-0211: Kappa Psi Chapter Centennial Ceremonial Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0211/
- CER 26-0209: 17th Street High Heel Race Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0209/
- B 26-0832: Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Payment Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-26) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0832/
- B 26-0830: Vacated Rates Clarification Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-09) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0830/
- B 26-0823: Risk-Based Third-Party Code Review Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0823/
- B 26-0822: Understanding the Cost of Housing Regulations Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-09) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0822/
- B 26-0821: Pre-Approved Housing Plans Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0821/
- B 26-0829: Shared Housing Agreements and Resolution Effort Pilot Program Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-26) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0829/
- B 26-0831: Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Functions Modernization Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-26) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0831/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50 (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $36.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114714679519945210
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114761605250453686
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114761720971284979
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114761832015773963
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114762457956954269
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114762694142099701
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114762787494719490
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114763079468896638
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2114763381001605499
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/CMRobertWhiteDC/status/2113272843207410169

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/councilmember-robert-c-white-jr/
- Campaign site: https://www.robertwhiteatlarge.com/
- X: https://x.com/CMRobertWhiteDC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobertWhiteAtLarge/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/councilmember_robertwhite/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07b9c384-a232-40d5-b445-61db9e4bb65b