# Janeese Lewis George

Janeese Lewis George is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Ward 4.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Ward 4
- Serving since: 2021-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4fc6d65b-d6d2-46d7-bdea-48b5458576ab

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4fc6d65b-d6d2-46d7-bdea-48b5458576ab (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

George sits at −0.21 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 77% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats.

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

139 classified statements: 139 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 | George | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 4.3% | 7.7% | 6 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 46.8% | 46.6% | 4 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.4% | 1.3% | 4 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 17.3% | 13.9% | 4 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%); Housing and Community Development 26% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Labor and Employment 17% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 7.8%); Education 14% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.21 (standard error 0.01), from 2,604 donors and 402 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 74 bills: 73 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 49 passed both, 45 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 5 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- PR 26-0818: Net Zero Continuity Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0818/
- CER 26-0210: Robert A. Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0210/
- B 26-0847: Net Zero Continuity Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0847/
- B 26-0827: Porchfest Permitting Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0827/
- B 26-0828: Porchfest Permitting Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0828/
- PR 26-0813: Porchfest Permitting Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0813/
- CER 26-0197: L. S. Caldwell Associates Inc. 35th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0197/
- PR 26-0783: Net Zero Continuity Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-07-24) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0783/
- B 26-0768: Net Zero Continuity Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-16) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0768/
- B 26-0767: Net Zero Continuity Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0767/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $47.6K (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $47.6K). 89% 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://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2114701871210230162
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2114702006350962809
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2114703255859048607
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2114486933414203805
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2114487022643458318
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2112955349082734897
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2112955533028413522
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2112171173656068575
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2112291334966936019
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/janeese4dc/status/2111951548645351908

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/ward-4-councilmember-janeese-lewis-george/
- Campaign site: https://janeesefordc.com/
- X: https://x.com/janeese4dc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Janeese4DC/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeese4dc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Janeese4DC
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@janeese4dc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4fc6d65b-d6d2-46d7-bdea-48b5458576ab