# Trayon White

Trayon White is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Ward 8.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Ward 8
- Serving since: 2017-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8c48b12b-59a2-41bb-96c5-fc3b367637aa

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c48b12b-59a2-41bb-96c5-fc3b367637aa (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 sits at +0.02 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats.

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

48 classified statements: 48 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 | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 7.7% | 10 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 31.3% | 46.6% | 9 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.3% | 10 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 10.4% | 13.9% | 7 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 53% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Emergency Management 20% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 6.1%); Housing and Community Development 20% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Labor and Employment 20% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 7.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.02), from 766 donors and 385 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,177 roll calls. Attendance 91.8% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 39 bills: 27 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 12 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- B 26-0868: Parking and Traffic Ticket Penalty Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (introduced, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0868/
- B 26-0875: Parking and Traffic Ticket Penalty Reduction Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-10) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0875/
- B 26-0867: Parking and Traffic Ticket Penalty Reduction Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (introduced, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0867/
- PR 26-0829: Parking and Traffic Ticket Penalty Reduction Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (introduced, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0829/
- CER 26-0225: DC Table Tennis Day Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0225/
- B 26-0807: Constance “Connie” Mobley Way Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0807/
- B 26-0805: Public Inconvenience Fee Sunset Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0805/
- B 26-0806: Mary Cuthbert Way Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0806/
- CER 26-0199: Jacqueline “Jackie” Massey Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-09-22) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0199/
- B 26-0804: Law Enforcement Cadet Pathways Expansion Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-25) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0804/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,792 (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $36.4K). 79% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2113414986634510681
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2112716799649456542
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2110147408281682313
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2107508154565324912
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2107528163186385254
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2107234804156563656
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2104927874457497818
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2104963028114657652
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2104623208678989884
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://x.com/trayonwhite/status/2104647067230781907

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/councilmember-trayon-white-sr/
- Campaign site: https://www.trayonwhite8.com/
- X: https://x.com/trayonwhite
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trayonwhite8
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trayonwhite/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c48b12b-59a2-41bb-96c5-fc3b367637aa