# Phil Mendelson

Phil Mendelson is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Chairman.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Chairman
- Serving since: 1999-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e3b9567d-67ff-4cc1-89eb-1ed1af646393

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3b9567d-67ff-4cc1-89eb-1ed1af646393 (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

Mendelson sits at −0.84 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 77% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats.

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

159 classified statements: 159 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 | Mendelson | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 13.2% | 7.7% | 2 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 37.7% | 46.6% | 8 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 1.3% | 7 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 3.1% | 13.9% | 10 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 12%); Education 17% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 14%); Taxation 12% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.02), from 1,309 donors and 479 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 23% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 100% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1,007 bills: 996 reached committee, 642 passed one chamber, 642 passed both, 629 became law. Cosponsored 0. 63.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 8 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- PR 26-0826: Mayoral Transition Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0826/
- B 26-0863: Mayoral Transition Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0863/
- B 26-0864: Mayoral Transition Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0864/
- B 26-0861: Dupont Underground and Anacostia Boathouse Lease Extension Authority Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-13) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0861/
- B 26-0859: Business Organizations Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0859/
- PR 26-0824: Compensation and Working Conditions Agreement between the District of Columbia Government and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 36,… (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0824/
- PR 26-0823: Compensation and Working Conditions Agreement between the District of Columbia Government and the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 36,… (in committee, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0823/
- B 26-0844: Nationals Park Financing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-13) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0844/
- B 26-0846: Poplar Point Economic Development Anchor Disposition Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0846/
- B 26-0845: Poplar Point Acquisition and Disposition Approval Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-28) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0845/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $335.3K (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $36.4K). 53% 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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2112195116584620163
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2110030621254861264
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2105321192894726250
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2102417428395225120
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2102040675575378305
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2101287584303362167
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2099576841010896977
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2098498157202059333
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2090892341913477386
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ChmnMendelson/status/2082093227461521537

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/phil-mendelson/
- Campaign site: https://chairmanmendelson.com/
- X: https://x.com/ChmnMendelson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChairmanPhilMendelson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3b9567d-67ff-4cc1-89eb-1ed1af646393