Washington, D.C., is set to have one of its most competitive Democratic primaries in over three decades in 2026 as District of Columbia Councilman Robert White seeks to bring the fire to a House seat he thinks has lost its spark under incumbent Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

In the aftermath of a federal takeover of the district by the Trump administration and a spending deal that cut $1 billion in funding for Washington, White told the Washington Examiner that D.C. is getting its “butt kicked” and the district’s residents deserve a present and competent fighter.

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