Anita Bonds Email & Phone Number

Anita Bonds is an At-Large member of the Council of the District of Columbia and is Chair of the Committee on Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization. Working to ensure that every District resident has a safe, sanitary, and affordable place to call home, Councilmember Bonds pushes policies that will expand tenants’ rights, increase opportunities for homeownership, preserve and increase the Districts affordable housing stock, and put an end the displacement of longtime Washingtonians. In addition to creating and preserving affordable housing, Councilmember Bonds has been vocal about the need to improve the District’s public-school system, expand violence prevention initiatives, and promote the idea of “good government.” Councilmember Bonds is also deeply concerned about shielding senior citizens from physical and financial abuse and neglect and ensuring that they have the resources needed to age in place.Some of her most recent legislation to pass into law includes the:- Vacancy Increase Amendment Act, which preserves housing affordability by lowering the maximum rent increases on particular turnover housing units.- Limited Equity Cooperative Task Force Act, which establishes a task force that will provide policy recommendations to improve existing and add new cooperative housing in the District.- Elder Abuse Response Team Act, which establishes the Elder Abuse Response Team (EART) as a commission of the Office of the Attorney General to coordinate victims’ services including investigations, prosecutions, and medical forensic care for all types of elder abuse.- Feminine Hygiene and Diapers Sales Tax Exemption Amendment Act, which eliminates the sales tax on feminine hygiene products and baby and adult diapers in the District.Councilmember Bonds attended the University of California Berkeley -- where she was involved in the Free Speech Movement -- is a mother of three, grandmother, and proud Washingtonian.

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  At-Large Councilmember

  Council Of The District Of Columbia

  Dec 2012 - Present