How can we help you, Ward 4?
Get Help With DC Services
Our staff can help you navigate DC services for issues such as housing, unemployment insurance, and trash collection.
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If you have a general question, or want to comment on a piece of legislation or a neighborhood issue, please get in touch.
Meet With the Councilmember
Please fill out our meeting request form if you’d like to meet with Councilmember Lewis George or Council staff.
Latest News
Ward 4 Dispatch: Gun Violence, ANC Vacancies, Monkeypox Vaccines, and New Farmers Market
Dear Neighbors, Here is my weekly update, covering issues like gun violence, running for ANC, Monkeypox vaccine walk-up clinics, parking issues related to CitiOpen, a
Ward 4 Dispatch: Georgia Ave Bus Project, 1000 DC Jobs, Fun Events, and CitiOpen
Dear Neighbors, I hope you’re doing well and making the most of summer! This week I want to put the Georgia Avenue Bus Project on
Ward 4 Dispatch: Extended Pools Hours, Traffic Safety Upgrades, Citi Open, and Local Events!
Dear Neighbors, I’m writing to share ways to beat the heat this weekend (including extended pool hours and citywide cooling centers), logistics ahead of Citi Open, more hard-fought
Councilmember
Janeese Lewis George
Janeese Lewis George is honored to serve as the DC Councilmember for Ward 4. Janeese is a third generation Washingtonian, a Ward 4 native, and a proud DC Public Schools alum. Growing up in a working-class family Janeese learned early on the importance of family, hard work, education, and public service.
Janeese is an experienced attorney, civil servant, community activist, and a passionate leader who is focused on our community’s future. Janeese and her husband Kyle reside in the Manor Park neighborhood of Ward 4 with their puppy Sully.
About Ward 4
Ward 4 is made up by more than 87,000 residents in 20 neighborhoods working together to create caring, vibrant communities.
Our ward rests at the top of the DC diamond and encompasses neighborhoods like Shepherd Park, Colonial Village, North Portal Estates, Takoma, Brightwood, Brightwood Park, Manor Park, Kennedy Street, South Manor Park, Fort Totten, Lamond, Lamond Riggs, Riggs Park, Queens Chapel, Petworth, Sixteenth Street Heights, Crestwood, Hawthorne, Barnaby Woods, and part of Chevy Chase. We are blessed with plentiful green space and parks, including more of Rock Creek Park than any other ward.
