Oi Oleva, the district of Columbia’s shadow representative, will not seek reunion in 2026 after five years in office.
“I am incredibly proud of my work since I handled this office. Ever since you first chose me in 2020, I took myself to lift it. Ovoleva, a democrat, said statement,
“And most importantly, we continue to fight against the constant harassment of Donald Trump on American DC residents. Also said,” It is time for Baton to pass the next generation of leaders, “he continued.”
Ovoleva is a shadow representative, which means that he has no voting power, but has been assigned to lobby for Washington, DC, state. In 2024, he was re -elected with 90.7 percent of the votes. The Congress does not accept his role.
Call for DC state has increased as President Trump Federation Metropolitan police department and Deployment The National Guardman has retreated from the residents for the nation’s capital.
Earlier this month DC Mayor Muril Boseer (D), Re -made His long -standing calls to get the district recognized as a state.
“This is a time when America needs to know why the capital of your country – a place at a place 700,000 Karping Americans live – the 51st kingdom,” Boseer said “The Breakfast Club” on August 12, referring to Trump’s DC crime crack.
The outgoing representative spoke to the hill “Sunrise on the hill“On Friday, Echo Concerns of other democrats about the presence of federal law enforcement in the nation’s capital.
He said, “The reasons that we do not want to see national guards on the road, especially what comes out of the city is, because they do not have the cultural ability of our community,” he said.
Ovoleva also raised questions about the crime spiking after the National Guard departs, if there is no long -term investment in the community.
“If we do not address the root causes and in fact there are rap-around services for those who need it most, we will not have those long-lasting benefits to support DC,” they continued.
In his statement, announcing his decision not to search for reunion, Ovoleva highlighted some of his achievements in the Congress, such as providing free legal services to the people of Washington, helping local businesses and providing easy access to DC children to science.
