{"id":2461925,"date":"2025-07-15T12:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/expelled-dc-council-member-trayon-white-faces-voters-judgment\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:30:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:30:23","slug":"expelled-dc-council-member-trayon-white-faces-voters-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/expelled-dc-council-member-trayon-white-faces-voters-judgment\/","title":{"rendered":"Expelled DC Council member Trayon White faces voters&#8217; judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexpelled-dc-council-member-trayon-white-faces-voters-judgment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2461925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former D.C. Council member Trayon White,who was expelled from his Ward 8 seat in February following a bribery indictment,is running in a special election to try to regain his position. White has pleaded not guilty to charges that allege he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for promising to use his influence to steer contracts, and if convicted, he could be barred from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnells-betrayal-hurts-the-nation-goodwin\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell\u2019s betrayal hurts the nation\">holding public office<\/a>. The special election to fill his former seat features four democratic candidates, including white, Salim Adofo, Mike Austin, and Sheila Bunn. Adofo leads in fundraising and has meaningful labor support. White has largely avoided discussing the indictment, focusing rather on due process. To appeal to voters, he shared an AI-generated video encouraging support. The election is taking place in ward 8, a predominantly Black community of about 73,000 people with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">median household income<\/a> roughly half<\/a> the D.C. average.Early voting has concluded, and polls are open on election day.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Expelled DC Council member Trayon White faces voters&rsquo; judgment in special election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2173750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/d-c-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Former D.C. council<\/a> member for Ward 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3460957\/recently-expelled-dc-councilman-trayon-white-faces-another-ouster-if-reelected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trayon White<\/a> will be on the ballot in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">special election <\/a>on Tuesday. The election aims to fill his seat, which he vacated in February following a bribery indictment.<\/p>\n<p>White has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which allege he took tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for a promise to use his influence to steer contracts.&nbsp;If convicted, he could be disqualified from public office. He hasn&rsquo;t faced trial yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3471322\/rahm-emanuel-democrats-fundraising-concerns-trump-midterm-elections\/\">Rahm Emanuel&nbsp;warns Democrats about Trump&#8217;s billion-dollar fundraising juggernaut before midterm elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3471496\/injunctive-relief-sought-against-education-grant-review\/\">Injunctive relief sought against education grant review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3471417\/trump-approval-epstein-case-closed-rasmussen-poll\/\">Voters don&rsquo;t believe Team Trump on Epstein, may be his &lsquo;Afghanistan&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Four Democratic candidates, including White, have qualified for the ballot: Salim Adofo, an Advisory Neighborhood Commission chairman in Congress Heights; attorney Mike Austin, also a former ANC chairman; and Sheila Bunn, who worked for former D.C. mayor Vincent Gray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2025\/07\/15\/dc-ward-8-special-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adofo has labor support<\/a>, including the Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO and the Washington DC Firefighters LOCAL 36, and leads the field in fundraising. Bunn is behind Adofo, while Austin is in the negatives at the end of his campaign. All three mostly align on issues.<\/p>\n<p>The former councilman, White, who is looking to retake his seat, has avoided speaking about his case. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s not really focusing on the details of the indictment,&rdquo; Sam P.K. Collins, a reporter for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtoninformer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <em>Washington Informer<\/em><\/a>  based in Ward 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/ward-8-is-voting-for-a-new-dc-councilmember-here-are-the-4-candidates\/3954738\/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_DCBrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said about White<\/a>. &ldquo;Any time that people ask about that, especially at the Ward 8 straw poll, he talks about due process and he talks about awaiting his day in court. But he has been largely avoidant about that issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White used at least one interesting strategy to earn himself another chance to serve the people of Ward 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maustermuhle\/status\/1945110645390602631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">He shared an<\/a> artificial-intelligence-generated video on Instagram of a woman encouraging voters to vote in his election. &ldquo;Mr. White has served in this community 24 years straight, working hard for the people, now it&rsquo;s time for us to come out and support him,&rdquo; a caption of the video read.<\/p>\n<p>Special elections in D.C. have historically had low turnout. Fewer than 6,000 people voted in one after former D.C. mayor Marion Barry died in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>D.C.&rsquo;s Ward 8 covers the neighborhoods of Anacostia, Barry Farm, Bellevue, Buena Vista, Congress Heights, Douglass, Fairlawn, Garfield Heights, Good Hope, Knox Hill, Navy Yard, Park Naylor, Shipley Terrace, Skyland, Washington Highlands, and Woodland.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3460957\/recently-expelled-dc-councilman-trayon-white-faces-another-ouster-if-reelected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">RECENTLY EXPELLED DC COUNCILMAN TRAYON WHITE FACES ANOTHER OUSTER IF REELECTED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ward has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dchealthmatters.org\/demographicdata?id=131495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">population of about 73,000 people<\/a>, and around 87% of them are black or African American. The median household income is $50,855, about half of D.C.&rsquo;s $106,049 median income.<\/p>\n<p>Early voting, which ran from July 11 to 14, has ended. Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2173750\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2173750\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expelled Ward 8 councilman Trayon White runs in special election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2461926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ward-8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38555,23693,39586,4223],"class_list":["post-2461925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-council","tag-expelled","tag-trayon-white","tag-voters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ward-8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461925"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461929,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461925\/revisions\/2461929"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}