District of Columbia Republican Committee

The DC Republican Committee (DCRC) was recently named in the Washington City Paper in their annual “Best Of” edition for best local political party. The DCRC is Washington’s only political party that is active in DC issues. The DCRC believes in a Republican approach in how we operate and run the District’s government. For more information on what the DCRC believes, contact us today at (202) 289-8005 or email us at: info@dcgop.com

Education

The DCRC supports education reforms, particularly through the school choice movement. The DCRC has a 1, 2, 3 approach in supporting important education reforms for the District of Columbia.

First, the DCRC testified in front of the DC Council in support of the District’s Public Charter School movement. DC is the second highest percentage (approximately 40%) in the country for charter school enrollment, only behind New Orleans. The Charter School movement works in a way that gives DC families the ability to send their children to any traditional public school, including public charter schools if they please. DC charter schools are not run by the DC Government; rather they have their own set of rules governed by a board.

Second, the DCRC supports the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OPS), which gives low income, minority children the choice to enroll in a private school over a traditional public school. The OPS enrolled approximately 1,700 students and does not take away funding from traditional public schools, rather the scholarship is funding through the Federal Government.

Third, the DCRC supports the School Chancellor and the reforms she is trying to implement. We believe that these reforms will take time and the elected officials in DC need to be patient and supportive if we want to see the School Chancellor’s reforms become a reality.

The DCRC is the only political party in Washington that supports giving educational choices to DC families and supports the School Chancellor’s reforms.

Crime

The DCRC supports more comprehensive anti-crime laws that put violent criminal behind bars. The DCRC testified in front of the DC Council in support of a bi-partisan bill that would temporarily establish more comprehensive anti-crime laws. So often, DC has become a safe haven for violent criminals due to the DC Council’s weak anti-crime laws. The DCRC supports the local law enforcement community and increasing the number of police officers to the Metropolitan Police Department. During National Police Week, the DCRC offers complimentary (cold) breakfasts to our local law enforcement officers at the DCRC office.

Going Green

The DCRC is committed to going green. We have made it a priority to order office materials that are recycled and friendly to the environment. The DCRC was one of the very few opponents to vocally testify against the DC Bag-Tax. The proponents of the bag tax argued that by taxing DC residents with a new bag tax, and collecting the funds for clean up of the Anacostia River; this would solve all of the District’s problems. The DCRC testified in front of the DC Council against adding a new tax to DC and in support of cleaning the Anacostia River. The DCRC suggested to the Council that only through encouraging people to recycle and enforcing no dumping laws in the Anacostia River will DC become cleaner. 

Jobs

DC has become the 51^st best place to operate a business. The DCRC believes that supporting DC’s independent and locally owned and operated businesses should be a priority. The DC Council and Mayor have constantly raised taxes, increased spending and add more regulatory red tape to DC’s business community. The DCRC is the only political party in DC that believes that better paying jobs are needed and should be a focus for our District Government. Many jobs are lost to Virginia and Maryland because DC is too expensive for businesses to maintain and operate.