Robert L. Gross

Washington, DC Mayoral Candidate | AI-forward, tech professional working to modernize government and advance DC Statehood.

[People Planet Peace @pplplanetpeace]

Your 2026 Green candidates in Washington D.C. 💚 @DCStatehoodGP

[DC Statehood Green Party @DCStatehoodGP]

The DC Statehood Green Party is the second largest Party in Washington D.C. and the first official party created by the people of the District for the People of the District.

Started by Julius W. Hobson and Josephine Butler; continued with us, the fight goes on.

#DCSTGP

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

It feels like a dream to see my name on my ballot. Honestly, the fight is not finished!

There will be more to come and your support is more than enough to push us forward!

#DCStatehood #DCElections #DCMayor

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

Watch my interview with Sunrise @thehill and hear how my administration plans to modernize our city and advance us toward our ultimate goal of DC Statehood!

#STG #DCSTATEHOOD #DC #MayorGross #Sunrise #AI #GovernmentModernization #51stState #VoteGross

[DC Statehood Green Party @DCStatehoodGP]

🚨 DC STATEHOOD GP WORKSHOP & POLICY STRATEGY MEETING 🚨

📅 Sat. June 13
⏰ 4 PM
📍 The Slate, 50 M St NW

Hosted by Perry Redd

Former members, new voters, and all party members welcome. Family-friendly. Help build strategy, policy, and people power for DC Statehood.

[Together For DC @TogetherForDC]

When you show up for DC, you are showing up for the democracy you want to live in too.

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

@TogetherForDC Really glad to see the members of our city coming ou for the common good! If any of you are a part of the #DCSTG please I hope to see you in person so we can talk / collaborate over the next few months!

Thanks and I look forward to all that we can do together as one United City

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

Together we can build a city that reflects the best of who we are.

Let us rise together and flourish as one united Washington, D.C.

“Not for Profit, for Purpose!”

Join & Donate today!

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[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Interesting: D.C. mayoral candidate (and former councilmember) Vincent Orange is criticizing "premature media narratives" he says have made the contest a two-candidate race, as well as upcoming debates that have excluded a number of the candidates. (He cites @fox5dc here.)

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

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[Zach Israel @ZachBIsrael]

T-minus 1 week until the DC Board of Elections begins automatically sending out mail-in ballots to all 476,212 registered DC voters!

55 mail-in drop boxes open from May 22-June 16

25 early in-person vote centers open from June 8-14

75 Election Day vote centers open on June 16

[Power to the People ☭🕊 @ProudSocialist]

Happy May Day!

Every freedom the working class has is a result of socialism & organized labor.

That’s why the rich fight so hard against socialism. They realize their profit comes from exploiting labor.

It’s critical we realize our liberation comes from fighting back together.

[DC Action @WeAreDCAction]

We’re at the Youth Mayoral Candidate Forum with a bunch of our partners and we’re so proud of our young leaders facilitating tonight!

Take a look at this student-created guide about the candidates present: https://t.co/Dn9SnM1kBO

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

Testified at the SY26 Budget Oversight Hearing.

Too many decisions are missing the people they’re meant to serve. If we’re serious about D.C.’s future, reform and modernization aren’t optional. They’re overdue.

Grateful for the opportunity to speak.

#DCBudget #DCStatehood #HLS

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

Robert L. Gross for Mayor | Fund the Human Life Standard

Don't be a part of the future. Be the future.

https://t.co/29gohS59q7

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

@BarackObama @rfscivics Mr. President, thank you for your diligence to the future of politics, your steadfast devotion to our evolution as a society will always be something to be admired and we're glad to see never faulter. Please next time you're in the District, I hope to be able to say hello!

[Conor Rogers @conorjrogers]

The thing about the Streetcar is that, if the original plan had been done in full and done correctly, we would live in a transformed and inter-connected city.

The failure of it is emblematic of the mediocrity we've grown to accept from District leaders.

What could have been:

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

@conorjrogers You're exactly right, that "gap" between vision and delivery is not due to a lack of money, not to a lack of plans or a lack of execution.

It's a leadership issue.

We need a Standard to hold our government accountable to our quality of life's improvement.

#GrossForMayor

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

I appreciate that recognition. With a modernized government, we restore the standard of living people already believe they should have.

Not something new. Not something theoretical.

The standard this city has always been capable of delivering but hasn’t. #GrossForMayor

[jeb @JamesBarlia]

DC 2026 ELECTIONS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EVERY RACE AND EVERY CANDIDATE

Primary: June 16, 2026
General Election: November 3, 2026
First election using ranked-choice voting

MAYOR (open seat - Bowser not running)
- @CMLewisGeorgeW4 (D) — Ward 4 CM, democratic socialist
- @kenyanmcduffie (D) — former Ward 5 CM and former at-large CM, centrist Democrat
- @OrangeVo40 (D) — former at-large CM and former Ward 5 CM, pragmatist
- @RiniSampath (D) — cybersecurity consultant, political outsider, running to fix basic city services
- @goodweather4dc (D) — real estate developer, Army veteran
- @RLGforMayor (D/G) — Air Force veteran, running on AI-driven government modernization
- @Rhonda4DC (I) — nonprofit founder

US HOUSE DELEGATE (open seat - Norton not running, held seat since 1991)
- @CMBrookePinto (D) — Ward 2 CM, former assistant DC Attorney General
- @RobertWhite_DC (D) — at-large CM, former Norton legislative counsel
- @kinney4dc (D) — former DNC deputy national finance chair, former DOJ counsel
- @trentwholbrook (D) — former senior legislative counsel to Norton
- @KellyMikelDC (D) — podcast host, previous candidate in 2022 and 2024
- Greg Jaczko (D) — former US Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair
- Vincent Morris (D) — former spokesperson to Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayor Tony Williams
- Sandi Stevens (D) — former Chicago alderman, federal procurement consultant

COUNCIL CHAIR
- @ChmnMendelson (D, incumbent) — running for 5th term
- @JackEvansWard2 (D) — former Ward 2 CM
- @Stamper4DC — former ANC member

AT-LARGE SEAT (Bonds seat)
- @GregoryJackson (D) — former Biden White House official
- @repoyedc (D) — current Shadow Congressperson
- Leniqua'dominique Jenkins (D) — former council staffer
- @candacetiana (D) — former chief of staff to Janeese Lewis George
- @LisaJRaymond (D) — former DC State Board of Education president
- @KevinChavous (D) — former staffer for Anita Bonds
- @NateforDC (D) — former shadow congressperson

AT-LARGE SPECIAL ELECTION (McDuffie seat, requires an Independent by DC law)
- @DoniCrawford (I, incumbent appointee) — former staffer to Kenyan McDuffie
- @tweetelissa (I) — former at-large CM 2015–2023
- Khalil Lee (I) — community advocate
- @DC_Edvocate (I) — DC State Board of Education president
- Doug Sloan (I) — political strategist, former VP of DC NAACP branch

WARD 1 (open - Nadeau not running)
- @miguelforDC (D) — ANC commissioner
- @rashidabrowndc (D) — social worker, Nadeau-endorsed
- @jackiereyesdc (D) — former director, Mayor's Office of Community Affairs
- @aparnafordc (D) — tenant organizer, democratic socialist
- Terry Lynch (D) — Mt. Pleasant community activist

WARD 2 (Brooke Pinto running for US House - seat may open)
- Watch this space pending Pinto's congressional race outcome

WARD 3
- @CMFrumin (D, incumbent) — running for reelection, no challengers yet

WARD 4 (Janeese Lewis George running for mayor - seat may open)
- Watch this space pending Lewis George's mayoral race outcome

WARD 5
- @CMZParker5 (D, incumbent) — running for reelection
- Jeffrey Kihien (D) — challenger

WARD 6
- @charlesallen (D, incumbent) — running for 4th term
- Gloria A. Nauden (D) — challenger

ATTORNEY GENERAL
- @DCAttorneyGen (D, incumbent) — running on home rule defense and federal overreach litigation
- @ANC3D07 (D) — private attorney, ANC member; challenger
- Manuel Rivera (R) — attorney, community activist

[Robert L. Gross @RLGforMayor]

@jojopuppyfish @EleanorNorton @RepDonBeyer @RepThompson That's even worse then, why are they stepping in to get rid of a bike lane that isn't a safety concern or even an issue to traffic? There's no need for such a display.