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[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

@DCAttorneyGen Moments like this are why D.C. needs an independent Attorney General.

Please urge your Congress members to vote NO against a bill that would replace our AG with one appointed by the President: https://t.co/xtr3ATHgCi

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

After walking all 50 state aves — 67 mi across DC — I finished at the Capitol with 3 thoughts:

1️⃣ Be proud of your capital.
2️⃣ 700,000 residents deserve a voice.
3️⃣ You can act now — ask Congress to vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s rights.
👉 https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5
#DCisAllofUs

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

I traded my view of the Space Needle for the Washington Monument — and somehow became less of an American citizen in terms of my rights.

Washingtonians: ask your senators + reps to vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s self-governance.

👉 https://t.co/iRPCMeTS7D

#DCisAllofUs

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

I once drove along a frozen lake in Maine — people ice fishing, peaceful, perfectly the way life should be.

Mainers: ask your Senators + Rep to vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s rights. It's the way life should be.

✉️ https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5

#DCisAllofUs #DCStatehood #Maine

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

The Potomac divides DC & Virginia. Across the river, people have full voting rights. On this side, we don't.

We can’t change the river — but we can defend DC’s limited sovereignty.

Ask Congress to vote NO on bills limiting DC’s rights.
👉 https://t.co/iRPCMeTS7D
#DCisAllofUs

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Ohio friends — your voices matter here. @JonHusted and @MorenoForOhio, please stand with DC’s 700,000 residents and protect their limited self-governance.

This walk covers all 50 state-named avenues in D.C. — and every one of them leads back to representation. 🏛️👟
#DCisAllofUS

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Ohio makes me think of:
🎸 @theblackkeys
🏀 @KingJames
🍽️ Tony Hall — who once went on a hunger strike to stir Congress’s conscience about hunger. You can stir yours, too.

Ask your reps to vote NO on bills limiting DC’s rights.

Snack while you do it → https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Lincoln merged principle & political realism.

DC deserves full representation and that is out of reach — but it is possible to protect the rights we have.

Ask your members of Congress to vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s self-governance.

👉 https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5
#DCisAllofUs

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Northern Virginia — Arlington + Alexandria — was once part of DC.

Now it has full representation in Congress while the rest of DC still waits.

VA friends: ask your Senators + Rep to vote NO on bills limiting DC’s self-governance.

👉 https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5

#DCisAllofUs

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

“C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-C-U-T.”

Schoolhouse Rock taught us how a bill becomes a law.

Now we need to practice how a bill doesn’t — by asking Congress to vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s freedoms.

@SenBlumenthal @ChrisMurphyCT

➡️ https://t.co/iRPCMeTS7D

#DCisAllofUs #DCStatehood

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Greetings from Vermont Ave NW — 45 on my 50-state walk through D.C. 👣

Vermont: ~650K people, full representation.
D.C.: ~700K, no Senator or voting Rep.

@SenSanders @PeterWelchVT @RepBeccaBalint — please vote NO on bills limiting D.C.’s freedoms.

➡️ https://t.co/iRPCMeTS7D

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

@tomsherwood I would love to know this myself!

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

@SenKevinCramer @SenJohnHoeven @RepFedorchak — please stand up for the 700,000 Americans who call D.C. home and vote NO on bills that would further strip away their rights.

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Hey North Dakota — greetings from your avenue in DC 👋

Imagine if South Dakota ran your courts, policed your streets & replaced one of your elected officials.

You’d never allow that.

That’s DC’s reality: 700K residents, no Senators, no voting Rep.

➡️ https://t.co/iRPCMeTki5

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

One thing I’ve learned from my 50-state walk: advocacy starts with education — and that begins with the basics.

When I ask people to tell Congress to vote NO on bills limiting D.C. residents’ freedoms, many say, “Wait… D.C. residents don’t have the same rights as the rest of us?”

I recorded this video on Montana Avenue to answer that question — and to ask you to help protect the freedoms D.C. does have.

🎥 Watch + share if you believe every American deserves equal representation.

Write your reps —> https://t.co/lNGYcY54Ze

#DCStatehood #Democracy #CivicEngagement

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

DC residents deserve the same civil liberties Californians enjoy. I’m walking all 50 state avenues — including California Street NW — asking Americans to tell Congress: vote NO on bills restricting DC’s rights.

Thanks @CACommonCause @LWVSF and @lwvlosangeles for keeping our democracy strong.

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

I only managed ~15 seconds standing on a surfboard the first time I tried in California 🌊 — but it was enough to understand how someone could devote their life to that feeling.

Now I’m walking all 50 state avenues — including California St — asking residents to tell Congress to support D.C. self-rule.

⏱️ It takes 90 seconds → https://t.co/XJ40a9wSDg

#DCisALLofUS

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

Sharing this with a few folks who continue to highlight DC’s story: @tomsherwood @51stnews @DCist #DCStatehood

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

New video from my DC 50 State Walk — this time on Wisconsin Ave NW, passing the National Cathedral.

Sharing a memory from a youth group trip to Whitewater, Wisconsin — and how those early lessons in community and service echo here in DC.

Every step connects a state to the fight for DC representation.
🎥 Watch...then act → https://t.co/XJ40a9wSDg

#DCisAllofUs #Wisconsin #DCStatehood #50StateWalk

[Timothy Forbes @timothyforbes]

New from my DC 50 State Walk — this time on Idaho Ave NW!

Every step across DC’s state avenues tells a story of connection — and a reminder that DC residents deserve the same representation as every state.

🎥 Watch...then visit → https://t.co/WxW21eq1wS

#DCisAllofUs #Idaho