ISSUES
Affordable Housing
Education
Environment
Health Care
Immigration
Jobs
Labor
Public Safety
Small Business
ISSUES
Affordable Housing
It costs way too much to live in DC.
The median price of rowhomes has increased 92% in ten years. DC needs to build more affordable housing to bring down the cost of rent and home ownership.
As our Councilmember, Oye will work with community groups to protect renter’s rights while working with housing partners to provide quality, safe, and low-cost housing.
And Oye will make it easier to pursue homeownership. Too many Washingtonians have don't know what programs they qualify for— and that costs them a chance to buy a home. Oye will push for simple solutions that can help DC residents find opportunities for home ownership.
Affordable Housing
It costs way too much to live in DC.
The median price of rowhomes has increased 92% in ten years. DC needs to build more affordable housing to bring down the cost of rent and home ownership.
As our Councilmember, Oye will work with community groups to protect renter’s rights while working with housing partners to provide quality, safe, and low-cost housing.
And Oye will make it easier to pursue homeownership. Too many Washingtonians have don't know what programs they qualify for— and that costs them a chance to buy a home. Oye will push for simple solutions that can help DC residents find opportunities for home ownership.
Education
It's time to end the student debt crisis in DC. DC residents owe the more student debt per capita than residents in any other state — an average of $55,000 per person — forcing people to put their lives on hold to pay off loans instead of buying a home, starting a family, or building a business.
That's why Oye will make the University of the District of Columbia tuition free for DC residents. Every high school student in every ward should know that they can get a university education for free right here in DC.
And he won't stop there. Oye thinks invest more in STEM early on for DC public school students. Oye's been volunteering in science classroom for 11 years, and he plans to expand science career exposure programs to every DC public school.
Environment
Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. Yet the DC government has done nothing but scale back environmental standards in the District.
As a Councilmember, Dr. Oye will ensure million and billion dollar development projects (like sports stadiums) adhere to established, scientific environmental guidelines. That means preserving historic heritage trees, regulating trash trapping, and keeping our rivers and waterways pristine and unpolluted.
Oye will push for incentives for housing providers, schools, and employers to use clean energy and adopt environmentally protective standards.
And when he represents us on the DC Council, Oye will pursue a tax structure that supports the fight for environmental justice. He'll push for tax deductions for buildings that have lead free pipes and tax penalties for locations that still have lead pipes.
Health Care
Our city is experiencing a health care crisis. Our Council just passed budget cuts that will take away health insurance from 25,000 working class Washingtonians on Medicaid.
Dr. Oye has dedicated his career to public health. As DC's only elected pharmacist, he's hosted hundreds of events since 2020 to support Washingtonians' health care.
As our Councilmember, Dr. Oye will restore DC Medicaid, support the Health Care Alliance program, and expand health care access for working class people in all eight wards.
With his decade-plus experience as a health professional, Dr. Oye will work to reform Pharmacy Benefit Management companies to reduce drug costs, ensure health care workers are adequately compensated, and push for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates to let people keep their doctors and pharmacists in neighborhoods East of the River.
Dr. Oye supports a single payer, Medicare-for-All system that will maximize local health outcomes while reducing overall health costs.
Immigration
Rep. Oye is the proud child of African immigrants and a staunch supporter of DC's immigrant community. As our Representative, Oye has collaborated with local groups like Trabajadores Unidos de DC to protect local voting rights for noncitizens.
He hosted an Immigration Town Hall event just before President Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2025. Since then, he's been connecting minority populations to free legal resources.
Immigrants can no longer afford to wait and hope for DC leadership's attention. As our Councilmember, Oye will fught for more protections for immigrant populations. He'll work to restore DC's sanctuary status to protect immigrants to reduce local law enforcement collaboration with ICE. And he'll push to increase funding for immigration legal services.
Oye will work with unions to ensure all workers, especially immigrants, are able to work in DC with dignity while earning living wages. Because every DC resident should be able to prosper — regardless of their birthplace.
Jobs
Trump and Elon Musk’s assault on federal workers means that DC now leads our nation in unemployment. Rep. Oye won't stand for it.
Too many public servants have lost their jobs, their savings, and their homes. It's time we stop prioritizing billionaires and start listening to fired federal workers. As our Councilmember, Oye will fight to bring NGOs to DC and create 40,000 high paying jobs for former federal workers.
Labor
Rep. Oye is a vocal supporter of unions and organized labor — and union support Oye. That's why he's had the support of union members across the District during his time in public office.
He's partnered with local unions that provide apprenticeship programs for those needing a second chance, and he's stood alongside unions as they demand humane working conditions, liveable wages, and fair treatment for immigrant workers. As DC's at-large Councilmember, Oye will embrace unions as policy partners as we rebuild DC’s working and middle class.
Public Safety
Everyone deserves to live in a safe community. For years, Rep. Oye has hosted evidence-based public safety initiatives to improve lives.
Oye’s expungement clinics have led to hundreds of justice impacted people to receive no-cost legal services and community support.
As Councilmember, Oye will build solutions for the root causes of crime. He'll support violence interrupters, mental health specialists, and youth programs to reduce violence. And Oye will increase funding to increase staffing at the 911 call centers to reduce the wait time for emergency calls.
Small Business
Oye proudly supports local small business owners and entrepreneurs. Rep. Oye helped launch the annual Capital Business Seminar, which teaches local business owners about contracting, grants, and certifications.
Oye believes that local businesses should benefit first from large scale development deals. And when he negotiates our city's budget, he'll make sure to fight for more funding for local entrepreneurial programs.
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