Washington, D.C.’s police union hit mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George over her policy proposal to leverage pension funds to help build more affordable housing in the city.
The union’s statement followed Monday night’s mayoral debate between councilwoman Lewis George, councilman Kenyan McDuffie, and fellow candidate Gary Goodweather, hosted by Fox 5. Lewis George, a front-runner in the race alongside McDuffie, laid out her proposal to build more housing in D.C. despite high interest rates and local regulations.
“We did not have raiding employee pension funds on our bingo card. Automatic disqualifier,” the D.C. Police Union wrote on X…