Paid Leave Benefit Protection link
Protects the paid family and medical leave benefit payments to District workers who also have short-term disability insurance plans.
Status:
Passed May 4, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Robert C. White, Jr.
At-Large (Democrat)
86%
12 out of
14 actions matched JUFJCF positions
Previous Scores
95%
2020
93%
2018
70%
2016
Committees Chaired
- Committee on Government Operations and Facilities
First elected
2016Contact link
Workers' Rights
Key
Matched JUFJCF position
Did not match JUFJCF position
Would have funded support for unemployed people and those excluded from federal COVID relief and provided hero pay for essential workers
Status:
Failed July 20, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Financial Support for DC Workers Ineligible for Pandemic Relief Funds link
Provides financial support to excluded workers, approximately 15,000 District residents who suffered economic hardships from loss of work during the pandemic.
Status:
Passed May 24, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Retroactive Extended Paid Family and Medical Leave link
Would have provided District workers with extended paid family and medical leave benefits starting July 1, 2022, rather than October 1, 2022.
Status:
Failed May 24, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Domestic Workers Bill of Rights link
Includes domestic workers in the District's human rights and workplace protection laws and requires written agreements between domestic workers and their employers.
Status:
Passed December 20, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Racial Justice
Key
Matched JUFJCF position
Did not match JUFJCF position
Halt the Building of a Halfway House link
Allows the city to take over a plot of land through eminent domain that was slated to be turned into a men's halfway house for returning citizens.
Status:
Failed April 6, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Remove Police from DC Schools link
Maintains the DC Council's plan from 2021 to remove police from District schools through 2025.
Status:
Passed May 10, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Penalize Drivers for Poverty link
Would have significantly watered down the Clean Hands legislation, which reforms the District’s traffic fines and fees system so poor people don’t lose their licenses for not being able to pay fines.
Status:
Failed July 11, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Housing Security
Key
Matched JUFJCF position
Did not match JUFJCF position
Weaken Tenant Protections link
Would have weakened tenant protections, making housing more unstable for individuals and families, and allow landlords to raise rents on vacant units, which will make the housing market more unstable.
Status:
Failed April 6, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Increase Taxes on Millionaires link
Funds permanent housing for formerly unhoused residents, compensation increases for early childhood educators, and aid to low-income families by increasing income taxes on the highest paid DC residents.
Status:
Passed July 20, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Would have suspended the clearings of encampments of unhoused DC residents until at least the end of hypothermia season and established minimum public health and safety requirements for some of the encampments as residents continue to wait for permanent housing.
Status:
Failed December 21, 2021JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Seals the eviction records immediately in situations where the landlord lost the eviction case or withdrew their claim. All other eviction records will be sealed after three years.
Status:
Passed March 1, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Undemocratic Changes to DCHA link
Restructures DCHA board to include more mayoral appointees and remove public housing residents from decision-making power.
Status:
Passed December 20, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position
Under 3
Key
Matched JUFJCF position
Did not match JUFJCF position
Authorize Payments to Early Childhood Educators link
Authorizes OSSE to provide grants to early childhood educators for past work using dedicated increased revenue raised by tax increases.
Status:
Passed February 1, 2022JUFJCF Position
Robert C. White, Jr.’s Position