Aparna RajAparna Raj

Aparna Raj is a renter, a union member, a community organizer, and a proud daughter of immigrants who has spent years fighting for affordable housing and strong labor protections. Raj has organized tenants, workers, and neighbors to challenge rent hikes, expand tenant protections, and demand housing justice in Ward 1 and across the District.

Her campaign is grounded in a simple belief: government should work for ordinary people — not wealthy insiders, corporate developers, or special interests. As a tenant organizer, Aparna has helped residents take on negligent landlords, fight unsafe housing conditions, and win real improvements for tenants.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2026) – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 announced today that they are endorsing Aparna Raj for the Ward 1 DC Council seat. A union member herself, Aparna has been a consistent ally to unions and the labor movement in the...