No, Robert White and Brooke Pinto Aren't Switching to the Mayor's Race - Washingtonian

"All of a sudden, DC has two high-stakes contests for seats that haven't been competitive in years: mayor and congressional delegate. If you haven't been following closely, you might be forgiven for forgetting who is running in which race- the likely front runners in both races are all sitting DC council members. Robert White and Brooke Pinto have announced their campaigns to challenge Eleanor Holmes Norton, while Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George are poised to run for mayor."

"Now that mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that she won't run for a fourth term, though, observers have speculated whether White or perhaps Pinto might decide that a relatively open mayor's race suits them better. Challenging Bowser would have been one thing, the thinking goes, but an incumbent-free contest for the powerful executive position might be more tempting. Campaign representatives for both candidates say they're not making any last-minute shifts, though."

"White, who has been critical of mayor Muriel Bowser's often-conciliatory stance toward the Trump administration, nearly ran for mayor in the first place instead of joining the race against delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. White had already challenged Bowser in 2022, and told Washingtonian in an interview earlier this year that he had been planning to mount a similar challenge until August, when he decided to make a "sudden pivot.""

DC now has two high-stakes contests for mayor and congressional delegate after years of uncompetitive races. The leading contenders are sitting council members: Robert White and Brooke Pinto for the delegate seat, and Kenyan McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George for mayor. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced she will not seek a fourth term, creating an open mayoral field and prompting speculation that White or Pinto might switch races. Campaign representatives for White and Pinto say neither is switching. White previously planned a mayoral bid, criticized Bowser's stance toward the Trump administration, and ultimately pivoted to the delegate race.

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