Fighting for strong kids, families, democracy. Executive Director @WeAreDCAction. Never underestimate the power of your voice, it could change the world.
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Joined February 2013
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Kimberly Perry retweeted
NEW: A @DCHumanServ Peer Case Management Institute graduate is using her previous bout with homelessness to helping unhoused D.C. rez.
She's doing so amid ?s about how the city can generate more tax revenue for housing, etc. My @washinformer story. washingtoninformer.com/dc-ho…
Kimberly Perry retweeted
I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the principal source of success in life.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Effective today, DC's new minimum wage is $18.40/hour. ↗️
DC's tipped minimum wage also rose to $10.30/hour. ↗️
ALT Effective July 1, 2026 in DC... New minimum wage: $1840 per hour. New Tipped minimum wage: $10:30 per hour. To report wage theft violations to OAG, contact [email protected] or 202-724-7730.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
At last, we have them! Aparna Raj wins in Ward 1, as expected, and Oye Owolewa takes it in the at-large race in the eighth round of tabulation. Here’s a look at the results:
Kimberly Perry retweeted
“Beginning July 1, 2026, the minimum wage in the District of Columbia will increase from $17.95 per hour to $18.40 per hour for all workers, regardless of size of employer. […] the base minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $10.00 per hour to $10.30.”
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Money in politics is at the root of so many of our challenges. When big money drives decisions, everyday people lose their voice.
If we get money out of politics, we can put priorities back where they belong: with the communities that we were elected to serve.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
From @EleanorNorton:
“With his background as counsel in my office and service the DC Council, Robert White's experience & tenacity prepare him to take the torch as DC's delegate to Congress and carry it into the future.
"Congratulations, Robert. I know you will never yield."
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Lewis George now: “Tonight belongs to the postal worker on the early route, the nurse coming home from a double, the teacher who buys supplies out of her pocket, the childcare worker who loves our babies all day but still can’t make ends meet.”
NEWS: In first count of votes, Janeese Lewis George has 52.57% of votes.
She’s addressing the crowd at The Howard Theatre now. @CityCast_DC
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Thank you @ChmnMendelson for averting a child care crisis by finding nearly $100M in the FY27 budget! Please help us finish the job: +$2M for Pay Equity.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Comparing mayoral listening sessions will tell you everything you need to know about how they will govern:
✅ @Janeese4DC held SIX education listening sessions, anyone could speak, full chat & debate.
❌ @kenyanmcduffie held ONE w/ pre-selected speakers only & a disabled chat.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Interrupting your regularly scheduled twitter programming to invite you to join an exciting new campaign led by 16 local and national orgs (including @DCFPI) to build solidarity with neighbors across the country for #DCStatehood
Kimberly Perry retweeted
You’re kidding yourself if you really think a curfew is what we need now when you’re cutting the services that give young people better options in the first place.
Like, let’s be serious.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
She proposed several tax and fee changes in her budget, folks. Including on income taxes...
Now, @MayorBowser is pushing back against any proposed tax increases, and Mendelson himself says he wants to see them as a last resort. In a letter to the council today Bowser slammed "making major tax policy on the fly with no public input."
Kimberly Perry retweeted
I see a woman who’s gracious to a departing colleague on his last day as he resigns from office, looks to find common ground, and shows value in public service. Interesting choice to turn that around and use it as fodder for a campaign ad. That choice says more than she did.
Kimberly Perry retweeted
@mcoxmitchell, chief program officer at the @BainumFdn said the Pay Equity Fund has helped stabilize DC childcare. Removing that support could push experienced teachers out and that families would immediately feel the impact. wtop.com/dc/2026/04/advocate…
Kimberly Perry retweeted
She’s thoughtful, engaged on everything, and she’s very good at oversight. Partnership isn’t weak or “hitching your wagon”. Creating bold solutions to stabilize the childcare industry couldn’t and shouldn’t have happened without women’s leadership. 2/2
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Agreed, and in subsequent legislation, her staff remained heavily involved in shaping the design of the Pay Equity Fund. Both on direct payments to early educators and PEF grants (what we have now).
Kimberly Perry retweeted
Ears were 🔥 during tonight’s Mayoral debate. Gotta fact check tho. The amendment referenced providing better childcare for working parents wasn’t mine alone, it was collaborative leadership with Janeese. We wrote it together & changed lives and bank accounts for thousands. 1/2
Kimberly Perry retweeted
@KTravisBallie, organizing director @DCAction—said access to #childcare is important for the District’s economic interests.
“People want District residents to get back to work, to show up in offices, and District families need child care in order to make that happen,” Ballie said. “This is an economic issue as much as it is a child development issue.”
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