Doni Crawford | |
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| Member of the Council of the District of Columbia from the at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Kenyan McDuffie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1989 or 1990 (age 36–37) |
| Party | Independent (2025-present) Democratic (until 2025) |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA,MPIA) |
Doni Crawford (born 1989 or 1990) is an American politician serving as an at-large member of the Council of the District of Columbia since January 2026. She was appointed to succeed Kenyan McDuffie,whom she was previously a staffer for,after he resigned to run in the 2026 Washington,D.C.,mayoral election. [1]
Crawford graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Spanish language as well as a Master of Public Affairs and International Affairs. [2]
Crawford joined Pittsburgh community nonprofit Neighborhood Allies in August 2014 as a community data and policy fellow,then was hired as a program coordinator and promoted to program manager in January 2017. [3] In January 2019,she joined the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute as a policy analyst. [2] In March 2022,she joined the office of District of Columbia Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie's office as a policy advisor,then as his legislative director and director for the council's business economic development committee. [1]
On January 17,2026,media reported that inside sources had confirmed that Crawford was selected to succeed McDuffie,who resigned in order to run in the 2026 Washington,D.C.,mayoral election. [4] She was unanimously appointed to the council on January 20,a day after chair Phil Mendelson announced her nomination. She will hold the seat until a special election to be held June 16;she declined to state if she would run in it. [1]
Crawford resides in the Carver Langston neighborhood in Northeast Washington D.C.. She was previously a Democrat,but re-registered to Independent in the fall of 2025 in anticipation of being appointed to succeed McDuffie. [1]