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| Name | Kenyan McDuffie |
| Address | 2609 N. Capitol St NE
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| Info | Kenyan McDuffie is a third-generation Washingtonian and native of Ward Five. Raised in a working-class family of six in the Stronghold/Edgewood neighborhood of Northeast, Kenyan is the third of four children. Born to an electrician and a library technician, he learned early on the importance of family, hard work, education, perseverance, and public service; values that he and his wife, Princess, have committed to instilling in their two daughters, Jozi and Kesi.
Kenyan, an experienced attorney and civil rights advocate, is a proven community leader whose campaign, like his life’s work, is focused on Ward 5’s future. For more than a decade, Kenyan has dedicated himself to improving the lives of Ward 5 residents and the collective life of the Ward 5 community.
In addition to serving as president of his neighborhood’s civic association, Kenyan has held leadership positions in numerous local community development and education-focused nonprofit corporations, including serving as a board member of the McKinley Technology Campus Corporation, which assisted with the reopening of the school. During his career, Kenyan has developed a comprehensive understanding of the inner workings of the District of Columbia and federal governments, and he has worked extensively with members of area civic associations, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, and government officials to solve problems, improve services, and to achieve successes for Ward 5 residents.
Kenyan’s ability to positively transform the future of Ward 5 and its residents is exemplified both by his achievements in public service and in his own life. Educated in the District of Columbia, Kenyan attended Shaed Elementary in Edgewood and graduated from St. Anthony Grade School in Brookland. He went on to graduate from Woodrow Wilson High School, where he played varsity basketball. After graduating from high school, Kenyan worked for several years as a Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He eventually found the courage to resign from his position with the Postal Service in order to attend college. Kenyan enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, eventually graduating summa cum laude from Howard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Community Development and becoming the first male in his family ever to graduate from college.
After college, Kenyan began a career in public service, working on the staff of Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. There, he assisted Delegate Norton with research and preparation for hearings and performed casework, including helping constituents resolve concerns with various federal government agencies.
Armed with a passion for public service as well as a strong desire to make positive changes in his community, Kenyan enrolled in law school. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he served as an editor of the University of Maryland Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class, and assistant to then-Professor Tom Perez, now Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Most recently, Kenyan worked as a policy advisor to the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, helping to shape policy and legislation concerning public safety in the District of Columbia. Prior to joining the Deputy Mayor’s office, Kenyan served as a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he conducted investigations and managed cases throughout the United States regarding enforcement of key federal civil rights statutes, including defending the rights of the mentally ill, nursing home residents, and persons with disabilities, and also working to reform the policies and procedures of police departments throughout the country. Before serving in the Justice Department, he worked as an Assistant State’s Attorney in Prince George’s County, where he prosecuted misdemeanor and felony cases in District Court and on appeal in Circuit Court. He also served as a judicial law clerk for an Associate Judge on the 7th Judicial Circuit of Maryland.
Kenyan and his family live in his childhood home on North Capitol Street.
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