Despite a looming bribery scandal, former Washington D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. secured his seat Tuesday after previously being kicked out following an FBI arrest and charge.
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White was arrested in August 2024 on a federal bribery charge, prompting a unanimous vote by the D.C. Council to expel him in February. But since he hadn’t been convicted of a felony, he was allowed to run in the special election against candidates Mike Austin, Sheila Bunn and Salim Adofo, according to the Associated Press.
While some believed the charges would tank his campaign, AP projected White the winner with just under 29.5% of the vote by Tuesday evening, as Axios reported about 12% of local voters had turned out.
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