Commissioner Anthony Thomas-Davis, Single-Member District 1A06

Central/East Columbia Heights & Civic Plaza

About Commissioner Thomas-Davis

Commissioner Thomas-Davis was sworn into office in June 2023 following a special election to represent ANC 1A’s Sixth District. He was re-elected in November 2024. A political and social scientist by training and with deep experience in organizational management, Anthony has demonstrated the ability to deliver mission-critical, research-informed, and data-driven results while strategically and responsively addressing problems and working with and leading teams to gather, identify, act on, and adapt to actionable insights. He prioritizes quality-of-life and core city services issues and hopes to make measurable impacts by improving public safety, transforming and revitalizing the public realm, ensuring high-quality city services, and prioritizing open government and transparency.

Passionate about voting rights and democracy, social and racial justice, and the intersection of the law, he has worked at organizations like the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School, leading their lobbying and advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and across Washington, DC, and at the NAACP Legal Defense, leading prosecutor reform and other criminal justice system change. Anthony is an experienced government & legislative affairs professional currently serving as a policy advisor to the Ward 6 Councilmember and the Committee on Transportation & the Environment at the Council of the District of Columbia.

A Chicago native, Anthony attended DePaul University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Anthony also earned a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois Springfield, where he specialized in public law and policy. He was awarded a predoctoral research and teaching fellowship to complete his graduate studies. Anthony is also an experienced paralegal and is in the process of earning the Notary Public and Registered Parliamentarian® credentials. Anthony resides on the 1300 block of Kenyon Street NW, and you will often find him walking around his district and the neighborhood with his dog, Archer.