BRIAN SCHWALB’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR DC ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS RAISING OVER $130,000 SINCE LAUNCH, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $509,000 EXPECTED IN MATCHING FUNDS

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October 10, 2025

BRIAN SCHWALB’S REELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR DC ATTORNEY GENERAL REPORTS RAISING OVER $130,000 SINCE LAUNCH, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $509,000 EXPECTED IN MATCHING FUNDS

Within Six Weeks Of Announcing Reelection Bid, Schwalb
Exceeds Thresholds To Qualify For Matching Funds

Washington, DC – The Brian for DC 2026 campaign committee today announced that it has raised over $130,000 from 926 individual donors since launching Attorney General Brian’s Schwalb’s reelection bid on September 3, 2025. Schwalb’s campaign quickly surpassed the threshold number of donors and dollars needed to qualify as a Fair Elections candidate and is poised to receive approximately $509,000 in matching public funds under the District’s Fair Elections rules. As a Fair Elections candidate, Schwalb can accept individual donations of up to $200 and does not accept contributions from PACs, companies, or other special interests. Schwalb announced his decision to run for reelection in a short launch video.

“Now more than ever, DC and DC residents need a strong, independent Attorney General to continue fighting for them,” said Schwalb. “I’m committed to using every legal tool available to make DC safer and more affordable for everyone who lives, works, and visits here. Going after slumlords, making sure workers are paid what they’ve earned, ensuring businesses compete on a level playing field, protecting seniors and consumers from scams and financial exploitation, holding polluters accountable, protecting taxpayer dollars and defending DC autonomy and Home Rule – our work is far from done. I am so appreciative of everyone who has supported me and already joined our campaign.”

BACKGROUND

Since taking office on January 1, 2023, Attorney General Schwalb has won landmark victories inside and outside the courtroom on behalf of District residents.

In his first two years in office, Schwalb secured over $1.2 billion in savings and benefits for DC residents – a nearly 330% return on investment given the Office of Attorney General’s (OAG) annual budget.

Case Highlights

● $850,000 in rent credits for tenants at Atlantic Terrace and Southern Hills in Ward 8 who were forced to live in deplorable housing conditions.
● $3.75 million – DC’s largest worker’s rights recovery in history – from construction company Power Design for failing to pay minimum wage or provide sick leave benefits to hundreds of workers.
● $57 million from Pepco for polluting the Anacostia River.
● $23 million from companies that contributed to and profited from the opioid epidemic.

Public Safety

OAG has prosecutorial authority primarily over juvenile criminal offenses while the federal government, through the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecutes all adult felonies and most adult misdemeanors, which make up the vast majority of crime in DC. Last year, Schwalb prosecuted 84% of all violent juvenile offenses presented to his office, including over 90% of homicides and attempted homicides, 87% of juvenile carjackings, 86% of juvenile gun cases, and 88% of juvenile violent assault cases – working to hold kids who break the law accountable and ensure victims get justice. While effective policing and prosecution are critical parts of any public safety strategy, Schwalb has also invested in efforts to stop crime from happening in the first place and address gaps in the juvenile justice system. Schwalb introduced the ROAD Act, which was unanimously passed by the DC Council last year, to improve juvenile public safety outcomes and help ensure that young people are less likely to re-offend.

In 2024, Schwalb also prosecuted nearly 100% of misdemeanor DUIs and reckless/aggravated reckless driving cases and aggressively enforced the STEER Act, ensuring that drivers who speed dangerously through the District are held accountable.

Learn more at www.brianfordc.com

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A copy of our report is filed with the Director of Campaign Finance of the District of Columbia Board of Elections.