Kinney Zalesne

I’m running for DC Delegate. DC deserves power, and I’m ready to fight for it. Watch the launch video → rb.gy/y3834j

A perfect way to celebrate Earth Day!

I’ve been thinking a lot about what universal, shared values unites us all as residents of DC. I’ve lived here for 30 years, and I’m betting it’s in our City’s desire to Serve. Let me know in the comments what you think… #service #serve #dc #kinney4dc

We're rising because people are realizing that the DC Delegate job is not varsity city council. We need someone in Congress who's fought and won for DC on the national stage. That's not Robert or Brooke. It's me.

I had an amazing time at the Ward 5 Forum today! Thank you so much to all the volunteers, community members, and leaders who came out to engage with and support our campaign for DC Delegate ❤️ Every day we get closer to June 16 we just keep on gaining momentum!

Proud to have helped feed the hungry attendees of the Ward 5 Forum today!

“…80% of today’s DC voters could not vote in DC the last time this city had any kind of serious conversation about what this job is or who should fill it”

“I have learned in my long career working in jobs where I've had power & where I've had no power that when you have no formal power, the way you get things done is you recruit allies and partners to your side…So I think the main job of the Delegate is to find us allies & partners across the country”

“I think the [Delegate] job is two things…autonomy and economy…the autonomy bucket is everything up to and including statehood…But the other half, to my mind, is economic growth…We have learned the hard way that we're a company Company town, and the company hates us!”

“I’m running for Congress because Trump is crushing us and we need an experienced national fighter who knows how to push back…I want to offer my services, my skills, my relationships, my networks, to the city I love!”

DC deserves better! Mean girls style politics and squabbling isn’t going to win us statehood, protect DC’s people from a hostile President, nor strengthen our economy. DC deserves a Delegate who is focused on the fights which matter and can actually win them!

Sitting down for an interview on the Final Five on @fox5dc m. It will air tonight at 11:30pm est. Please be sure to tune in!

Happy Emancipation Day DC!

My statement

I’m focused on the fight that matters!

Friendly reminder that while other DC delegate candidates are getting down into the mud, ⁦@kinney4dc⁩ has a great record—in local government, federal government, and business—and a forward-looking vision for DC rooted in autonomy and the economy. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…

Happy birthday to my friend and supporter Ana Rodriguez! Thank you for having me at your celebration last night ❤️

My statement decrying “OppoGate” as a distraction from DC’s real fight in the DC Delegate race.

.@kinney4dc dubs the whole kerfuffle "OppoGate," saying Pinto posting White's personal info was either "malevolent" or incompetent." But she's no fan of White's support for the Trump hotel, either.

“I want to mention [Kinney Zalesne] because she’s raised money, she’s gotten endorsements, and she’s making an aggressive campaign [for DC Delegate]. She’s touting all her national political experience to do exactly what you just said which is to have many more doors open on Capitol Hill for her than… Brooke Pinto or Robert White could claim…” -Venerated DC Journalist Tom Sherwood on the Dream City Podcast

I’m going after every vote in DC!