Exclusive | Socialist DC mayoral candidate who sought Mamdani endorsement bought $1M home after railing against single-family zoning

WASHINGTON — Far-left DC mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George, who’s been begging for an endorsement from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, bought a million-dollar home in April after suggesting single-family zoning was a tool of “segregation,” The Post has learned.The District Councilmember and her husband, Kyle George, purchased the lavish single-family dwelling in the capital’s Manor Park neighborhood, about five miles north of the White House, for $1.19 million April 17, according to DC Office of Tax and Revenue records.The residential enclave was described by the Washington Post in a 2021 feature as “an especially attractive area for families with children.”The price tag for George’s pad was nearly double the average home value in the District of Columbia, according to the real estate online search platform Redfin, and almost $500,000 more than the average price for a home in that zip code.Just 15 days before her home purchase, George had published an op-ed decrying “how exclusionary zoning preserves segregation and exacerbates displacement” and blaming “politically-connected wealthy residents” for being opposed to new housing construction.George’s campaign team has been desperately seeking Mamdani’s support in the June 16 Democratic mayoral primary against former DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie.“Former DC mayors are all backing [McDuffie], so she’s been begging New York’s golden boy to take the Acela down to help activate Washington’s Diet Commie Corridor,” one District Democratic insider told The Post.“But say what you will about Mamdani, he clearly smelled desperation.”Reps for Mamdani’s office did not respond to a request for comment.The Tudor-style home was built in 1935 and spans 3,122 square feet across three levels.

It boasts four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen including a waterfall island, vaulted ceilings in the primary suite, a finished basement — and a luxe sauna, per a real estate listing.Swe...