Matthew Frumin
Democratic · DC · Ward 3 Member of the Council of the District of Columbia
Matthew Frumin has represented Ward 3 on the Council of the District of Columbia since 2023 and previously served on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E.
Where Matthew Frumin stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records), Government Efficiency (5 records),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 2 oppose), Public Infrastructure (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Reintroduced legislation authorizing D.C. participation in the Nurse Licensure Compact after the prior-period bill expired, again supporting multistate nursing licenses in the District.
January 21, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the D.C. Nurse Licensure Compact Authorization Act of 2023 to let qualified nurses with multistate licenses practice in the District; the bill died at the end of Council Period 25.
July 13, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Introduced the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act to direct current and past-due child-support collections to families receiving or formerly receiving TANF and establish clearer enforcement timelines.
January 29, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Helped enact a fiscal-year 2026 budget change increasing the child-support pass-through for families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from $150 to $200 per month.
October 1, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 5 support
Reintroduced his rent-stabilization protection proposal after the prior-period bill expired, again seeking to cap Housing Authority voucher rents in rent-controlled buildings at the rent-control maximum.
January 22, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Reintroduced legislation authorizing D.C. participation in the Nurse Licensure Compact after the prior-period bill expired, again supporting multistate nursing licenses in the District.
January 21, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Voted for emergency rental-assistance reform that restored judicial discretion over eviction stays and ended applicant self-certification, while preserving rental aid for eligible tenants.
October 1, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the D.C. Nurse Licensure Compact Authorization Act of 2023 to let qualified nurses with multistate licenses practice in the District; the bill died at the end of Council Period 25.
July 13, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the Rent Stabilization Protection Amendment Act of 2023 to prevent D.C. Housing Authority voucher rents in rent-controlled buildings from exceeding the rent-control maximum; the bill received a hearing but died at the end of Council Period 25.
March 20, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted for final passage of the Commanders-RFK redevelopment agreement after opposing its first version, saying later safeguards improved the deal although his final accountability amendment failed.
September 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Also on this bill
- August 1, 2025 · Voted against the first reading of the RFK Campus Redevelopment Act, arguing the stadium and mixed-use agreement lacked enforceable deadlines, sufficient housing guarantees, and adequate protection for taxpayers. (Supports Government Spending Reduction, Opposes Public Infrastructure)
Voted against the first reading of the RFK Campus Redevelopment Act, arguing the stadium and mixed-use agreement lacked enforceable deadlines, sufficient housing guarantees, and adequate protection for taxpayers.
August 1, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Also on this bill
- September 17, 2025 · Voted for final passage of the Commanders-RFK redevelopment agreement after opposing its first version, saying later safeguards improved the deal although his final accountability amendment failed. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction, Supports Housing Affordability, Supports Public Infrastructure)
Voted for the final Downtown Arena Revitalization Act, authorizing a public acquisition and redevelopment agreement for Capital One Arena intended to retain the Wizards and Capitals and support downtown recovery.
December 17, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Authored the enacted Public Benefits Security Amendment Act, requiring chip-enabled EBT cards and restoration of up to two months of benefits stolen through fraud once funded, while extending the DC Flex pilot through fiscal 2027.
March 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Voted for the final RENTAL Act after supporting stronger tenant protections; the enacted package accelerates evictions for nonpayment and serious criminal conduct while changing housing-production and tenant-purchase rules.
September 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Voted for the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act, a public-safety package combining gun-violence prevention, expanded pretrial detention and drug-free zones, retail-theft enforcement, victim support, and police-accountability provisions.
March 5, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 8 support
Introduced the Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act to make DC Flex permanent, allowing participating low-income families to draw from an annual rent-support pool when emergencies threaten housing stability.
September 24, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Voted for the final RENTAL Act after supporting stronger tenant protections; the enacted package accelerates evictions for nonpayment and serious criminal conduct while changing housing-production and tenant-purchase rules.
September 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Voted for final passage of the Commanders-RFK redevelopment agreement after opposing its first version, saying later safeguards improved the deal although his final accountability amendment failed.
September 17, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Also on this bill
- August 1, 2025 · Voted against the first reading of the RFK Campus Redevelopment Act, arguing the stadium and mixed-use agreement lacked enforceable deadlines, sufficient housing guarantees, and adequate protection for taxpayers. (Supports Government Spending Reduction, Opposes Public Infrastructure)
Reintroduced his rent-stabilization protection proposal after the prior-period bill expired, again seeking to cap Housing Authority voucher rents in rent-controlled buildings at the rent-control maximum.
January 22, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Voted for emergency rental-assistance reform that restored judicial discretion over eviction stays and ended applicant self-certification, while preserving rental aid for eligible tenants.
October 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Voted for the fiscal-year 2025 budget, which included $26.9 million for emergency rental assistance, $11.5 million for eviction prevention, $80 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund, 619 housing vouchers, and restoration of early-childhood pay-equity funding.
June 12, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced a three-bill package to void pre-1938 covenants blocking multifamily housing, void discriminatory deed covenants, and create a process to remove those restrictions from land records.
September 18, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the Rent Stabilization Protection Amendment Act of 2023 to prevent D.C. Housing Authority voucher rents in rent-controlled buildings from exceeding the rent-control maximum; the bill received a hearing but died at the end of Council Period 25.
March 20, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 7 support
Authored the enacted Public Benefits Security Amendment Act, requiring chip-enabled EBT cards and restoration of up to two months of benefits stolen through fraud once funded, while extending the DC Flex pilot through fiscal 2027.
March 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Introduced the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act to direct current and past-due child-support collections to families receiving or formerly receiving TANF and establish clearer enforcement timelines.
January 29, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Helped enact a fiscal-year 2026 budget change increasing the child-support pass-through for families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from $150 to $200 per month.
October 1, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Introduced the Flexible Rent Subsidy Program Amendment Act to make DC Flex permanent, allowing participating low-income families to draw from an annual rent-support pool when emergencies threaten housing stability.
September 24, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Reintroduced his universal out-of-school-time proposal after the prior-period bill expired, renewing the plan for annual capacity growth toward affordable after-school and summer programming for all D.C. students.
January 21, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Voted for the fiscal-year 2025 budget, which included $26.9 million for emergency rental assistance, $11.5 million for eviction prevention, $80 million for the Housing Production Trust Fund, 619 housing vouchers, and restoration of early-childhood pay-equity funding.
June 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the Universal Out-of-School-Time Amendment Act of 2023, proposing annual capacity increases toward universal affordable after-school and summer programming by 2035, with priority for at-risk students; the bill later died at the end of the Council period.
December 12, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Authored the enacted Library E-Book Licensing Fairness Amendment Act, barring the D.C. Public Library from accepting publisher license terms that restrict residents' access to electronic books.
July 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Reintroduced his universal out-of-school-time proposal after the prior-period bill expired, renewing the plan for annual capacity growth toward affordable after-school and summer programming for all D.C. students.
January 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Won adoption of a fiscal-year 2025 budget amendment funding every capital need identified by Ward 3 public schools and adding MacArthur High School to the modernization schedule, while also voting for the final budget.
June 12, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Introduced the Universal Out-of-School-Time Amendment Act of 2023, proposing annual capacity increases toward universal affordable after-school and summer programming by 2035, with priority for at-risk students; the bill later died at the end of the Council period.
December 12, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Authored the Judith E. Heumann Memorial Bridge Designation Act honoring the disability-rights leader; the Council passed it unanimously and it became D.C. Law 26-66.
December 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Introduced a three-bill package to void pre-1938 covenants blocking multifamily housing, void discriminatory deed covenants, and create a process to remove those restrictions from land records.
September 18, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: mattfruminward3.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Authored the enacted Library E-Book Licensing Fairness Amendment Act, barring the D.C. Public Library from accepting publisher license terms that restrict residents' access to electronic books.
July 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support · 1 oppose
Authored the Judith E. Heumann Memorial Bridge Designation Act honoring the disability-rights leader; the Council passed it unanimously and it became D.C. Law 26-66.
December 31, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Voted for final passage of the Commanders-RFK redevelopment agreement after opposing its first version, saying later safeguards improved the deal although his final accountability amendment failed.
September 17, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Also on this bill
- August 1, 2025 · Voted against the first reading of the RFK Campus Redevelopment Act, arguing the stadium and mixed-use agreement lacked enforceable deadlines, sufficient housing guarantees, and adequate protection for taxpayers. (Supports Government Spending Reduction, Opposes Public Infrastructure)
Voted against the first reading of the RFK Campus Redevelopment Act, arguing the stadium and mixed-use agreement lacked enforceable deadlines, sufficient housing guarantees, and adequate protection for taxpayers.
August 1, 2025Opposes Public Infrastructure
Source: lims.dccouncil.gov
Also on this bill
- September 17, 2025 · Voted for final passage of the Commanders-RFK redevelopment agreement after opposing its first version, saying later safeguards improved the deal although his final accountability amendment failed. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction, Supports Housing Affordability, Supports Public Infrastructure)
Voted for the final Downtown Arena Revitalization Act, authorizing a public acquisition and redevelopment agreement for Capital One Arena intended to retain the Wizards and Capitals and support downtown recovery.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: code.dccouncil.gov
Past race Matthew Frumin ran in:
- Ward 3 Member of the Council · November 3, 2026 · Ward 3; District of Columbia · incumbent