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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
April 4, 2023
To recognize and honor the career and achievements of Andy Litsky for his longtime service to
the District as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for the Southwest waterfront
community.
WHEREAS, Andy Litsky is a Bronx, New York City native who matriculated through the
city’s public school and university systems;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky began his career with the New York Youth Services Administration,
working on intervention efforts with street gangs , and then worked for several years as a teacher in both
New York City public schools and in Spain;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky transitioned from social services and education into the private
sector of cable television, having been chosen to lead national political field operations for the
National Cable Television Association (“NCTA”);
WHEREAS, he would go on to becom e the NCTA’s Director of Public Affairs, helping to
navigate the industry during a period of tremendous nationwide growth, and would spend the next
decade focused on communications consulting;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky is a lifelong Democrat and worked tirelessly to elect Jimmy Carter
to the presidency, as well as working on numerous other senate, congressional, and presidential
campaigns, serving as treasurer of the 1996 D.C. Coordinated Democratic Campaign, and serving
as a delegate for the District of Columbia at numerous party national conventions, including for
William J. Clinton in 1996 and John Kerry in 2004;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky was twice elected as Chair of the Ward Two Democrats and served
four for years on the D .C. Democratic State Committee;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky campaign ed for D.C. statehood and limiting congressional
interference in District affairs, namely working against the death penalty being instituted in D.C. ;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky would be inspired by his advocacy for people living with
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WHEREAS, he served as Associate Executive Director of Public Affairs for the Whitman-
Walker Clinic, where he stayed for nearly ten years, deciding he wanted to create lasting change
and better devote his efforts to those living with HIV/AIDS after experiencing so many of his
friends dying from the disease;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky championed marriage equality, serving as the founding secretary
of the Foundation for All D.C. Families, the first marriage equality organization focusing on the
District;
WHEREAS, in 1998, Mr. Litsky was first elected as an Advisory Neighborhood
Commissioner for his beloved Southwest Waterfront, an office he would hold for the next 24 years ;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky represented Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D, which
included Southwest, Navy Yard, and Buzzard Point;
WHEREAS, during his long tenure, ANC 6D would become home to the new f ederal
Department of Transportation and five District agencies: the Department of Motor Vehicles, the
District Department of Transportation, the newly built Office of Planning, the Department of
Consumer & R egulatory A ffairs, and the Office of the C hief Financial O fficer;
WHEREAS, the Arena Stage complex became the Meade Center for American Theater ,
the new 41,000 seat ballpark was built to house the Washington Nationals, and Audi Field was
built to accommodate 25,000 fans of D.C. United;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky represent ed the Wharf in his Single Member District, and he
worked closely with the developers to ensure residents’ interests were included in every facet of
planning and construction;
WHEREAS, The Yards transformed the Capital Riverfront, three museums were
constructed and opened their doors – The Spy Museum, the Bible Museum, and t he Rubell
Museum, a project with which Mr. Litsky was closely associated for 15 years until its opening in
October 2022, and two Business Improvement Districts – Capitol Riverfront BID and S outhwest
BID – would call ANC 6D home;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky led several advocacy campaigns during his career;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky has long served the Southwest community outside of elected
office, serving on the governing boards of Arena Stage Angels and Southwest House – the oldest
local social service organization in the United States serving the African American community,
and he has been a 6-term member of the Executive Council for AARP DC, where he used his
position to lobby AARP National to represent better the needs of LGBT seniors in all programming
and marketing;
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WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky was named a Capital Pride Hero in 2005 for his work on behalf of
HIV/AIDS education, helping to transform the lives of so many and shining a light on the needs
of the LGBTQ community;
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky announced in 2022 that he would not seek another term as an Advisory
Neighborhood Commissioner, ending a long and storied tenure of elected service to the Southwest waterfront
community; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Litsky leaves big shoes to be filled but will remain active in community service.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Andy Litsky Recognition Resolution of 2022”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the career and
achievements of Andy Litsky for his longtime service to the District as an Advisory Neighborhood
Commissioner for the Southwest waterfront community.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.