Commissioner Edward Daniels is a three-term ANC representing the residents of ANC 8F04 (Navy Yard-Capitol Riverfront)  and is the current Chair of ANC 8F. 

Commissioner Daniels is an award-winning actor and entrepreneur who has called Washington, DC home for the past 21 years.

In his own words: “I began to follow the development of the Capitol Riverfront back in 2008 when much of the area consisted of empty fields, warehouses, and a very polluted Anacostia River. I became a bit fascinated with the evolution of this part of DC and, after living in Columbia Heights and Shaw, moved to Navy Yard in 2016.”

As Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner of one of the 12 coolest neighborhoods around the world, according to Forbes Magazine, Commissioner Daniels has tirelessly advocated for government accountability, efficacy, and transparency.

“I’m an artist and an entrepreneur with a background in the live events, stage, and film industry. There is a certain amount of urgency and far less bureaucracy involved in my primary field, that I haven’t discovered in the world of politics. My goal is to reshape some of the political norms that the system and its players have grown accustomed to, especially before the pandemic changed our lives. You’re either here to get work done or you shouldn’t be here at all- that’s how I see it!”

As the neighborhood continues to grow and become a world-class residential, entertainment, and tourist destination, Commissioner Daniels continues to fight for Vision Zero safety in our public spaces, to change to DC zoning laws that would make affordable housing an actual reality, and to find solutions to our community’s everyday concerns that stick as opposed to scapegoating them from agency to agency.

Daniels is a 2002 graduate of the University of Virginia. He lives in Navy Yard with his dog Paris and can reference any of life's oddities to an episode of Portlandia.