Conservative Radio Host John Fredericks Runs For DC GOP Ward Chair.

John Fredericks, a conservative radio host known for his support of President Trump, is running for a leadership role in Washington, DC’s Republican Party, seeking to become chair of the GOP in Ward 2.

Fredericks is on the June 16 primary ballot and is running unopposed for the position overseeing a ward that includes neighborhoods such as Georgetown, Dupont Circle and Logan Circle, The Washington Post reported. The area also includes the White House, where Fredericks recently introduced Trump on his radio program as “the greatest president in, maybe, history.”

His bid comes despite the city’s overwhelming Democratic electorate and the Republican Party’s limited presence. According to 2025 data from the DC Board of Elections, Republicans make up just over 5% of the city’s voters, and Trump received about 6% of the DC vote in the 2024 presidential election.

He told The Washington Post he sees opportunity in expanding Republican engagement locally. “I’m going to get Republicans engaged so we can build the party,” Fredericks, 68, said. “We get 7% of the vote here. Come on. I’d like to change that. I’d like to give Republicans a chance to be viable.”

Fredericks reported raising $6,139 for his campaign as of March 10, according to his most recent filings. Of his 30 donors, 25 live outside Washington, D.C. He has personally contributed $1,200 and loaned the campaign an additional $1,000.

Fredericks, a longtime radio personality with a large regional audience, is known on air as the “Godzilla of Truth.” He broadcasts across multiple states and platforms. He’s co-owner of Disruptor Radio and its conservative talk “The Torch” format.

Disruptor Radio, which early last year expanded in West Virginia, also owns stations in Richmond, Lynchburg, and Norfolk, VA; Atlanta; Nashville, TN; and Philadelphia and Latrobe, PA. Fredericks anchors mornings on all the conservative talk-formatted stations in the portfolio, while his wife Anne serves as CEO.

He operates his campaign from his K Street office, where he records his radio show and produced a campaign video criticizing the city’s Republican presence and promising an “agenda that’s going to make your life better: Get rid of the rats, lower rents.”

Fredericks said his efforts are modeled on Trump’s political rise, noting that he supported him before his first presidential run. “He had a mission, he had a vision, he started a movement,” Fredericks said.

“I’m not ready to say this city is a lost cause,” he said.