Felder later served as the special assistant and deputy chief of staff to former city administrator Rashad Young, and eventually as a community development manager with the city government, overseeing multiple economic development projects in areas along the Anacostia River.
[2] After departing public service, Felder worked at Sibley Memorial Hospital as its director of community affairs and at Howard University.
Felder launched his bid for the Ward 7 seat on the city council in December 2023, shortly after longtime incumbent and former mayor Vincent C. Gray announced he would be retiring from local politics.
[4] Felder also garnered the endorsements of councilpersons Brooke Pinto, Zachary Parker, and Trayon White alongside The Washington Post.
Despite most political pundits and prognosticators projecting Felder to easily overcome his nine opponents in the June primary, he barely pulled ahead of fellow ANC Commissioner Ebony Payne.