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DC candidates learn how to campaign in the coronavirus era

Candace Y.A. Montague Apr 22, 2020 1,071

The COVID-19 pandemic has community members rightfully focused on their safety and protection. But this public health crisis has eclipsed some very important events that are on the books in DC: the upcoming elections. The primary election…

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Who’s running in DC’s June 2 primary and June 16 special election

Editor Apr 14, 2020 5,632

Here's a listing of the candidates on DC's primary ballots, as well as those running in the special election two weeks later to fill the vacancy in the Ward 2 DC Council seat. We've included links to candidates' political websites and…

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From bus cuts to congestion pricing, Ward 2 candidates weigh in on diverse environmental issues

Jake Maher Feb 28, 2020 825

The candidates vying for the Ward 2 seat on the DC Council are slated to square off again next week at a forum sponsored by the Logan Circle Community Association and Dupont Circle Citizens Association. The upcoming debate follows a Feb. 6…

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With Jack Evans running, it’s anyone’s game in the Ward 2 DC Council race

Andrew Giambrone Feb 11, 2020 1,662

There’s a power vacuum in Washington: The Ward 2 seat on the DC Council is up for grabs with the Jan. 17 resignation of 29-year incumbent Jack Evans, who departed the office amid a massive ethics scandal. A special election to determine…

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Brandon Todd faces challengers to his left as Green Team aims to hold onto Ward 4 council seat

Cuneyt Dil Dec 11, 2019 2,915

Nine months after taking unpaid leave to care for her critically ill father in DC, Janeese Lewis George watched Brandon Todd, her Ward 4 Council member, vote against a landmark bill guaranteeing workers paid time off to care for relatives.…

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Crowded field of Ward 2 DC Council hopefuls sit for first debate — sans Jack Evans

Cuneyt Dil Sep 27, 2019 1,358

Democratic contenders for DC Council in Ward 2 got their first shot at breaking out in an increasingly crowded contest at a debate Thursday night. Six hopefuls were on the stage but much of the focus was on a potential candidate who wasn’t…

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The Ward 2 quintet: Aiming to replace Jack Evans on DC Council, five challengers vie for space in crowded field

Jake Maher Aug 7, 2019 1,220

Four months after the first challenger entered the Ward 2 DC Council race with hopes of unseating embattled incumbent Jack Evans, the contest now features five hopefuls jockeying for votes in the Democratic primary come next June. In…

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As Ward 7 DC Council race shapes up, Gray confirms he will seek re-election

Cuneyt Dil Jul 17, 2019 3,449

A vocal anti-police brutality activist is the second declared candidate for next year’s race for the Ward 7 seat on the DC Council, while another neighborhood leader is actively exploring a run for the position currently held by former…

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From Howard to the White House? DC campus astir over Kamala Harris

Zoe Poindexter Jul 16, 2019 3,195

On the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kamala Harris announced in a TV appearance that she was running for president in 2020. Her next stop was her alma mater: Howard University. Harris, the junior U.S. senator from California,…

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Jack Evans welcomes old friends to Ward 2 Democrats’ slate of new officers

Jake Maher Jul 5, 2019 1,147

The day after FBI agents raided his home as part of an ongoing federal corruption investigation, Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans drew a warm welcome at the Ward 2 Democrats elections — and a positive result at the ballot box, with past…

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Foggy Bottom neighborhood commissioner first to challenge Ward 2’s Jack Evans for council seat since 2008

James Marshall Apr 17, 2019 759

Patrick Kennedy not only backed Jack Evans in his 2016 re-election bid for the Ward 2 seat the DC Council member has held since 1991 — he chaired the campaign. But with Evans’ electoral fortunes having taken an uncertain turn amid ethics…

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Four candidates vie for vacant Ward 4 State Board of Education seat in Tuesday special election

Taylor Mulcahey Dec 3, 2018 561

Voting isn’t over for residents of DC’s Ward 4. They will take to the polls on Tuesday to choose their representative on the State Board of Education. One month after elections for board seats in wards 1, 3, 5 and 6, this special election…

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DC Statehood delegation incumbents seek new terms as challengers urge new approaches

Luke Kopetsky Nov 5, 2018 2,042

While most District residents are undoubtedly familiar with Eleanor Holmes Norton, DC’s longtime delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, fewer may be aware of the city’s shadow elected officials on Capitol Hill. Since 1990, DC has…

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State Board of Education candidates far from unanimous on proposals to alter mayoral control over education

Taylor Mulcahey Nov 5, 2018 362

A decade into mayoral control of the schools, questions about whether the DC Council should add a level of independence for the state education agency have become a major issue in the DC State Board of Education races. Two new bills —…

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An overview of endorsements in the DC Council races

Kalina Newman Nov 5, 2018 3,050

While the at-large DC Council contest has drawn the bulk of the local attention ahead of Tuesday's general election in the District, various news outlets, unions and political organizations have weighed in on races across the DC ballot.…

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Ward 6 candidates tout varying approaches, backgrounds in State Board of Education race

Katherine Saltzman Nov 5, 2018 687

Mayoral control of the city’s educational system, student enrollment and the District’s school lottery system topped the subjects that candidates for the Ward 6 seat on the DC State Board of Education explored during debates in the months…

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State Board of Education contenders in wards 1, 5 square off at forum

Taylor Mulcahey Nov 5, 2018 342

With the November election just around the corner, contenders for the open State Board of Education seats in wards 1 and 5 tackled some of the District’s most pressing — and controversial — education issues at a recent forum organized by…

At-large council candidates tackle wide range of issues

Lilah Burke Nov 5, 2018 273

Amid the political fighting that has captured the bulk of the attention given to the at-large DC Council race on Tuesday’s ballot, contenders for the two available spots have highlighted topics such as affordable housing, education, poverty…

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Democratic incumbents face independent, GOP challengers for four ward seats on Nov. 6 ballot

Cuneyt Dil Nov 2, 2018 507

The at-large DC Council contest has drawn most of the attention given to the District’s Nov. 6 general election, but voters will also decide on four ward-level contests. In three of those races, Democratic nominees face challenges from…

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Here are the four candidates challenging Eleanor Holmes Norton in November

Emma Whitford Oct 26, 2018 8,412

Four candidates are challenging incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Nov. 6 midterm election as she seeks to continue her decades-long tenure as DC delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. Early voting began Monday at One Judiciary…

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