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Primary Election 2020

DCist: Jack Evans Resigned 10 Days Ago. He Just Filed For Reelection

Editor Jan 27, 2020

Jack Evans, the longest-serving legislator in D.C. history who resigned earlier this month amid an ongoing ethics scandal, just filed to run for election as Ward 2 Councilmember yet again.

Washington Post: Jack Evans to run for D.C. Council after resigning seat amid ethics scandal

Editor Jan 27, 2020

Jack Evans is mounting a political comeback for his old seat on the D.C. Council, after resigning this month before his colleagues could expel him from office over repeated ethics violations.

Opinion

David Schwartzman: From Democrat to ‘independent’ — the opportunism of the switch

Commentary Jan 27, 2020

Suppose you’re a registered DC Democrat active in the party with political ambition and you want to become an at-large member of the DC Council. Knowing there are two at-large seats up for election, which do you choose: the one to be…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: The absence of political diversity in DC and its dangers

jonetta rose barras Jan 23, 2020

Every week, it seems, someone is announcing for some political office in DC. Marcus Goodwin, a rising neighborhood developer in the city, threw his hat in the ring last week. He is vying for the at-large seat that became wide open when…

DCist: This Political Newcomer Is The Only Woman Running For Jack Evans’ Empty Ward 2 Seat

Editor Jan 9, 2020

As the investigations surrounding Councilmember Jack Evans’ ethical conduct ballooned last year, challengers for his Ward 2 seat began pouring in from all sides. But now, instead of challenging an incumbent, they’re running only against…

DCist: Trayon White’s Ex-Campaign Manager And A Former LaRuby May Staffer Are Running In Ward 8

Editor Jan 9, 2020

As D.C. Councilmember Trayon White gears up to defend his seat and try to win a second term representing Ward 8, he’s facing both a former ally and an old rival.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Where is the forward motion in the DC Council?

jonetta rose barras Jan 2, 2020

While I was working many years ago as a community organizer in Jackson, Mississippi, my colleague Marie Ory tried to teach me a few things about the tender care a car needs under its hood. I was, of course, a lost cause. I have always had…

Elections

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

Cuneyt Dil Dec 11, 2019

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.…

DCist: A Bowser (No, Not That Bowser) Throws Her Hat Into The Ring For Ward 4 Seat

Editor Dec 5, 2019

Since the summer, the story of the primary race in Ward 4 seemed to emerge with clarity: incumbent Brandon Todd, a protégé and close ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser, fending off a challenge from Janeese Lewis George, a former D.C. assistant…

Elections

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

Cuneyt Dil Sep 27, 2019

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…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: The DC Council’s fall fight

jonetta rose barras Sep 12, 2019

They’re back — almost. DC Council members won’t officially return from their recess until Monday. The heat and controversy are already building over the public policy and political issues that await them. Unfortunately, based on their…

Elections

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

Jake Maher Aug 7, 2019

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…

Elections

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

Cuneyt Dil Jul 17, 2019

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…

Elections

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

Zoe Poindexter Jul 16, 2019

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,…

DCist: Jack Evans Gets A Second Challenger For His Ward 2 Council Seat

Editor May 17, 2019

Councilmember Jack Evans hasn’t faced a single challenger for his Ward 2 seat since 2008. Now, amid a federal investigation into ethics issues, the embattled lawmaker is facing two.

Washington Post: D.C. Council member Jack Evans faces second challenger in Ward 2

Editor May 16, 2019

D.C. Council Member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), coping with the fallout from a federal investigation into his private dealings with companies affected by decisions of the District government, now faces a second challenger in his re-election…

Elections

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

James Marshall Apr 17, 2019

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…

City Paper: Jack Evans Challenger Is First to Test D.C.’s New Publicly Funded Elections Program

Editor Apr 16, 2019

It’s not going well. And a potential second challenger says he would use the public funding option, too.

WAMU: Jack Evans Has A Challenger For His D.C. Council Seat: His Former Campaign Chairperson

Editor Apr 8, 2019

Three years ago, Patrick Kennedy chaired D.C. Council member Jack Evans’s (D-Ward 2) re-election campaign.

Washington Post: Patrick Kennedy to run against embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans in 2020

Editor Apr 8, 2019

Patrick Kennedy, who co-chaired the 2016 re-election campaign for D.C. Council Member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), said Monday that he will challenge the veteran lawmaker who has been ensnared in an ethics scandal.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin today celebrated the opening of an affordable housing building for seniors that marks the first Housing Production Trust Fund project west of…

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Barnard, Friendship Chamberlain and Whittier elementary schools are among 16 schools newly recognized for achieving strong academic growth among students from historically underserved backgrounds.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser joined business leaders on Monday morning for a preview event to highlight expansion plans for the DowntownDC Holiday Market in its 21st season.

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A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

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