Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Four of the seven candidates for the At-large seat on the District Council attended a forum in Georgetown Monday.
The race for the At-large seat on the District Council brought out four of the then seven candidates to Georgetown Monday to explain their (at times quite nuanced) differences on hot issues like parking, zoning and education. The special election April 23 will fill the At-large seat vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became the Council Chairman in November. Anita Bonds was selected in the interim to the position in December by the DC Democratic State Committee, of which she was the chairwoman at the time. Bonds was one of three candidates who did not attend the Georgetown Business Association's candidate forum Monday. Also missing were Elissa Silverman (D) and Michael Brown (D). Brown announced Tuesday night that he would be dropping out of…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The April 23 special election will fill the At-large seat on the District Council vacated by now Chairman Phil Mendelson.
Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans has endorsed Anita Bonds for the At-large seat on the DC Council, The Washington Post reports. Bonds is serving as the interim At-large councilwoman prior to the special election to permanently fill the seat on April 23. Evans told The Washington Post that Bonds is “best for the job." A media advisory from Bonds' office quotes a prepared statement from Evans in which he describes her as "tough but diplomatic, a doer not a talker." The seat was vacated when Phil Mendelson became the Council Chairman and Bonds was appointed to the position in December by the DC Democratic State Committee, of which she was the chairwoman at the time. Evans joins fellow councilmembers Marion Barry and Muriel Bowser in endorsing …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Candidates need valid signatures from 3,000 District voters by Jan. 23 to appear on the April 23 ballot.
The 15 people who have picked up nominating petitions have until Jan. 23 to get enough signatures so their names appear on the April 23 special election ballot for the At-Large seat on the District Council. The election will fill the seat vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became Council Chairman in November. In December, Anita Bonds, chairwoman of the DC Democratic State Committee, was selected to serve as the interim at-large councilmember. In addition to Bonds, the list of potential candidates includes some familiar names from recent races, including A.J. Cooper, Patrick Mara, and Michael A. Brown. Cooper ran in the fall at-large race, which independent David Grosso won in November. Patrick Mara ran in last spring's special election, …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The election will fill the seat vacated by DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
The special election to fill the At-large seat on the District Council, vacated by Phil Mendelson when he became the council chairman, will be April 23. Mendelson was elected in November to permanently fill the chairmanship which Kwame Brown vacated in June. The Board of Elections set the election date on Nov. 29. On Dec. 10 officials will appoint an interim councilmember to serve between now and the election in April. According to The Washington Post, candidates can pick up nominating petitions beginning Dec. 6 and will need valid signatures from 3,000 District voters by Jan. 23 to appear on the ballot. One candidate, John Capozzi, has already declared his intent to run for the seat. Capozzi is a former DC Shadow Representative (1995-1997…
