DC 2026 Election Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

It's not about it being over. It's about very little visibility of any improvement or tangible presence of anything going on.

I'd take the war out of the picture here because it's not about "improvement", it's a diff political topic altogether.

But with regards to the police, it's absolutely visible when there is more money spent and there are more patrol cars and officers on foot and the force is undergoing hiring vs. reduction. But arrests don't lead to the elimination of crime. It's up to the judicial system after the fact. If someone who is arrested and convicted multiple times is getting let go and commits more crimes, it's not because of police funding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

It's not about it being over. It's about very little visibility of any improvement or tangible presence of anything going on.

I'd take the war out of the picture here because it's not about "improvement", it's a diff political topic altogether.

But with regards to the police, it's absolutely visible when there is more money spent and there are more patrol cars and officers on foot and the force is undergoing hiring vs. reduction. But arrests don't lead to the elimination of crime. It's up to the judicial system after the fact. If someone who is arrested and convicted multiple times is getting let go and commits more crimes, it's not because of police funding.

You're so close. They're all examples of things that don't get fixed unless you can address the root cause of why they're happening.

Wars, crime, mental health issues, potholes, traffic violations... The list goes on.

Unless you have some magic that solves mental health problems forever?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

It's not about it being over. It's about very little visibility of any improvement or tangible presence of anything going on.

I'd take the war out of the picture here because it's not about "improvement", it's a diff political topic altogether.

But with regards to the police, it's absolutely visible when there is more money spent and there are more patrol cars and officers on foot and the force is undergoing hiring vs. reduction. But arrests don't lead to the elimination of crime. It's up to the judicial system after the fact. If someone who is arrested and convicted multiple times is getting let go and commits more crimes, it's not because of police funding.

You're so close. They're all examples of things that don't get fixed unless you can address the root cause of why they're happening.

Wars, crime, mental health issues, potholes, traffic violations... The list goes on.

Unless you have some magic that solves mental health problems forever?

All these things are not the same. Many of them do have solutions and tend to get resolved or relieved to some extent with the correct policies and money thrown at it. Mental health isn't one of them, which is why it's even more important to have full traceability of funds and not throw money at things that had proven not to work over and over again. Or throw money towards the organizations that have nothing to show except fat paychecks for their executives if not downright fraud.

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so far in the filings, the leading mayoral candidates are generally running even.

The fundraising for the Council Chair race is a joke. How can two people running citywide mount such feeble campaigns?

The At-Large race, most of the candidates didn't even bother to file on time, but for the ones who did, Raymond has a significant Cash on hand advantage over Nelson. The others didn't bother to follow the rules.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

[Anonymous]

It's afull business day ast the deadline and several candidates including Chavous have yet to file their March 10 financial report.

Chavous either thinks he is above the rules or else he hired an inept campaign staff.

[Anonymous]

Candidates turning in petitions by today's deadline. Underline denotes having qualified for the Fair Election matching funds.


Delegate:
Trent Holbrook
Greg Jaczko
Robert Matthews
Brooke Pinto
Sandi Stevens
Robert White
Kelly Mikel Williams
Kinney Zalesne

Mayor:
Janeese Lewis George
Gary Goodweather
Ernest Johnson
Stanley Lawson
Kenyan McDuffie
Vincent Orange
Rini Sampath
Hope Solomon

Chairman:
Jack Evans
Calvin Gurley
Phil Mendelson (not running as a Fair Election candidate)

At-Large (majority seat):
Kevin Chavous
Dyana Forester
Fred Hill
Greg Jackson
Leniqua'dominque Jenkins
Candace Tiana Nelson
Oye Owolewa
Lisa Raymond

At-Large (minority seat):
Doni Crawford
Khalil Lee
Jacque Patterson
Elissa Silverman
Doug Sloan

Ward 1:
Rashida Brown
Terry Lynch
Aparna Raj
Jackie Reyes Yanes
Miguel Trindade Deramo

Ward 3:
Matt Frumin

Ward 5:
Bernita Carmichael
Bridget French
Zachary Parker (not running as a Fair Election candidate)

Ward 6:
Charles Allen
Michael Murphy
Gloria Ann Nauden

Attorney General:
Brian Schwalb

Shadow Senator:
Markus Batchelor
Paul Strauss

Shadow Rep:
Franklin Garcia

[Anonymous]

Thanks pp for the updates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

These are my thoughts as well. I’m leaning towards Forester.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

These are my thoughts as well. I’m leaning towards Forester.

I have yet to see ANYTHING of her in terms of petition gatherers, signs etc. I mean maybe I live in the wrong part of town to where she is targeting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

I've seen signs in Ward 3, 4 and 7.
These are my thoughts as well. I’m leaning towards Forester.

I have yet to see ANYTHING of her in terms of petition gatherers, signs etc. I mean maybe I live in the wrong part of town to where she is targeting.