There is a high school student running for DC Council in Ward 3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kid will have a great college essay to write.

He's a senior. College essays were six months ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

This is the Democratic primary, but Eric Goulet, who is running as a Democrat, has basically positioned himself to the right of every other candidate. He may as well have been a Republican, and I hope he gets clobbered. Not what we need in the District right now.

Thank you for this name; you did my research for me. I now know who to follow and support. When I get those annoying polling calls (at least 2 per week), I will note this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

He is easily the most progressive candidate in the race.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

He is easily the most progressive candidate in the race.

Oh yikes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

This is the Democratic primary, but Eric Goulet, who is running as a Democrat, has basically positioned himself to the right of every other candidate. He may as well have been a Republican, and I hope he gets clobbered. Not what we need in the District right now.

Thank you for this name; you did my research for me. I now know who to follow and support. When I get those annoying polling calls (at least 2 per week), I will note this.

If this is your view on things, I would suggest you vote for Matt Frumin. Frumin is slightly less conservative than Goulet, but he has a much stronger record of being involved in, and getting things done in Ward 3 on schools, affordable housing, and more. He hits the sweet spot of being competent and not being too liberal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

This is the Democratic primary, but Eric Goulet, who is running as a Democrat, has basically positioned himself to the right of every other candidate. He may as well have been a Republican, and I hope he gets clobbered. Not what we need in the District right now.

Thank you for this name; you did my research for me. I now know who to follow and support. When I get those annoying polling calls (at least 2 per week), I will note this.

If this is your view on things, I would suggest you vote for Matt Frumin. Frumin is slightly less conservative than Goulet, but he has a much stronger record of being involved in, and getting things done in Ward 3 on schools, affordable housing, and more. He hits the sweet spot of being competent and not being too liberal.

What does "slightly less conservative" mean?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A kid from Wilson High School (aka Jackson-Reed High School) is running to replace Mary Cheh in Ward 3. I watched some of the DC for Democracy Ward 3 Candidate Forum last night and he gave a good accounting for himself. He was knowledgeable and had well-thought out positions on most of the issues. Good for him!

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552185/a-high-school-senior-wants-to-be-the-next-ward-3-councilmember-meet-henry-cohen/

At least his principal residence is likely in DC. Unlike the questions about another Ward 3 Council candidate.

Come on PP. Name this candidate and explain what you are insinuating.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A kid from Wilson High School (aka Jackson-Reed High School) is running to replace Mary Cheh in Ward 3. I watched some of the DC for Democracy Ward 3 Candidate Forum last night and he gave a good accounting for himself. He was knowledgeable and had well-thought out positions on most of the issues. Good for him!

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552185/a-high-school-senior-wants-to-be-the-next-ward-3-councilmember-meet-henry-cohen/

At least his principal residence is likely in DC. Unlike the questions about another Ward 3 Council candidate.

Come on PP. Name this candidate and explain what you are insinuating.

There is a particular CP resident who used to be on the ANC who is obsessed with where a particular ANC 3C commissioner lives as well as the guy who heads the CP Smart Growth group and she spends a lot of time trying to smear both of them on DCUM. Guessing she's been blocked over the years so is trying to steer clear of that happening again by not naming him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A kid from Wilson High School (aka Jackson-Reed High School) is running to replace Mary Cheh in Ward 3. I watched some of the DC for Democracy Ward 3 Candidate Forum last night and he gave a good accounting for himself. He was knowledgeable and had well-thought out positions on most of the issues. Good for him!

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552185/a-high-school-senior-wants-to-be-the-next-ward-3-councilmember-meet-henry-cohen/

At least his principal residence is likely in DC. Unlike the questions about another Ward 3 Council candidate.

Come on PP. Name this candidate and explain what you are insinuating.

There is a particular CP resident who used to be on the ANC who is obsessed with where a particular ANC 3C commissioner lives as well as the guy who heads the CP Smart Growth group and she spends a lot of time trying to smear both of them on DCUM. Guessing she's been blocked over the years so is trying to steer clear of that happening again by not naming him.

Oh for Pete's sake. Stop dancing around this. Now you've made it clear that the candidate is Beau Finley. Can you clarify what the actual allegation against him is, and whether there is any reason to believe it is true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A kid from Wilson High School (aka Jackson-Reed High School) is running to replace Mary Cheh in Ward 3. I watched some of the DC for Democracy Ward 3 Candidate Forum last night and he gave a good accounting for himself. He was knowledgeable and had well-thought out positions on most of the issues. Good for him!

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/552185/a-high-school-senior-wants-to-be-the-next-ward-3-councilmember-meet-henry-cohen/

At least his principal residence is likely in DC. Unlike the questions about another Ward 3 Council candidate.

Come on PP. Name this candidate and explain what you are insinuating.

There is a particular CP resident who used to be on the ANC who is obsessed with where a particular ANC 3C commissioner lives as well as the guy who heads the CP Smart Growth group and she spends a lot of time trying to smear both of them on DCUM. Guessing she's been blocked over the years so is trying to steer clear of that happening again by not naming him.

Oh for Pete's sake. Stop dancing around this. Now you've made it clear that the candidate is Beau Finley. Can you clarify what the actual allegation against him is, and whether there is any reason to believe it is true?

He owns a second home on the Chesapeake. The stalker insists it's his primary residence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kid will have a great college essay to write.

He's a senior. College essays were six months ago.

Can he possibly be worse than Brandon Todd or Brianne Nadeau? I would just be concerned that he’s going to college out of state or would be too overwhelmed with college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kid will have a great college essay to write.

He's a senior. College essays were six months ago.

Can he possibly be worse than Brandon Todd or Brianne Nadeau? I would just be concerned that he’s going to college out of state or would be too overwhelmed with college.

His dad was our ANC commissioner a few years ago. Level headed guy, pretty anti-NIMBY and pro-housing and pro-transit. Got the sense that he knew his kids were going to turn out fine in DCPS and a little exposure to the world was better than privates. Kid seems pretty smart too and a bit like the old man.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So funny - I saw him at the Lafayette farmers market last weekend - in an attempt to introduce himself he said to my husband " Hi, are you a republican?"

Is the kid a republican? If so, he'll get a vote from moi. We need some counter-balance on the Council.

This is the Democratic primary, but Eric Goulet, who is running as a Democrat, has basically positioned himself to the right of every other candidate. He may as well have been a Republican, and I hope he gets clobbered. Not what we need in the District right now.

Thank you for this name; you did my research for me. I now know who to follow and support. When I get those annoying polling calls (at least 2 per week), I will note this.

If this is your view on things, I would suggest you vote for Matt Frumin. Frumin is slightly less conservative than Goulet, but he has a much stronger record of being involved in, and getting things done in Ward 3 on schools, affordable housing, and more. He hits the sweet spot of being competent and not being too liberal.

What does "slightly less conservative" mean?

I agree that Frumin knows about the Ward 3 school overcrowding issue the best, but he's clearly pandering to the lunatic Foxhall crowd by saying in his campaign materials that he wants to "rethink" the idea of a new elementary school (i.e., he's not in favor of it) and limit the new high school to 750 students.

But all the other candidates basically just say "we need to do something about the overcrowding" and then don't provide any specifics about how that might happen. And that might be a worse form of pandering, because it shows they don't really care about it, it's just a box they're checking in their "how to woo Ward 3 voters" handbook.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure a child knows everything one needs to know about development, historic preservations, environmental concerns, traffic, early childhood education, etc., etc., etc.

All this kid is doing is mocking the real needs and concerns of our citizens to pad a college resume.

One of the ANCs had a kid run unopposed, and then the kid moved away to college. Not a thing was done for the neighorhood until the next election. This isn't a game.

[Anonymous]

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I agree that Frumin knows about the Ward 3 school overcrowding issue the best, but he's clearly pandering to the lunatic Foxhall crowd by saying in his campaign materials that he wants to "rethink" the idea of a new elementary school (i.e., he's not in favor of it) and limit the new high school to 750 students.

But all the other candidates basically just say "we need to do something about the overcrowding" and then don't provide any specifics about how that might happen. And that might be a worse form of pandering, because it shows they don't really care about it, it's just a box they're checking in their "how to woo Ward 3 voters" handbook.

I don't think that is pandering at all.

1) advocates from across the city want good schools across the city. Holding seats in a transit hostile location, forcing out of boundary kids to travel more than an hour each way is not a winning solution.
2) There is enough space to right size the campus after opening it. So why not start at a size the campus could handle without too much hassle and see how it goes in a few years?
3) With the new elementary school, Stoddert families do not want to be rezoned to it...it would be a huge hassle.

So, while it might appear to be pandering to the local Foxhall community, there are actually sound reasons why this makes sense, and none of it has to do with pandering.