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[quote=jsteele]At-Large:

Incumbent is Vincent Orange. He is a long-time DC politician who has previously run for mayor, lost, and worked as a PEPCO lobbyist. He received a lot of money from Jeff Thompson, some of it pretty suspicious, but doesn't seem to have been indicted. He tends to be pro-business, but of course shifts to where the wind is blowing. He currently seems to be aligned with Muriel Bowser though they haven't been close historically. He was endorsed by the Washington Post.

Robert White is a former Congressional staffer of Eleanor Holmes Norton. He previously ran for the At-Large seat as an Independent. After losing, he went to work in Attorney General Karl Racine's office. He is a Ward 4 resident and was active in neighborhood politics. White has won the endorsements of the "progressive" groups in DC such as DC For Democracy and GGW. I've already voted and voted for White.

David Garber, I don't know too much about Garber.  I believe he is or has been a substitute teacher and apparently owns rental properties and has some very upset renters. He seems to be popular among some of those I follow on Twitter.

Ward 4:

Incumbent is Brandon Todd from whom I assume you have receive multiple phone calls by now. I've gone from being polite, to polite but stern, to stern, to rude with the callers since they have ignored my repeated requests to stop calling me. Todd is a protege of Muriel Bowser and hand-picked to take her seat. Predictably, he has followed her lead in his Council votes. In my experience, he has been fairly visible in the community, but not very responsive.

Leon Andrews is making his second run for the office. He works at the National League of Cities and, as you would expect, seems to be very knowledgeable about the issues facing cities. In this race, I am a one issue voter and that issue is Brandon Todd. Since Leon Andrews is not Brandon Todd, I voted for him.

Ron Austin is also making his second run for the office. Ron is a very good guy who has a lot of experience in ward politics. But, he got so few votes last time that I really haven't considered him a contender this time.

Calvin Gurley is making his 77th billion run for one office or another. Surprisingly, he can talk a pretty good game which distracts you temporarily from his craziness. If you want to elect a listserv troll, vote for Gurley.
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