We recently joined forces with Greater Greater Washington and PoPville to launch Let’s Choose D.C., a website dedicated to exploring the candidates vying for the At-Large D.C. Council seat in the April 23 special election and their stances on the issues. Every week we’ll pose a question to the candidates, post their responses and allow readers to judge whether they were on point or evasive.

This week, we asked the candidates to address a hot button issue being taken up by the D.C. Council: truancy. Specifically, we asked whether they supported a bill backed by Councilmember David Catania (I-At Large) that would increase penalties on parents whose kids chronically miss school.

The candidate responses are here. See the past responses on growth, schools, crime, what D.C. should look like 20 years from now, how to spend the city’s $417 million surplus, how to deal with the conflicts between drivers and cyclists, and government ethics.