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.

Given that D.C. just announced a $417 million surplus, we asked the eight candidates what they would do what that money. We’ve got their responses, but we also did things a little differently—before you get to see what the candidates think, you get to choose on how you think the money could be spent.

See the past responses on growth, schools, crime and what D.C. should look like 20 years from now.