Mar 25, 2013
With Echoes of Fenty, Bowser Launches Mayoral Bid
On Saturday Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) formally jumped into the mayoral race, promising to more energetically fight to ensure that the city’s progress is spread more evenly among all of its residents.
Sep 13, 2012
Adrian Fenty’s Got Opinions on Chicago, But Not D.C.
Former Mayor Adrian Fenty has plenty to say about unions across the country, but he won’t say anything about the political scandals roiling D.C.
On the first full day of the Republican National Convention, our embedded delgate found himself impressed with the nominee’s wife, exchanged education policy with Republican celebrities and hit the party circuit.
Aug 08, 2012
Obama Campaign Keeping Distance From Gray
Four years ago, then-Mayor Adrian Fenty was an active fundraiser and campaigner for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Mayor Vince Gray probably won’t be involved in the re-election effort, though.
Another week, another scandal: Mayor Vince Gray’s 2010 campaign improperly obtained and used a list of 6,000 public housing residents to drive voter turnout.
Not only do a majority of D.C. residents think Mayor Vince Gray should resign, but plenty of them say they would vote for Adrian Fenty if given the chance. As for other possible mayoral contenders, well, few people know who they are.
Jul 11, 2012
Gray: ‘This Is Not the Campaign We Intended to Run’
At a news conference the day after federal prosecutors revealed the details of an unaccounted “shadow” campaign that had been waged on his behalf in 2010, Mayor Vince Gray said he still plans to finish his term.
A third associate of Mayor Vince Gray’s 2010 campaign pleaded guilty today to campaign finance violations, offering evidence of a widespread off-the-books shadow campaign to help Mayor Vince Gray in his run against Mayor Adrian Fenty.
Jun 20, 2012
No, Adrian Fenty Isn’t Going to Run Again
Former Mayor Adrian Fenty confirms it one more time—no, he won’t be running for office again.
May 24, 2012
Second Gray Campaign Aide Pleads Guilty to Lying
As expected, a campaign aide to Mayor Vince Gray pleaded guilty today to lying to federal investigators about his role in a scheme to pay fringe mayoral candidate Sulaimon Brown to stay in the 2010 race and attack Mayor Adrian Fenty.