It’s the last primary in the country.
Two months after being defeated while running a campaign beset by cloudy finances, Brown is jumping in to the April 23 special election to fill out the remainder of an at-large term vacated by now-Chairman Phil Mendelson.
Councilmember Michael Brown (I-At Large) very strongly hinted but did not outright declare that he will be a candidate in the special election next April 23 for an At-Large member of the D.C. Council.
Today the Post’s Mary Beth Sheridan writes that the effort to grant District residents even a modicum of voting representation isn’t waiting for better talking points — it’s waiting for better politicians. According to the article, the fight for District voting rights may get its biggest boost in 2009 if a Democrat is elected president and if the Democratic Party can increase its numbers in the U.S. Senate.Despite the Senate setback, the latest effort is…
Republicans can’t even let the District have a symbolic victory, can they? Roll Call is reporting today that House Republicans are threatening to sue over a rule change passed Wednesday that allows D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and the representatives of U.S. territories to vote on amendments to legislation on the House Floor. Republicans claim that only states should have the right to vote on the House floor, and that the change grants the Democratic…
Being a political town, perhaps you’ve found your friend pool shrink drastically over the past few weeks, as politicos head to places near and far to spread the the joy of democracy to the people. You’ve noticed that Hill bars have felt rather empty during recent Thursday nights. Maybe you’ve found yourself lamenting over the fact that you’re not feeling the rush of a campaign, and you’re looking for local ways to get involved on…
It’s the ideal political contest — an aggressive challenger facing a docile incumbent. And to date, this is exactly the dynamic that has dominated the race for one of the two At Large seats on the D.C. Council. A. Scott Bolden, a lawyer, former president of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, and former chair of the D.C. Democratic Party, is taking on sitting Council-member Phil Mendelson in a race whose tenor has thus far been…
Good morning, Washington. The Post reports today that an agreement has been reached on the development of the National Capital Medical Center. Howard University and city officials yesterday told the paper that a deal is complete outlining the placement of the $400 million hospital on the site of the former D.C. General Hospital in Southeast. The city will contribute $212 million toward construction, though Howard remains noncommital on how much care will be made available…
Washington is 19 months from the next mayoral election. That’s almost 600 days until the city’s residents choose a new leader. While electoral stirrings have already begun — several individuals have established exploratory committees, including councilmembers Adrian Fenty (D-Ward 4) and Vincent Orange (D-Ward 5), former D.C. Democratic Party Chairman A. Scott Bolden, and lawyer Michael A. Brown — Williams continues to tease city residents as to his prospects, preferring to remain focused on his…
Gossip, gossip, gossip! It’s all gossip on the “West Wing” this week and it makes for a fine episode. One week before the season finale and man, things are getting good. We switch back and forth from the election to the current lame-duck administration. On the Bartlet front, the staff is dealing with three stranded astronauts on the International Space Station, and trying to keep the entire Democratic Party from imploding before the convention. The…
