Five of the seven Mayoral candidates discuss education, tax revision commission, campaign finance reform, and more at last night’s candidate forum at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue.

Despite polling at the bottom of the Washington Post’s 2014 mayoral election poll, both are still optimistic about the outcome of the election.

At last night’s mayoral debate, Mayor Gray didn’t show up, but longshot candidate Christian Carter crashed the event, having not been invited to participate.

Tonight, a fourth mayoral debate will happen at The Dumbarton House in Georgetown.

The takeaway? Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) is leading the pack. But he’s closely followed by Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4).

Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), former State Department aide Reta Jo Lewis, Andy Shallal and businessman Christian Carter are confirmed to attend.

Today, nominating petitions became available at the D.C. Board of Elections for the April 2014 primary. Things are heating up.

For the second time in a matter of months, Reta Jo Lewis has announced she’s entering the mayoral race.

The candidates seeking to be the next mayor of the District of Columbia filed their first major fundraising reports yesterday, with Bowser getting off to an early lead with a $465,272 haul.

D.C.’s 2014 mayoral race jumped today from a three-way tango to a four-member field with the campaign announcement of Reta Jo Lewis, a former official in both the Clinton and Obama administrations.