Posts tagged 2020 Primary
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Will DC’s Ward 2 special election let us see what would have happened with ranked choice voting?
While Janeese Lewis George (whom GGWash endorsed) is celebrating her victory over incumbent Brandon Todd in DC’s northern Ward 4, we still don’t know who’s going to be the Democratic nominee for Ward 2, covering Georgetown to Logan Circle. Brooke Pinto and GGWash endorsee Patrick Kennedy are separated by just 187 votes with many ballots left to count. Keep reading…
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Tuesday is the last day to vote in the DC and Maryland primaries
An election can feel like the furthest thing in our minds in a world wracked by COVID-19 and protests over police violence, but Tuesday, June 2 is Election Day for primaries in DC and Maryland, and Virginia on June 23. DC also has a special election in Ward 2 on June 16, and in Arlington on July 7. Keep reading…
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Elections are right around the corner. If you’re in DC or Virginia, have you requested your ballot?
It’s primary season! There are elections in DC on June 2 (and 16), Maryland on June 2, and Virginia on June 23. Because voting in person risks spreading coronavirus further, many jurisdictions are shifting to voting by mail. Here’s what you need to know. Keep reading…
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Events: What would you like to ask Patrick Kennedy?
Want to ask Ward 2 council candidate Patrick Kennedy a question tomorrow? Also, join the Young Professionals in Transportation and GGWash for a discussion about the role transit will play the region’s recovery post-coronavirus, and more in this week’s urbanist events. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for DC Council in the 2020 primary: Janeese Lewis George, Vincent Gray, Trayon White, Mike Austin, and Robert White
GGWash is pleased to endorse, in the 2020 DC Democratic primary, Janeese Lewis George for Ward 4, Vince Gray for Ward 7, both Trayon White and Mike Austin for Ward 8, and Robert White for at-large. We’ve already endorsed Patrick Kennedy in Ward 2. Keep reading…
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Battles over school boundaries divide candidates for Montgomery County school board
Most years, school board races in Montgomery County can be pretty quiet. This spring, a study about school boundaries in this affluent yet diverse county has made the Board of Education election an explosive debate about race and class in public schools. It may be the most important race on the ballot. Keep reading…
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See what the candidates for Ward 8 DC Council have to say about these urbanist issues
As part of GGWash’s endorsement process for the 2020 DC Council elections, we’re running responses to our questionnaire, which was answered by four candidates for the Ward 8 seat. Keep reading…
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See what at-large councilmember Robert White had to say on these urbanist issues
In February, we introduced the three candidates in the Democratic at-large race: Nathan Brown, Tyrone Carmichael, and incumbent Robert C. White, Jr. GGWash has previously endorsed White, who, while on the Council, has made education, affordable housing, workforce development, and aiding returning citizens his focus. Keep reading…
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Height and density restrictions will be top priorities in the Town of Vienna mayoral contest
Town of Vienna residents have begun mailing in ballots to select the town’s next mayor in an election that promises to be yet another referendum on whether or not to ease the town’s strict height and density limits. Keep reading…
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See what the candidates for Ward 7 DC Council have to say about these important issues
In March, we introduced the candidates in the Ward 7 council race: incumbent councilmember and former mayor Vince Gray, and his challengers, ANC commissioners Kelvin Brown and Anthony Lorenzo Green, attorney Veda Rasheed, James Jennings, and Rebecca Morris. Keep reading…