Posts tagged Kishan Putta
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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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5 interesting things we learned about DC’s Ward 2 race from a recent poll
A new poll shows Patrick Kennedy leading in the race for the Ward 2 DC Council seat, with 18% of the 300 registered Democrats interviewed saying they would vote for Kennedy if the election were today. But with 44% of poll respondents still undecided, it’s still anyone’s race. And there are lots of interesting things to glean from the data. Keep reading…
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There are just a few spots left at our Ward 2 candidate forum! What should we ask them?
On December 5 at 6 pm, GGWash is cohosting a Ward 2 candidate forum with the Center for Washington Area Studies and the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy at George Washington University at Gelman Library. There’s just a few spots left—get your ticket now! Keep reading…
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Here’s what Ward 2 council candidates have to say about the District’s land use issues
The GGWash elections committee is currently in the process of endorsing a candidate for the Ward 2 council seat, in advance of the June 2020 election. As part of this process, we sent a questionnaire to each candidate who has filed to run. Our questionnaire contained three sections, covering the broad issues that we routinely cover on the blog and around which we regularly advocate: housing, transportation, and land use. Keep reading…
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We asked Ward 2 council candidates about housing issues. Here’s what they said.
The GGWash elections committee is currently in the process of endorsing a candidate for the Ward 2 council seat in advance of the June 2020 election. As part of this process, we sent a questionnaire to each candidate who has filed to run. Our questionnaire contained three sections, covering the broad issues that we routinely cover on the blog and around which we regularly advocate: housing, transportation, and land use. Keep reading…
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Six Ward 2 council candidates talk urbanist issues, with no Jack Evans
On Thursday, September 26, DC Council candidates for Ward 2 gathered for their first forum to talk housing, transportation, the climate crisis, and other social justice issues. Candidates John Fanning, Jordan Grossman, Daniel Hernandez, Patrick Kennedy, Kishan Putta, and Yilin Zhang offered their views. Current Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, who’s embroiled in an ethics scandal and has not yet filed for re-election, was invited but did not attend. Keep reading…
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Ward 2 council candidates respond to Jack Evans’ bullying WMATA officials
News broke from the Washington Post last week that Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans threatened WMATA officials in order to hide the results of their investigation into his ethics violations. This comes after previous revelations that Evans leveraged his political positions to gain personal consulting gigs. Keep reading…
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Meet the five challengers to Ward 2 councilmember Jack Evans
The 2020 race for the Ward 2 council seat has kicked off in earnest: The first campaign filing deadline was July 7, and all five challengers—John Fanning, Jordan Grossman, Patrick Kennedy, Daniel Hernandez, and Kishan Putta—are officially in the race. Keep reading…
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Your vote matters beyond just who wins
In DC’s race for council at large, voters can cast ballots for two candidates. As often happens in elections of this type, that’s sparking the question of whether to “bullet vote” (where you just cast one vote and leave another blank) or use both votes. The vote total certainly decides who wins, but it also matters in other ways. It affects how easily a… Keep reading…
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For DC Council: Elissa Silverman and Robert White
With 15 people on the ballot for two DC Council at-large seats on Tuesday, many voters have little information on this race, which has gotten light press coverage and no independent polling. But an at-large council seat is a very important post. Voters will be able to pick two candidates, and we recommend Elissa Silverman and Robert White. In addition, while they stand virtually… Keep reading…