Ward 1
Jim Graham (D) has served as Ward 1 council member since he was first elected on Nov. 3, 1998. He was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. He’s up for re-election again this year, using the slogan “Unity” and “Unidad” in Spanish. He is endorsed by publications like The Washington Post, The Afro and InTowner Newspaper. Graham is chair of the Committee on Aging and Community Affairs and sits on the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, the Committee on Housing and Workforce Development and the Committee on Public Services and Consumer Affairs. He is also a member of the Metro/WMATA board of directors.
Nancy Shia is one of a few candidates running on behalf of the D.C. Statehood Green Party. She is an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for 1A06 but is giving up that role to pursue the council seat for Ward 1. She is endorsed by David Schwartzman, who is also running as the D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate for D.C. Council member At-Large. He’s encouraging residents to written Shia in on the ballot.
Marc Morgan is one of the few Republican candidates in the D.C. elections. His background is in the non-profit sector and political fundraising. He has worked to raise awareness about environmental issues and HIV/AIDS.
Laura McGiffert Slover is a candidate for the State Board of Education.
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners
1A – ANC1A serves the Columbia Heights neighborhood. There are 11 seats open, 6 of which are uncontested. The seat for 1A03 is vacant, the seat currently occupied by Luis A. Morales. Four commissioners are running for re-election, and there are 16 candidates in total.
01
Lisa Kralovic (Uncontested) – current ANC
02
Vicky A. Wright-Smith (Uncontested)
03
VACANT
04
Betty Pair (Current)
Mack A. James Sample
05
Laina Aquiline (Uncontested)
06
William “Bill” Brown, Jr.
Miriam Z. Savad
Richard Dubeshter
07
Thomas Boisvert (Uncontested)
08
Kent Boese (Uncontested)
09
Bobby Holmes
Sam Moore
LaKeisha G. Thomas (Current)
10
Lenwood “Lenny” Johnson (Current)
Jonathan Madison
11
Kat Skiles (Uncontested)
1B – ANC1B serves the Columbia Heights, LeDroit Park, Pleasant Plains, Shaw and University Heights communities. Six of the 11 total seats are uncontested, and there are 17 candidates overall. Seven of the current commissioners are running for re-election.
01
Myla Moss (Uncontested) Current
02
Aaron Spencer
Peter J. Raia Sr. (Current)
Tucker V. E. Gallagher
03
Sedrick Muhammad (Uncontested) Current
04
Deborah R. Thomas (Current)
William M. Girardo
05
Mary M. Streett (Uncontested)
06
Charles Meisch (Uncontested)
07
Juan E. Lopez (Current)
Brittany Kademian
08
Rosemary T. Akinmboni (Current)
Ahnna Smith
09
Shahrzad M. Rastegar
Lauren McKenzie
10
Tony Norman (Uncontested)
11
E. Gail Anderson Holness (Uncontested) Current
1C – ANC1C serves the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Of the eight seats up for grabs, three are uncontested and two are vacant, ANC1C 04 and 05. Two commissioners, Stacey Moye and Wilson Reynolds, are running for re-election.
01
Stacey Moye (Uncontested) Current
02
Bill O’Field
Martis “Marty” Davis
03
Jose Sueiro
Olivier Kamanda
Adam Eidinger
04
VACANT
05
VACANT
06
Steve Lanning
Raymond Mosley
07
Wilson Reynolds (Uncontested) Current
08
Kathie Boettrich (Uncontested)
1D – ANC1D serves the Mount Pleasant community. It is the smallest of four and contains six seats. ANC1D 01 is vacant, while four other seats are uncontested. Only seat 04 is contested, with Gregg Edwards, the current commissioner, and Phil Greiner vying for the position.
01
VACANT
02
Laura Wilson Phelan (Uncontested)
03
Jack McKay (Uncontested) Current
04
Gregg Edwards (Current)
Phil Greiner
05
China Terrell (Uncontested)
06
Angelia D. Scott (Uncontested) Current
– Compiled by Genet Lakew
Ward 2
Election Day will prove to be an eventful day for the candidates running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. While many of the commissioners are running uncontested, some commissioners are facing off against three candidates, and others are not even seeking a second term. Which ANC races will have the most interesting results? That could be the ANC divisions that have no candidates at all. Residents may see write-in candidates in those areas.
Here are the races to watch.
Contested Races
2B09: Ramon Estrada (current) vs. Sunit Talapatra
2C02: Kevin Chapple (current) vs. Leroy Thorpe, Jr.
2C03: Doris Brooks (current) vs. Rickey Williams, Jr.
2C04: Theresa Sule (current) vs. Rachelle Nigro, Cary Sheih, and Derrick Barrett
2F06: Michael Bernando (current) vs. Kate McMahon
ANC’s With No Candidates
2D02
2F04
2F05
New, Uncontested Candidates
2B02: Kevin O’Connor (Bhava Patel is current ANC)
2E03: Jeffrey Jones (William Skelsey is current ANC)
2E04: Jake Sticka (Aaron Golds is current ANC)
2F02: Emily Barton (Andy Warth is current ANC)
2F03: Samuel Goekjian (Brian Vargas is current ANC)
– Compiled by Amber Smith
Ward 3
The Democratic candidate for D.C. Council is incumbent Mary Cheh. Her opponent for Ward 3’s seat is Republican Dave Hedgepeth.
The names for ANC incumbents are boldfaced.
3B
3B01 Ben Thielen (currently Cathy Fiorillo)
3B02 Jackie Blumenthal
3B02 Alev Akbulut
3B03 Mark Stevens (currently Melissa Lane)
3B04 Horace (Howie) Kreitzman
3B05 Brian A. Cohen
3C
3C01 Lee Brian Reba
3C02 William Kummings
3C03 Matthew James Kozik
3C03 Anne-Marie Bairstow
3C04 Roger Burns
3C05 Leila J. Afzal
3C06 Trudy Reeves
3C07 Victor Silveira
3C08 Catherine May
3C09 Nancy J. MacWood
3D
3D01 Kent Slowinski
3D01 Elizabeth (Betsy) Sandza
3D02 Tom Smith
3D03 Nan Wells
3D04 Stuart Ross
3D05 William Philip Thomas
3D06 Ann F. Heuer
3D06 John Curran
3D07 is vacant
3D08 Lee P. Minichiello
3D09 Ann Haas
3D09 Petar A. Dimtchev
3E
3E01 Jonathan McHugh
3E01 Beverly Sklover
3E02 Matthew Frumin
3E03 Jonathan Bender
3E04 Tom Quinn
3E04 Sally J. Greenberg
3E05 Sam J. Serebin
3F
3F01 Adam Tope
3F01 Mike Siegel
3F02 Karen Lee Perry
3F03 Karen Beiley
3F04 Tom Whitley
3F05 Roman Jankowski
3F06 Cathy Wiss
3F07 Bob Summersgill
3G
3G01 Bayard Brewin
3G01 Carolyn “Callie” Cook
3G02 Gary Thompson
3G03 Margaret (Peggy) Sewell
3G04 Allen E. Beach
3G05 David Engel
3G06 Jim McCarthy
3G07 Henry Griffin
3G07 Jack J. Burriesci
– Compiled by Ronesha Dennis
Ward 4
In Ward 4, most ANC races are unopposed this election season. Many commissioners are running for re-election. Only ANC 4B and 4C have some competition for their neighborhood positions, but four out of the six positions in 4D have no one running and the other two are unopposed.
Ward 4 ANC Candidates
4A01 Karl Kennedy
4A02 Dwayne M. Toliver
4A03 Stephen A “Steve” Whatley
4A04 Marian C. Bennett
4A05 Habieba Israel
4A06 Kimberly L. Boyd
4A07 Dave Wilson
4A08 Gale Black
4B01 Sara Green
4B02 Faith E. Wheeler
4B03 Monique-Michelle Smith
Frederick D. Grant
4B04 Gerald Long Sazon Jr
James J. Sydnor
Joseph Alfred
Douglas E. Smith, Sr
4B05 Brenda K. Speaks
Blondine C. Hughes
4B06 Gloria D. Palmer
4B07 Judi Jones
4B08 Yvonne A. Jefferson
4B09 NONE
4C01 Michael Yates
4C02 Janet M. Myers
4C03 NONE
4C04 Steve Leraris
4C05 Joseph Vaughan
T. Tabron
4C06 David Tumblin
4C07 Shanel Anthony
4C08 Jeff Green
Timothy A. Jones
4C09 Joseph Martin
4C10 Robert H. Mandle
4D01 NONE
4D02 NONE
4D03 Lisa Colbert
4D04 NONE
4D05 NONE
4D06 Bill Quirk
– Compiled by Kimberly Jacobs
Ward 5
Three candidates will be vying for the Ward 5 council member seat. Democrat Harry Thomas Jr. is running for re-election. Republican Tim Day, Ward 5C10 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and Independent Kathy Henderson, former 5B10 ANC, are his opponents. During the September primaries, Thomas secured the Democratic nomination with close to 62 percent of votes, and Day secured the Republican nomination with 75 percent of votes, according to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. Henderson was not on the primary ballot.
The following are the 2010 Ward 5 ANC candidates, according to the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics.
5A01: Sandi Washington
5A02: Patricia Ann Roberts
5A03: Angel Sherri Alson
Antonio Baxter
5A04: Herman “Rip” Preston
5A06: John J. Feeley, Jr.
5A07: John Daggett
Carolyn C. Steptoe
5A08: Timothy Thomas
5A09: Shirley Rivens
5A10: Allen L. Tillman, Jr.
Jehan Ashly Carter
Corey Arnez Griffin
5A12: Robert Bob King
5B01: Mercile Banks
William C. Shelton
5B02: Patricia Brown-Daniels
5B03: Regina James
5B04: Raysheen Woodland
Vaughn L. Bennett
5B05: Rosetta Davis
5B06: Thalia Wiggins
George Jackson
5B07: David L. Hooper
Laura A. Casperson
Arthur Yarbrough
5B08: Connell Wise
Tina Laskaris
5B09: Jacqueline Manning
5B10: India Henderson
Camille Jeau-Esther Tuckery
5B11: William H. “Bill” Myers, Jr.
5C01: Bradley Ashton Thomas
Kimberly Tignor
5C02: Joyce Robinson-Paul
Sylvia Pinkley
5C03: W. Hugh Youngblood
5C04: John Salatti
5C05: Denise C. Wright
Timothy “Tim” Clark
5C06: Mary Lois Farmer-Allen
Darin Allen
5C07: Barrie Baneker
James J. Fournier
5C08: J. Jioni Palmer
5C09: Silas Grant Jr.
5C11: Ronnie Edwards
5C12: Derrick O. Holloway
Albrette “GiGi” Ransom
– Compiled by Brittany Johnson
Ward 6
The candidates of Ward 6 have been working to make sure their issues are heard and understood by the community.
Tommy Wells, democratic incumbent, has been a member of the council for Ward 6 since 2006. He has remained committed to his strategy of working toward a “livable and walkable city.” During his years, he has worked on safety, transit and continued development to bring together the residents of Ward 6.
Running against Wells is Jim DeMartino, republican, who has been using the slogan “your choice for opportunity.” DeMartino, however, has education as his top priority, supporting initiatives that bring about choice in public and charter schools, higher standards in school performance and graduation rates. Also on his list of priorities are an efficient government and job creation.
Two candidates are running for the State Board of Education, Monica Warren-Jones and Melissa Rohan. Warren-Jones promises to put more focus on holding students to the highest standards and improving parental involvement in children’s success.
Rohan is focusing on choices, safety and funding. She would like parents to have a choice in whether to send their children to charter or public schools, children to have a safe place to learn, and teachers and staff at schools to have more funding to enhance the teaching environment.
– Compiled by Alexa Murray
