THE WASHINGTON POST • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
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L OCAL LIVING
U.S. Representative REPUBLICAN STATEHOOD GREEN
Joyce ‘Chestnut’ Robinson-Paul K Photo not available.
Age: 61 Residence: Shaw.
Education: Sociology, Howard University; DCNC graduate, George Washington University.
Nelson Rimensnyder K Age: 66
Residence: Capitol Hill.
Education: BA, history, Latin Ameri- can studies, MPA, public administra- tion, Penn State.
Occupation: Consultant, historian; retired, director of research, U.S. House District of Columbia Commit- tee.
Elected offices/civic activities: Historian, Assoc. of Oldest Inhabit- ants of the District of Columbia; mem- ber, League of Women Voters, NAACP, DC Public Records Commission, DC Emancipation Commission, American Legion Post 8, D.C. Republican Cen- tral Committee, National Capital Plan- ning Commission, 1978-82, Rhodes Tavern D.C. Heritage Society, Military Road School Association, D.C. Histori- cal Society board member, 1980-95, Capitol Hill Restoration Society.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “Local elected officials and civic lead- ers must begin to think outside the statehood box about the political sta- tus of the District of Columbia. In D.C., we are third-class citizens be- hind the territories. Let us seek terri- torial status, where we will keep our federal income taxes, prosecute all local crimes and have greater budget and legislative autonomy. As a terri- tory, D.C. would have a governor and a legislative assembly, more appro- priately reflecting the reality of our current exercise of governing author- ity. An elected delegate to the U. S. Senate, a proposal that has passed the House twice, should be sought.”
Why should voters elect you? “I will work full time for a vote in the House, a seat in the Senate and a ter- ritorial form of government for the District.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address:
lmnicker@covad.net
* Incumbent K Running unopposed
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Occupation: Retired community organizer and program manager.
Elected offices/civic activities: Officer, Hanover Area Civic Associ- ation; Fort Stevens senior council; Columbia Senior Bowlers; mem- ber, Consumer Utility Board.
What is the most urgent prob- lem facing your jurisdiction? “Lack of self-government (state- hood). Closing of neighborhood schools, day care, recreation cen- ters and businesses.”
Why should voters elect you? “As a previous elected ANC com- missioner, I was effective in col- laboratively creating and carrying out our neighborhood vision, which greatly improved our com- munity.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address:
jarpaul@verizon.net
Douglass Sloan Age: 39
Residence: Riggs Park.
Education: BA, public relations, mi- nor, political science, American Uni- versity.
Occupation: President, Sloan Con- sulting.
Elected offices/civic activities: Treasurer, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4B; past chair, ANC 4B; past vice president, Ward 4 Democrats; past vice president, DC Young Democrats; former outreach coordinator, Mayor Anthony Wil- liams; former legislative analyst, DC City Council Judiciary Committee; former community relations direc- tor, council member Harold Brazil; past vice chair ANC 4A.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “My civic and community experi- ence has taught me that the most urgent issue facing our community is education, followed closely by job creation, public safety and health care.”
Why should voters elect you? “I will work hard to move our city forward by making our streets safer, creating new jobs and improving educational opportunities for our children.”
Web site:
www.dougsloan2010.com
E-mail address:
info@dougsloan2010.com
Eleanor Holmes Norton* Age: 73
Residence: Capitol Hill.
Education: JD, Yale Law School; MA, Yale Graduate School; BA, Antioch College.
Occupation: Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives.
Elected offices/civic activities: Delegate, U.S. House of Representatives.
What is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction? “Structural changes from the recession in the D.C. economy will make it difficult for a city without state backup to sustain the growth the District experienced for a decade. The city is unable to fully participate in the current regional economic recovery because of the gap between D.C. education levels and the jobs in the upscale regional economy. My work in consistently getting the District treated as a state in legislation and as chair of a major economic development subcommittee are increasingly essential, but more work, such as my D.C. Tag bill, which has doubled D.C. college attendance, is necessary.”
Why should voters elect you? “Producing for D.C. without a vote; chairing jobs-generating subcommittee; largest U.S. project at St. Elizabeths; more stimulus funding than seven states; all appropriations attachments eliminated.”
Web site:
www.nortonforcongress.org
E-mail address:
citizenstoelectnorton@gmail.com
Missy Reilly Smith K Age: 67
Residence: Cathedral Heights.
Education: Strayer’s Business School; FTD Design; real estate degree.
Occupation: Real estate sales- woman; president, WAKEUP.
Elected offices/civic activities: Executive director, Defend Life; state leader, Operation Outcry; board of directors, St. Ann’s Help- ers for Life, Insurrecta Nex, team leader, Silence No More; board member, lifeguard, coordinator, Gabriel Project and Project Ra- chael; weekly radio talk show host, NPLR; founder, Chastity Pro- grams International; sidewalk counselor.
What is the most urgent prob- lem facing your jurisdiction? “The most urgent problem facing D.C. is the family. I believe the family is the nucleus of society and the government should adopt policies that protect children and the family in all stages of life. I am pro-life; I believe in traditional marriage; I support a voucher pro- gram so that parents can choose which school their children at- tend; I support economic policies that adhere to a free market and give small businesses the atmos- phere in which they can start, grow, and prosper -- free of suffo- cating regulations and crushing taxes.”
Why should voters elect you? “I will return this government of the people, by the people, for the people to be under God. Other- wise, we shall perish.”
Web site: None given.
E-mail address:
mreillysmith@gmail.com
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