Tuesday, June 19th is Primary Day in the District. Polls will be open from 7am through 8pm.
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Here is a list of candidates on the ballot along with some biographical information obtained from their websites and their website links. District residents will also have a ballot question to vote on dealing with minimum wage for restaurant servers and bartenders.
Delegate to the House of Representatives
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Kim Ford (D)
She worked in the Obama administration to help implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which distributed $350-billion in recovery funds to help boost the economy. She has also worked for the U.S. Department of Education leading an office in charge of community colleges and adult education.
Website: https://kimrford4congress.com/
2. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-incumbent)
She is the incumbent seeking a 15th term. She is also the first woman to head up the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a veteran of the civil rights movement. Norton sits on several committees in Congress, including the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Website: http://www.nortonforcongress.org/
Mayor
Democratic
Vote 1
1. James Butler (D)
A former attorney, he is currently a Ward 5 advisory neighborhood commissioner.
Website: https://www.butlerformayor.com/
2. Ernest Johnson (D)
He previously ran in 2014 as an independent candidate for the Ward 1 City Council seat.
Website: http://ernestjohnsonformayor.com/
3. Muriel Bowser (D-incumbent)
She is the incumbent running for a 2nd term. From 2007 to 2015 she represented Ward 4 as a member of the DC City Council.
Website: https://www.murielbowser.com/
Chairman, City Council
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Ed Lazere (D)
He is the executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, a think tank. He has also served on the Public Education Finance Reform Commission and D.C. Tax Revision Commission.
Website: https://www.edfordc.com/
2. Phil Mendelson (D-incumbent)
He is running for a 3rd term and has held this office since 2012. Previous to this he was an At-Large member of the Council and also served as an ANC Commissioner,
Website: https://philmendelson.com/
At-Large, City Council
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Jeremiah Lowery (D)
He currently serves on the Safe School Certification Advisory Board where he assists schools with their bullying and violence prevention programs; he also is the director of the Universal Childcare NOW DC Coalition.
Website: https://www.jeremiah2018.com/
2. Anita Bonds (D-incumbent)
She has held this office since 2012. She serves as Chair of Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization and sits on the Education, Business and Economic Development, and Judiciary and Public Safety Committees. She has been the Chairman of the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee since 2006.
Website: http://anitabonds.com/
3. Marcus Goodwin (D)
He is an acquistions associate at a real estate development company.
Website: http://www.marcuscgoodwin.com/
Ward 1, City Council
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Sheika Reid (D)
She studied civil engineering and is the director for affordable housing opportunities at Avanti Real Estate.
Website: http://reid4ward1.website/
2. Brianne Nadeau (D-incumbent)
She is seeking a second term on the Council. She is Chair of the Committee on Human Services, and sits on the Health, Government Operations, Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committees. She worked as a public relation consultant.
Website: https://www.briannefordc.com/
3. Lori Parker (D)
From 2005 to 2016 she was a magistrate judge in Superior Court. Previous to that, she worked in former DC Mayor Anthony Williams' administration.
Website: http://www.loriparkerward1.com/
4. Kent Boese (D)
He is a law librarian and chairman of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1A.
Website: http://www.boese2018.com/
Ward 5, City Council
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Kenyan McDuffie (D-incumbent)
He has held this office since 2012. He is Chair of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, and sits on the following committees: Transportation and the Environment, Finance and Revenue, Labor and Workforce Development. He is a lawyer who served as a trial lawyer in the civil rights division of the Department of Justice. He was also an assistant state's attorney in Prince George's County and once worked in Eleanor Holmes Norton's office on captiol Hill, where he drafted legislation.
Website: http://www.kenyanmcduffie.com/
2. Bradley Thomas (D)
He holds a law degree and is an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, currently Chair of ANC5E.
Website: https://www.bradleythomas4dc.com/
3. LaMonica Jeffrey (D)
She works in the behavioral health field.
Website: http://www.lamonicaislistening.com
4. Gayle Hall Carley (D)
She is a mental health outreach coordinator. She has served in the U.S. Army and as an ANC Commissioner.
Website: https://www.votegaylecarley.org/
5. Nestor Djonkam (D)
He is an engineer and this is his 3rd fun for DC Mayor. The last time he ran was in 2014 as an independent.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/nestorformayor/
Ward 6, City Council
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Lisa Hunter (D)
She has worked on Capitol Hill and for the Obama administration, where she worked on health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services. She also worked as a field organizer and did voter outreach for both of Barack Obama's presidential campaigns.
Website: https://www.lisahunterforward6.com/
2. Charles Allen (D-incumbent)
He was first elected to this office in 2014. He serves on the following committees: Education, Transportation and the Environment, Business and Economic Development, Judiciary and Public Safety. He was a graduate fellow with the federal Department of Health and Human Services. He also served as policy director for the DC Primary Care Association. Previous to being on the Council, he was Chief of Staff to then Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells.
Website: http://www.charlesallenward6.com/
Shadow Senator
Democratic
Vote 1
1. Andria Thomas (D)
She is a business strategist and Vice President of Operations and Strategic Initiatives at The Leadership Now Project.
Website: https://at4dc.com/
2. Michael D. Brown (D-incumbent)
He is the incumbent and has held this office since 2007. He holds degrees in public policy and political science and has decades of experience working on national issues and campaigns.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Senator.Michael.D.Brown/
*This is a non-paying position. The Shadow Senator cannot vote in the U.S. Senate and does not have an office in the U.S. Capitol or Senate office buildings. The position is to lobby for full representation in the U.S. Congress and DC statehood.
Initiative 77: Minimum Wage Amendment
Vote 1
Yes
No
VIDEO: Initiative 77
If passed, the measure will gradually raise the minimum wage for workers who rely on tips. Right now these workers make a base pay of $3.33 an hour and make up the difference through tips.
It would require business owners to pay servers and bartenders the city’s standard minimum wage.
The minimum wage in DC is currently set at $12.50 an hour. In 2020 the minimum wage will go up to $15 an hour in DC.
