The Washington Post endorsed Republican Dave Hedgepeth in his race for the Ward 3 City Council seat. Ward 3 sees a match between a Democratic incumbent, Mary M. Cheh, and a promising Republican, Dave Hedgepeth, but here we believe the newcomer is the wiser choice. Ms. Cheh has done some good work in her first...
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Chairman of the Council of DC, Vince Gray defeated incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty 53% to 46% in the DC Mayoral Democratic primary. Fenty, endorsed by the Washington Post, exceeded his polling numbers which put him behind his challenger by double digits. The race had bitter racial and socioeconomic tinges, with African-Americans heavily favoring Gray,...
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DC elected officials are getting paid big bucks. In fact, Mayor Adrian Fenty and Council Chairman Vincent Gray get paid more than 49/50 state governors. Wow. What a cushy job! The Council doesn’t even have any real authority, since DC laws are subject to congressional approval anyway.
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