DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Primary Filing Deadline: July 18, 2008
Primary: September 9, 2008

This page was last updated on July 23, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. MAYOR:
Adrian Fenty (D)*

Next Mayoral & Council Chair Elections in 2010.

D.C. CITY COUNCIL CHAIR:
Vincent Gray (D)* - (Campaign Site)

DC City Council Home Page

D.C. CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (2 Seats - 2008):
(Note: Each party nominates one candidate apiece; In the General Election, the top two vote-getters win.)
Kwame Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Carol Schwartz (R)*
Patrick Mara (R) - Lobbyist, Ex-Congressional Aide & GOP Activist
Crystal Kim (Socialism & Libertation) - Law School Student & Health Care Worker
Sam Manuel (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
David Schwartzman (Statehood-Green)

David Catania (Independent)* - (Campaign Site) - Term Expires in 2010.
Phil Mendelson (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Term Expires in 2010.

CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE:

At Large:
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dick Heller (Libertarian) - Security Guard & Gun Rights Activist
Seth Dellinger (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate
Maude Louise Hills (Statehood-Green)

D.C. POLITICAL PARTIES:

Communist Party of D.C.
D.C. Democratic Party
Libertarian Party of D.C.
D.C. Republican Party
D.C. Statehood-Green Party

D.C. ELECTION OFFICE:

D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics

D.C. NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
AU Eagle
CUA Tower
Common Denominator
District Chronicles
Georgetown Hoya
Georgetowner
GW Hatchet
The Hill
Hill Rag
Howard Hilltop
InTowner
Legal Times
Metro Weekly (Gay)
Washington Afro American
Washington Blade (Gay)
Washington Business Journal
Washington City Paper
Washington Examiner
Washington Post
Washington Times

BROADCAST MEDIA:
WJLA TV-7 (ABC)
WRC TV-4 (NBC)
WTOP Radio AM 1500
WTTG TV-5 (FOX)
WUSA TV-9 (CBS)

POLITICAL BLOGS:
AU Daily Jolt
Axel's DC
City Desk
DC Appleseed Blog
DC Bloggers
DC Blogs
DC Drinking Liberally
DC Education Blog
DC Indy Media
DCist
DC Metro Action
DC Metro Blog Map
DC Watch
Metroblogging DC
The DC

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