GLAA Candidate Ratings

DC Council Ratings Announced

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC announces the following ratings for DC Council Candidates in the general election on November 5, 1996. Candidates are rated on a scale of -10 to +10, based on their answers to GLAA's DC Council Questionnaire and their record on behalf of the gay and lesbian community. Note: an asterisk (*) indicates that the candidate failed to return a questionnaire; in this case the rating is based solely upon the candidate's known record.

Breakdown of available ratings points

Questionnaire: yes/no+/- 2 points
Questionnaire: substantive grasp of issues+/- 4 points
Record+/- 3 points
Championship: taking the lead on an issue
of concern to gay men and lesbians		+/- 1 point
Total available:+/- 10 points

To see the full text of a candidate's questionnaire responses, click on his or her name below. All questionnaire responses are now online for DC Council candidates on the November 5 ballot who returned their questionnaires. [Key: D=Democrat, I=Independent, R=Republican, S=Statehood, U=Umoja]

At-Large
(Vote for Two)

Carol Schwartz (R)9
Sam Jordan (S)5 ½
Harold Brazil (D)5
James Baxter (I)4 ½
Valencia Mohammed (I)4
Mark Thompson (U)1 *
Robert Hamilton (I)-1 *


Ward 2

Jack Evans (D)9 ½
Roger Moffatt (R)7 ½


Ward 4

Charlene Drew Jarvis (D)7


Ward 7

Kevin Chavous (D)0 *


Ward 8

Sandy Allen (D)5 ½
Cardell Shelton (R)1 *
Rahim Jenkins (U)- ½ *