GLAA School Board Ratings

DC School Board Candidate Ratings Announced

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC announces the following ratings for candidates for the DC Board of Education in the general election on November 5, 1996. This is a non-partisan election. Candidates are rated on a scale of -10 to +10, based on their answers to GLAA's DC Board of Education 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

At-Large
(Vote for Two)

Lea Adams	6 ½
Larry Gray	6 ½
Wanda Oates	6
Tonya Vidal Kinlow	5
Romaine Bell Thomas	4
Jesse Battle	3 ½
Dan Harrison	3 ½
Antonio White	1 ½
Joseph Webb	1 ½
Sunday Abraham	-4 ½

Ward 1

Wilma Harvey	6
Lenwood Johnson	2

Ward 3

Howard Grimmett	4
David Yassky	3
Don Reeves	- ½ *

Ward 5

Angie King Corley	3
Ed Wolterbeek	3
Janice Denise Smith Autrey	-1

Ward 6

Deborah Scott	5
Wayne Curtin	4
Bernard Gray	3

Note: Candidates not listed did not return the GLAA questionnaire and have no known record on gay and lesbian issues; all such candidates receive a rating of 0.