Ward 6 DC Council Ratings Announced

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC announces the following ratings for Ward 6 DC Council Candidates in the special election on April 29, 1997. 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 that GLAA received from candidates in the Ward 6 Special Election are now online. [Key: AC = AIDS Cure, D = Democrat, R = Republican, S = Statehood, U = Umoja]

Ward 6 Councilmember
(Vote for One)

Steve Michael (AC)	10
John Capozzi (D)	7 ½
Howard Croft (D)	7 ½
Sharon Ambrose (D)	6 ½
Rob Robinson (D)	6
Sandy McCall (D)	4 ½
Tom Hamilton (D)	3 ½
George Stallings, Jr. (U)	3
Bernard A. Gray, Sr. (D)	2 ½
Patrick Merkle (R)	1
Charles W. Day (D)	0 *
Anthony Graham, Sr. (D)	0 *