GLAA Ratings for General Election Candidates

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC reiterates below its ratings for candidates who were nominated for Mayor and DC Council in their party primaries on September 15, 1998, and direct-access candidates (such as Independents and Green Party candidates). Candidates are rated on a scale of -10 to +10, based on their answers to GLAA's questionnaire and their record on behalf of the gay and lesbian community.

Issues raised by GLAA in this election include:

• Pushing the Council to exercise more vigorous oversight of the government, including AIDS services.
• Establishing and funding an effective and independent system of civilian review of complaints about police misconduct.
• Securing equal rights for gay and lesbian families.
• Fighting regulatory abuses against gay businesses.
• Defending the medical use of marijuana and DC's needle exchange program.

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.

Note: Ratings marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a candidate who did not return a questionnaire and was therefore rated solely on his or her known record on GLAA's issues.

Mayor

Candidate	Party	Rating
Carol Schwartz	Republican	9 ½
Anthony Williams	Democrat	8
John Gloster	Statehood	1 *
Brian Moore	Independent	½

DC Council Chair

Candidate	Party	Rating
Linda Cropp (Incumbent)	Democrat	7

At-Large DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
David Catania (Incumbent)	Republican	10
Phil Mendelson	Democrat	6 ½
Hilda Mason (Incumbent)	Statehood	5
Mark Thompson	Umoja	5
Sandra Seegars	Independent	4
Malik Shabazz	Independent	-9 ½ *

Ward 1 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Jim Graham	Democrat	10
Scott McLarty	Green	8 ½

Ward 3 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Kathy Patterson (Incumbent)	Democrat	6

Ward 5 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Ian Alexander	Republican	3 ½
Vincent Orange	Democrat	0 *

Ward 6 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Sharon Ambrose (Incumbent)	Democrat	8 ½

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