Ratings Announced for DC Primary Candidates

The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC announces the following ratings for candidates in the primary election for Mayor and DC Council on September 15, 1998. 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 that the candidate did not return a questionnaire and was therefore rated solely on his or her known record on GLAA's issues.

Mayor

Candidate	Party	Rating
Jack Evans	Democrat	9 ½
Carol Schwartz	Republican	9 ½
Anthony Williams	Democrat	8
Kevin Chavous	Democrat	4
Harold Brazil	Democrat	3 ½
Jeffrey Gildenhorn	Democrat	1 *
John Gloster	Statehood	1 *

Ward 1 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Jim Graham	Democrat	10
Todd Mosley	Democrat	6 ½
Frank Smith (Incumbent)	Democrat	4 ½
Baruti Jahi	Democrat	2

Ward 3 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Kathy Patterson (Incumbent)	Democrat	6
Jim Montgomery	Democrat	2 ½

Ward 5 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Ian Alexander	Republican	3 ½
Harry Thomas (Incumbent)	Democrat	1 ½ *

Ward 6 DC Councilmember

Candidate	Party	Rating
Sharon Ambrose (Incumbent)	Democrat	8 ½
Benjamin Bonham	Democrat	1 ½
George Stallings	Democrat	1 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
Mark Thompson	Umoja	6 ½
Hilda Mason (Incumbent)	Statehood	5
Sabrina Sojourner	Democrat	4
Bill Rice	Democrat	3 ½
Charles Gaither	Democrat	2 ½
Linda Moody	Democrat	1 *

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