Points Breakdown for GLAA 2008 Primary Candidate Ratings
Note: Ratings marked with an asterisk (*) indicate a candidate who did not return a questionnaireand was therefore rated solely on his or her known record on GLAA's issues.
Candidate Ratings as of August 17, 2008
(We reserve the right to re-rate candidates based on additional information
received during the campaign.)
| Candidate | Yes/No (+/- 2) |
Substance (+/- 4) |
Record (+/- 3) |
Championship (+/- 1) |
Total (+/- 10) |
| AT-LARGE COUNCIL | |||||
| Carol Schwartz (R-Incumbent) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Kwame Brown (D-Incumbent) | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| David Schwartzman (SG) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Patrick Mara (R) | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| WARD 2 COUNCIL | |||||
| Jack Evans (D-Incumbent) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Cary Silverman (D) | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Christina Erland Culver (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| WARD 4 COUNCIL | |||||
| Muriel Bowser (D-Incumbent) | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Baruti Jahi (D) | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Paul E. Montague (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| Malik F. Mendenhall-Johnson (D) | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 * |
| WARD 7 COUNCIL | |||||
| Yvette M. Alexander (D-Incumbent) | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Robin Hammond Marlin (D) | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| John Campbell (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| Villareal "VJ" Johnson (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| WARD 8 COUNCIL | |||||
| Marion Barry (D-Incumbent) | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Charles Wilson (D) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 * |
| Ahmad Braxton-Jones (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| Howard Brown (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
| Sandra Seegars (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
Key to 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 |