Points Breakdown for GLAA 2010 General Election Ratings

Points Breakdown for GLAA 2010 General Election Ratings

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.

Candidate Ratings as of October 21, 2010
(We reserve the right to re-rate candidates based on additional information received during the campaign.)

(Possible range: +/- 10 points total)
Candidate Yes/No
(+/- 2)
Substance
(+/- 4)
Record
(+/- 3)
Championship
(+/- 1)
Total
(+/- 10)
MAYOR
Vincent C. Gray (D) 2 3.5 2.5 0.5 8.5
Carlos Allen (I) 0 0 0 0 0*
Faith (SG) 0 0 0 0 0*
Omari Musa (SW) 0 0 0 0 0*
COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
Kwame R. Brown (D) 2 1 2.5 0 5.5
Ann C. Wilcox (SG) 0 0 0 0 0*
AT-LARGE COUNCIL (Vote for Two)
David Catania (I-Incumbent) 2 4 3 1 10
Phil Mendelson (D-Incumbent) 2 4 3 1 10
David Schwartzman (SG) 2 2 2 0 6
Richard Urban (I) 0 0 -3 -0.5 -3.5*
WARD 1 COUNCIL
Jim Graham (D-Incumbent) 2 4 3 1 10
Nancy Shia (SG) 2 3.5 2 0 7.5
Marc Morgan (R) 2 2.5 2 0 6.5
WARD 3 COUNCIL
Mary Cheh (D-Incumbent) 2 3 3 0.5 8.5
Dave Hedgepeth (R) 0 0 0 0 0*
WARD 5 COUNCIL
Harry Thomas Jr. (D-Incumbent) 1.5 2.5 2 0 6
Kathy Henderson (I) 1 1 0 0 2
Timothy Day (R) 1 0.5 0 0 1.5
WARD 6 COUNCIL
Tommy Wells (D-Incumbent) 2 3.5 3 0 8.5
Jim DeMartino (R) 0 0 -0.5 0 -0.5*

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

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