Points breakdown for GLAA 2012 general/special election 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 October 10, 2012
(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) |
COUNCIL CHAIR (SPECIAL) | |||||
Phil Mendelson (D-Incumbent) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Calvin H. Gurley (D) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AT-LARGE COUNCIL | |||||
David Grosso (I) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Michael A. Brown (I-Incumbent) | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 |
A.J. Cooper (I) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Leon J. Swain, Jr. (I) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Vincent Orange (D-Incumbent) | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.5 |
Ann C. Wilcox (SG) | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 * |
Mary Brooks Beatty (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
WARD 2 COUNCIL | |||||
Jack Evans (D-Incumbent) | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 8.5 |
WARD 4 COUNCIL | |||||
Muriel Bowser (D-Incumbent) | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6.5 |
WARD 7 COUNCIL | |||||
Ron Moten (R) | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 * |
Yvette Alexander (D-Incumbent) | 0.5 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -1 | -3.5 |
WARD 8 COUNCIL | |||||
Jauhar Abraham (I) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 * |
Marion Barry (D-Incumbent) | 0 | 0 | -2.5 | -1 | -3.5 * |
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 |