Points breakdown for GLAA 2012 general/special election ratings

Points breakdown for GLAA 2012 general/special 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 10, 2012
(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)
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

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