Washington, DC 2010 Elections:

This Summer, Sum of Change will be bringing you extensive coverage of D.C. local elections. We are constantly working to build a comprehensive mix of candidate bios and election news. To find all our current DC Democratic Primary candidate bios, please visit our 2010 DC Primary Page. For all candidates, view our 2010 DC General Elections Page.

Democratic Primary, Election day: September 14th 2010

U.S. Congressional Delegate

• Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (incumbent)
Norton is the longstanding incumbent for the position of D.C. Representative. For several decades, she has focused her political drive toward securing full representational rights for the District of Columbia in Congress... read more

• Doug Sloan
Sloan is the current Democratic challenger for the U.S. Congressional Representative seat for the District of Columbia. A native Washingtonian. He owns a public affairs consulting firm, Sloan Consulting, LLC... read more

Mayor

• Mayor Adrian Fenty (incumbent)
Adrian M. Fenty was elected the fifth Mayor of the District of Columbia in November 2006... read more

• Council Chairman Vincent Gray
Mr Gray was first elected as the Council Chairman in 2006 running on a campaign message of "One City"... read more

• Leo Alexander
Leo Alexander chaired the public relations committee for the DC Federation of Civic Associations. Since 2005, he has served as an executive board member of the Development Corporation of Columbia Heights (DCCH)... read more

• Sulaimon Brown
Sulaimon Brown was born in Charleston, SC to parents Melvin Brown and Alverda Brown. Sulaimon’s father served in the United States military as an Army Ranger and is a veteran of the Korean War... read more

• Carlos Allen
Throughout his career Carlos has owned and operated several companies, including credit - financial consulting, mortgage lending, real estate investing, and a philanthropic internet magazine... read more

• Ernest E. Jonson
Johnson is a native of Washington and an alumnus of Cardozo High School and American University. Skilled in community organizing... read more

• Dennis Sobin
Long-time political activist, foundation director and justice advocate. Sobin is founder and director of the Safe Streets Arts Foundation that operates the Prison Art Gallery in Washington, DC... read more

Council Chair

• Councilmember At Large Kwame Brown
Kwame Brown was first elected to the City Counsel in 2004. He currently chairs the Committee on Economic Development... read more

• Vincent Orange
Former Councilmember and current VP of Pepco, Vincent Orange is attempting to get back into politics... read more

Councilmember At-Large

• Councilmember At Large Phil Mendelson (incumbent)
Phil Mendelson was first elected to the City Council in November 1998. He is the Chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary... read more

• Clark Ray
Clark Ray has served as Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation for DC, the Director of External Affairs for DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, a Neighborhood Services Officer, and in several offices in the Clinton/Gore administration... read more

Ward 1

• Councilman Jim Graham (incumbent)
Jim Graham was first elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2002... In his first term on the Council, Mr. Graham chaired hearings and an investigation that uncovered major fraud and theft at the Office of Property Management... read more

• Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith is a a D.C. native and long time resident of Ward 1, was an elected School Board Member and in 2007 became the Executive Director of DC VOICE... read more

• Bryan Weaver
Bryan Weaver is a long-time community activist, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) serving in his fourth-term, and a communications professional... read more

Ward 5

• Councilman Harry Tomas, Jr. (incumbent)
Councilman Tomas was first elected in 2006 and is Chair of the D.C. City Council’s Committee on Libraries, Parks, and Recreation... read more

• Kenyan McDuffie
Kenyan McDuffie worked as a trial attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice... read more

• Tracy D. Turner (Democrat)
Tracey D. Turner earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Southern University. He has over a decade of experience as an IT professional in project and fiscal management... read more

Ward 6

• Tommy Wells (incumbent)
Tommy began his Washington, DC, career in 1985 as a social worker in the District’s child protective services agency...read more

• Kelvin Robinson
Kelvin Robinson has held various senior-level positions within state and local government in Florida... read more

Shadow Representative

• Shadow Representative Mike Panetta (incumbent)
Mike Panetta has been the District of Columbia shadow representative since 2007. He started the District of Columbia Olympic Committee... read more

• Nate Bennett-Fleming
Mr Bennet-Fleming was a staff assistant and intern in Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's office and has worked on numerous campaings... read more

• Jon Kuhl
Mr Kuhl works as the Speaker and Congressional Affairs Manager at the Congressional Youth Leadership Council... read more

Last updated by Will Urquhart on August 18th 2010