DC Dem Profiles: Ward 6

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Tommy Wells

From Tommy Wells' official campaign bio:

For over 20 years, Tommy Wells has worked to improve our city services and quality of life. In his professional, civic, and political roles, he has demonstrated the leadership to bring people together and the commitment to forge a shared vision of our community – and he has the experience to bring that vision to life. Tommy began his Washington, DC, career in 1985 as a social worker in the District’s child protective services agency, working in neighborhoods throughout our city to ensure the safety of our most vulnerable children. After six years with the agency, Tommy became the director of the DC Consortium for Child Welfare, an organization of 20 nonprofit agencies that serve our city’s children and families, until his election to the Council of the District of Columbia in 2006.

Tommy is the Chair of the Committee on Human Services and currently sits on the Committee on Public Works & Transportation, the Committee on Government Operations & the Environment, and the Committee on Health. Tommy is also Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Human Services Planning Committee, Chair of the DC Safe Routes to School State Network, and Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee.

Kelvin Robinson

Kelvin Robinson was previously running for Council At Large.

From Kelvin Robinson's official online bio:

From Kelvin Robinson's official online bio:

As a life-long public servant and private businessman, I have been dedicated to serving our community by ensuring that issues that impact our quality of life (education, job creation, public safety, and responsible government) are swiftly and sensibly attended to by the relevant agencies of our government...

I have had the honor to serve as Chief of Staff to D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, and I am proud of the work that we did together to bring about the renaissance that we are currently enjoying in our city. Whether securing record level federal funding for District projects, bringing District residents together in city-wide and neighborhood summits, working to advance the District’s quest for full voting rights, budget and legislative authority, to ensuring that city services were responsive to our residents by instituting the City-Wide Call Center, initiating efforts to reduce crime and vacant properties, and overseeing the clean city project that coordinated street cleaning, trash pick-up, road and alleyway improvements, our efforts were directed at changing and maintaining the quality of life for those who call the District home.