Archive: D.C. Democrats & Republicans
District Democratic whistleblowers seek federal probe of party spending
Two whistleblowers in the ongoing investigation into how the D.C. Democratic State Committee raised and spent money for last year's Democratic National Convention are rebuffing requests from party leaders to handle the matter internally. On Thursday -- the same day the Washington Post wrote a story about Councilman Vincent C....
By Christopher Dean Hopkins | November 19, 2009; 01:27 PM ET | Comments (1)
Local politicos react to Tuesday's election
Political activists in the District are responding to Tuesday's elections that saw the GOP win the governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, while voters in Maine supported a referendum to repeal that state's gay marriage law. Robert Kabel, chairman of the D.C. Republican Committee, said Governors-Elect Robert F. McDonnell of...
By Gene Fynes | November 4, 2009; 11:38 AM ET | Comments (1)
Two Graham Staffers Receive Grand Jury Subpoenas
Two staffers for D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) have been subpoenaed to appear next week before a federal grand jury investigating the city's taxicab industry. David Vacca and Steve Hernandez, both of whom work for the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, are scheduled to appear before...
By Gene Fynes | September 29, 2009; 02:59 PM ET | Comments (12)
Tipping the Scales in D.C. Council Race
Former recreation director Clark E. Ray is calling in a big favor from his past in his race to unseat D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (D-At Large). Tipper Gore, his former boss, will attend his first fundraiser Oct. 13, his camp announced. Ray, who began his campaign for the council...
By Gene Fynes | September 8, 2009; 11:24 AM ET | Comments (3)
Local GOP Wants to Hear From You
The District of Columbia's Republican Committee is looking for public input for its party platform. No jokes please about the relatively small numbers of GOP members in the District. They are drafting the party platform and want to know what you think. Residents can testify today and tomorrow, May 19...
By Marcia Davis | May 19, 2008; 06:55 AM ET | Comments (30)
Clinton and Obama on D.C. Gun Ban
If you watched the Democratic Party debate between presidential candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama last night in Philadelphia, then you probably heard their responses to a question about gun control and specifically about the District of Columbia's case defending its handgun ban now being considered by the U.S....
By Marcia Davis | April 17, 2008; 11:54 AM ET | Comments (0)
Political Parties Looking for "State" Delegates
Local Dems and GOP'ers are getting ready for the big quadrennial events: the Democratic National Convention in August in Denver and the Republican National Convention in September in St. Paul, Minn. The D.C. Democratic Party is seeking residents to serve as delegates to the District version of a State Convention....
By Sylvia Moreno | March 29, 2008; 08:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
