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Ward 2 Election Reaches Heated Climax Before Election Day

By Christine Copeland November 2, 2020

On the eve of Election Day, candidates for the Ward 2 seat on the Council of the District of Columbia are finishing up their campaigns and hoping for the best Nov. 3. Current Democratic Councilmember...

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The D.C. Council passed legislation Tuesday that allows restaurant owners to choose whether to allow dogs outdoors.

DC Councilmembers at Large Debate Virtually, Emphasize Racial Equity and Pandemic Relief

By Laetitia Haddad October 9, 2020

Washington, D.C. residents can cast a vote for candidates for two vacant Councilmember At Large seats Nov. 3, as the city prepares safe alternatives to in-person voting.  This year, 23 at-large...

COURTESY RANDY DOWNS FOR WARD 2 |

Dupont Circle ANC Member Mounts Independent Challenge for Ward 2 Council Seat

By Clara Grudberg August 13, 2020

Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Randy Downs (I) has qualified to run for the Ward 2 seat on the District of Columbia Council, challenging sitting Councilmember Brooke Pinto (D) (LAW ’17)...

After Clinching Democratic Nomination for Ward 2 Councilmember, Hoya Graduate Aims To Make History

After Clinching Democratic Nomination for Ward 2 Councilmember, Hoya Graduate Aims To Make History

By Clara Grudberg June 13, 2020

Brooke Pinto (LAW ’17) beat out a crowded field for the Democratic nomination to represent Ward 2 on the Council of the District of Columbia, following a campaign season complicated by the COVID-19...

Georgetown Law Graduate Enters Local Ward 2 DC Council Race

Georgetown Law Graduate Enters Local Ward 2 DC Council Race

By Hansen Lian February 21, 2020

Brooke Pinto (LAW ’17) joined the race for a competitive Washington, D.C. Council seat last Thursday, becoming the eighth candidate to enter the upcoming Democratic primary and special election.  The...

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DC Councilmember Jack Evans to Resign

By Clara Grudberg January 10, 2020

Washington, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) announced in a Jan. 7 letter that he will officially resign from the council later this month following accusations of ethical misconduct.  Evans’...

DC Council Votes To Oust Evans

DC Council Votes To Oust Evans

By Moira Ritter December 6, 2019

The D.C. Council unanimously voted to expel Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) on Dec. 3 because of ethics violations, marking the first time the council has ever decided to remove a councilmember.   The...

DC Councilmembers Continue Call for Jack Evans' Resignation

DC Councilmembers Continue Call for Jack Evans’ Resignation

By Clara Grudberg November 15, 2019

Nine members of the Council of the District of Columbia are calling for the resignation of Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), after the release of a report Nov. 4 detailing 11 ethics violations by the...

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GUSA Senate Backs Resolution Supporting Sex Work Decriminalization

By Harrison McBride November 8, 2019

After a more than 14-hour Washington, D.C. Council hearing on a bill that would take steps to decriminalize some sex work in D.C., the Georgetown University Student Association Senate voted in favor of...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT COUNCIL / FACEBOOK | The GUSA Senate passed a resolution urging Georgetown's administration to rename the mid-semester holiday to Indigenous People's Day, a move that drew support from student groups like the Native American Student Council and the Georgetown Native American Law Students Association.

GUSA Senate Urges University to Recognize Indigenous People’s Day

By Harrison McBride October 18, 2019

The Georgetown University Student Association senate passed a resolution calling for the university to formally recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of the current mid-semester holiday at their...

@JANEESE4DC/TWITTER | Janeese Lewis George of Ward 4 is among six candidates for D.C. council who have pledged not to accept campaign donations from local oil and gas company, Pepco.

Ward 2 Candidates Sign The ‘No Pepco Pledge’

By Madiha Sohani October 11, 2019

Six candidates for Washington, D.C. Council, including three from Ward 2, have signed the “No Pepco Pledge,” agreeing to not accept campaign contributions from Pepco, Washington Gas and fossil fuel...

Neighborhood Commissioner Looks to Unseat DC Councilmember Evans

By Afua Nyantakyi April 11, 2019

Patrick Kennedy, former campaign co-chair to Washington, D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), announced April 8 that he will be opposing Evans in the 2020 D.C. Council elections following recent ethical...

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