Although I rarely write diaries here, I read this blog every day and love how passionate and knowledgeable each one of you are about elections.
So, I am writing to tell you that I am currently managing a race in DC for 2 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) seats in Ward 3 – SMD 3D02 and 3D07. 3D07 encompasses the south side of American University for the most part and 3D02 encompasses the north side of campus as well as the Spring Valley neighborhood.
If you are interested in learning more (any AU alumni or residents of NW DC here?), please visit our website: www.avoice4u.org and consider donating $5 or even voting if you live in one of the districts.
I know that most people are concerned with who keeps Congress and what these elections mean nationally, but the ANC has a say on many things that directly impact AU students so it is time for them to have a say in what their government does.
Thank you!
P.S. You can also see that Greater Greater Washington endorsed our candidates: http://greatergreaterwashingto…
I grew up in Northwest and graduated from AU last year. I’d promise to vote for either of your candidates, but alas I do not live in Spring Valley. Best of luck with the campaigns anyway.
Also — do I recall correctly reading about one of these races in a recent issue of The Eagle?
here in New York? They deal with things like zoning?
I remember going to so many meetings of the ANC 2E as a young college reporter. All the yelling about fire hydrants, resolutions to condemn pizza places, and heated debates about bus routes…I learned so much about best and worst of local government from those meetings.
Good luck on the campaign trail! It’d be great if DC college students realized just how relevant local government is to their lives.