Looks like the Ward 4 council spot is popular: 17 people have picked up nominating petitions for the position, vacated by incoming mayor Muriel Bowser. Candidates only need 500 signatures of people in their ward to make the ballot before January 28, so it may be a very crowded field.
Here’s the full list. To be honest, I’m not familiar with most of those names, aside from Pedro Rubio, who finished fourth in the At-Large council race this past election. Renee L. Bowser isn’t related to Muriel Bowser. Brandon Todd apparently was a Bowser (Muriel) staffer (which if you saw my previous posts on the mayoral race, isn’t necessarily a good thing.)
Acqunetta Anderson
Leon T. Andrews, Jr.
Ron Austin
Gwenellen Corley-Bowman
Renée L. Bowser
Chrysanthe A. Courniotes
Judi Jones
Lydia I. Little
Bruce Morrison
Edwin W. Powell
Pedro Rubio, Jr.
Glova Scott
Douglass Sloan
Vannie Taylor, III
Bobvala Tengen
Brandon Todd
Robert J. Whitaker, Sr.
The election will be April 28.
