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Kampia | Manuel | Norton | Wolterbeek
Residence: Adams-Morgan. Education: BA in engineering science (an honors major), minor in English, Pennsylvania State University. Occupation: Founder and executive director, Marijuana Policy Project, a national organization that works to end the war on marijuana users Elected offices/related activities: President, student body of Pennsylvania State University in 1992-93; valedictorian of high school class of 1986, with 330 graduating seniors; imprisoned for three months for personal cultivation of marijuana in 1989; lobbied and testified before five state legislatures, including Maryland, to end the war on marijuana-using patients; spearheaded campaign to enact Hawaii's medical marijuana law, which took effect in June 2000. Family: No spouse or children; three sisters, two brothers. Why should the voters elect you? "As the leader of the Marijuana Policy Project since 1995, I have shown I am not afraid of being controversial or standing up for my beliefs. I respectfully request that D.C. residents vote for me because I believe in ‘no taxation without representation.' I will introduce legislation in Congress that will repeal all federal taxes for D.C. residents until we are given a say in determining the taxes that are imposed on us—through obtaining one voting House member and two voting senators. I will introduce legislation to end the war on all nonviolent drug users." What do you think is the District's biggest problem? "Half of black males ages 18 to 35 are in prison, on parole, or on probation—because the drug war unfairly targets people of color." Web site: www.kampia.org E-mail address: rob@kampia.org
Sam Manuel (Socialist Worker's Party)
Residence: Brightwood. Education: Georgia State University. Occupation: Freight railroad, conductor, CSX Elected offices/related activities: Activist in protest activities in opposition to planned closing of D.C. General Hospital; worked with black farmers to protest discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; activist in building recent Aug. 26 national protest against police brutality; marched in support of recent telephone workers strike and union organizing struggles by janitors at Catholic University; activist in support of statehood for D.C. Family: None listed. Why should the voters elect you? "The crisis faced by working people—from unemployment and police brutality to social service cuts and union busting is systemic. It has its roots in the worldwide crisis of capitalism. The twin parties of the wealthy, the Democratic and Republican politicians, are defenders of that system. My campaign seeks to unite working people in independent working class political action for a government of workers and farmers—where human solidarity and social progress are primary and where the needs or working people come first." What is the District's most urgent problem? "Working people need to break with all the capitalist parties, and chart a course of independent political action to run society in our interests." E-mail address: 75407.3345@compuserve.com
Residence: Capitol Hill. Education: Dunbar High School; BA Antioch; MA Yale; JD (LLB) Yale. Occupation: Congresswoman, House of Representatives Elected offices/related activities: Member of congress, 1991 to present; tenured professor of law, Georgetown University, 1982 to present (now part-time); chair, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1977-1980. Family: Three grown children. Why should the voters elect you? "Historic legislation I achieved this session—Southeast Federal Center Development Act, allowing 55 prime acres to generate revenue for D.C.; low in-state tuition for residents; new annual funding for UDC; return of powers to mayor and D.C. Council; federal funds for D.C. General and other hospitals; and receivership accountability legislation—best predict what I will do if elected: Commuter Tax Credit to generate commuter revenue for D.C.; return of D.C.'s House floor vote; down payment for statehood through autonomy over D.C. budget and laws, eliminating congressional interference; making $5,000 Homebuy Tax Credit permanent; and help for D.C. General." What is the District's most urgent problem? "Increasing residents and businesses to eliminate predicted revenue shortfalls; rapid improvement in schools/services; preventing D.C. General/healthcare crisis; achieving democracy and representation." Web site: www.norton2000.org Edward Henry Wolterbeek (R) Did not provide information
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