Donna Edwards
Office Sought: U.S. House, Maryland District 4
Age: 48
Residence: Fort Washington.
Education: BA, English, Wake Forest University; JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Occupation: Executive director, Arca Foundation.
Web site: www.donnaedwardsforcongress.com
E-mail address: donna@donnaedwardsforcongress.com
Elected offices/civic activities:
Founder, past president and past executive director, National Network to End Domestic Violence; founder, Campaign to Reinvest in the Heart of Oxon Hill; co-chairman, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation; board member, National Governing Board, Common Cause (on leave), League of Conservation Voters (on leave), League of Conservation Voters of Maryland (on leave).
Why should voters elect you?
"I bring a new vision of leadership. I will listen, and I will lead with boldness, clarity and integrity."
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
"We face the challenges of national policies that negatively impact Maryland's 4th District. The misguided and failed war in Iraq has left us isolated in the world and with shrinking federal resources to fully meet our needs for education, crime prevention, health care, transportation and expanding economic opportunities for all our residents. Our energy policy has resulted in record billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil companies while we pay record prices at the pumps without any clear strategy for alternative and renewable energy. Ordinary working families in the 4th District are looking for leadership."
-- The Washington Post
