(Washington Post) — The incoming D.C. Council chairman, Kwame R. Brown, shook up the council’s committee system Wednesday, assigning an embattled council member to oversee economic development while restoring some of Marion Barry’s legislative clout. Brown, who will take over from Mayor-elect Vincent C. Gray on Jan. 2, made the moves after six weeks of […]
(Washington Informer) — The District of Columbia’s official Democratic organization will select the successor to finish the term of D.C. Council member Kwame Brown. Eight individuals will make their case before the D.C. Democratic State Committee on Thu., Jan. 6, to replace Brown who has served as an at-large D.C. Council member since 2005. Brown, 40, […]
(Washington Post) — D.C. Council member Kwame R. Brown (D-At Large) won the Democratic primary race for chairman on Tuesday, making him a virtual lock to become the city’s second-highest elected official. He defeated former council member Vincent Orange. Brown got 55 percent of the vote, while Orange received 39 percent, according to unofficial results […]
(Afro) — At-large Councilman Kwame Brown, who is in a heated contest for the D.C. Council chairmanship with former Ward 5 representative Vincent Orange, has won yet another straw poll. Having already succeeded in polls for wards 3, 4 and 7, Brown, in this latest vote that was sponsored by residents of Ward 8, proved […]
(Washington Business Journal) — R. Donahue Peebles may not be a candidate for a mayor, yet or ever, but he’s at least playing a financial role in the race for D.C. Council chairman. Peebles, native Washingtonian and owner of The Peebles Corp., contributed $3,500 through three of his development arms to the coffers of At-large Councilman […]
(Washington Informer) — The battle for chairmanship of the D.C. City Council will take place between two formidable opponents — men who share the same overall vision for the District but differ greatly in terms of methods and tactics. D.C. Council member Kwame Brown (D-At-Large) and former D.C. Council member Vincent Orange seek the powerful […]
(Washington Post) — The race for the D.C. Council’s top job is taking shape, with former member Vincent Orange set to announce his Democratic primary challenge to at-large member Kwame R. Brown on Wednesday. Orange and Brown will compete to replace D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D), who is taking on Mayor Adrian M. […]
(WTOP) — D.C. Councilmember Kwame Brown tells WTOP that he has officially filed his paperwork to run for D.C. Council Chair. Brown first informed WTOP of his intentions in late March. Brown filed the necessary paperwork with the D.C. Office of Campaign Finance late Wednesday. Read More…