Aspiring ANC Candidates Start the Process

On 15 July, the DC Board of Election and Ethics (DCBOEE) released a list of people who had picked up (and, in a few cases, had already returned) nomination papers for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC). Below is information from the document about races in the ANCs I usually report on, occasionally supplemented by announcements, online information, and/or gossip I have heard at meetings.

Don't know your ANC district? There are two search tools: one by the DC government, the other by Code for DC.

According to tweets on July 21 by ANC2B Commissioner Stephanie Maltz, 240 candidates city-wide have picked up petitions. Of these, 121 are incumbents, 119 not. More than one-third of all ANC districts (109) have no candidates yet.

ANC 1B/U Street

Sitting commissioners who have picked up nominating papers for re-election: Deborah Thomas (district 04), Juan Lopez (07), Mark Ranslem (08), ANC1B Chair James Turner (09), Allyson Carpenter (10).

Sitting commissioners who have announced at public meetings they will not run for re-election: Ricardo Reinoso (05), Zahra Jilani (12).

At an ANC1B committee meeting, someone said that Commissioner E. Gail Anderson Holness (11) would not run for re-election.

Commissioner Marc Morgan (01) is seeking an At-Large seat on the DC City Council. I don't know if he is allowed to run for re-election at the same time. I suspect not. 

Non-commissioners who have picked up nominating petition for ANC1B seats, by district:

• 01: Brian Footer
• 03: Patrick Nelson
• 07: Jessica Laura Smith
• 11: Amanda Bonam, Robb Hudson
• 12: Matt Abbruzzese, John C. Green

ANC 2B/Dupont Circle

Sitting commissioners who have picked up nominating papers for re-election: Stephanie Maltz (03), Abigail Nichols (05), Mike Silverstein (06), Leo Dwyer (07), and Noah Smith (09).

It took Nichols two days to collect sufficient signatures and file them. The DCBOEE clerk told Nichols she was the first filer, Nichols said in an email.

Commissioner Kishan Putta (04) is running for an At-Large seat on the DC City Council. He announced at an ANC2B monthly meeting he is not running for re-election to the ANC.

Non-commissioners who have picked up nominating petition for ANC2B seats, by district:

• 02: Daniel Warwick
• 04: Michael Upright
• 05: Jonathan Jagoda
• 07: Holly L. Biglow, Justin Underhill (see note below)
• 08: Allison Fitzsimmons

Note: "Justin Underhill" may be a misprint in the original document. A woman named "Justine Underhill" is active in a group in the district called "Neighbors of St. Thomas Church DC", which opposed the development of a multi-story residential unit and an expanded church.

ANC 2F/Logan Circle

Sitting commissioner who has picked up nominating papers for re-election: John Fanning (04).

Commission Walt Cain (02) announced at the last ANC2F meeting that he would not be running for re-election, according to a summary of the meeting on the ANC's web site.

Non-commissioners who have picked up nominating petition for ANC2f seats, by district:

• 01: Michael Forster, Katherine Gordon
• 06: Danielle W. Pierce

ANC 6E/Shaw

Sitting commissioners who have picked up nominating papers for re-election: ANC6E Chair Alexander Padro (01), Rachelle Nigro (04), Marge Maceda (05).

Non-commissioners who have picked up nominating petition for ANC6E seats, by district:

• 02: Eugene Simms
• 04: Clyde H. Brown

See the full list (seven-page .pdf) from the DCBOEE web site of all people who have picked up nominating petitions for ANC Commissioner here.