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Shadow Sen Throwdown! Kinlow to Take on Strauss
Today is the first day candidates can pick up petitions for the Sept. 9 primary, and the big news is this: Ward 8 resident and longtime statehood activist Eugene Dewitt Kinlow plans to challenge incumbent Paul Strauss for his shadow senator slot.
LL was at the Board of Elections and Ethics’ door bright and early this morning, and the scuttlebutt was soon flying that Kinlow would be filing. LL didn’t see him before leaving around noontime but was able to reach Kinlow at his office at D.C. Vote this afternoon; he says he plans to pick up his ballot petitions before the end of the day.
Kinlow isn’t the only one challenging Strauss; Ward 5 rabble-rouser Robert Vinson Brannum was in shortly after 9 a.m. to pick up his petitions for the Democratic primary. Longtime activist Nelson Rimensnyder also showed to file for the Republican primary.
Kinlow brings a lot more cred to his campaign against the 12-year incumbent than the others; he’s outreach director for the District’s most prominent voting-rights organization, is a member of one of D.C.’s most prominent political families, and has close ties to the local Democratic organization.
“I think that first of all, I’ve got a lot of interest in all things Washington D.C.; I’ve been interested in voting rights and statehood all my life,” Kinlow says explaining his decision to run.
Kinlow says he and Strauss are good friends—a relationship that goes back to their college years—but he says it’s time for a change in the shadow ranks. “He’s had 12 years to do what he can do,” Kinlow says. “I think I can do more. I think can do a better job.”
Topics: Politics, DCision '08, Paul Strauss
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May. 9, 2008, at 11:19 pm
So, D.C. Vote’s paid outreach liaison is going to spend the summer opposing our own unpaid Statehood Senator? Just what the Voting Rights Movement needs - a fresh dose of internal strife. I am glad that my donations to DC Vote will be put to such good use. After all, I would hate to think that DC Vote’s time and money would be devoted to getting three more REAL Senators to support the voting rights bill. No, an attack our own voteless Senator, is a much better idea. Nice work people!
May. 11, 2008, at 4:50 pm
I thought DC Vote was supposed to be a non-partisan organization whose staff was to work both sides of the political aisle. I’m surprised DC Vote would let its staff use their role to enter a partisan arena. Kinlow needs to make a choice–DC Vote or elective office. He can’t do both.
May. 11, 2008, at 6:02 pm
I think competition is good. If no one was challenging Strauss, the race wouldn’t get any coverage, and the whole point of the position is to attract attention to the issue. Someone should be running against Mike Panetta too, not because Mike hasn’t done a fine job, but just because competition helps keep things lively and gets people to notice these positions exist.
May. 12, 2008, at 9:19 am
I will vote for whomever promises to abolish this idiotic office if elected.
May. 12, 2008, at 10:38 am
Skipper - I promise to abolish the office when we get our vote in Congress. Actually, for my position, language to do just that is in the DC Voting Rights Act that failed by 3 votes. So, I was working towards that goal as part of my idiotic office.
May. 12, 2008, at 8:19 pm
OK, one more thing. I know Mr. Kinlow and I like him, but I have a complaint. Kinlow says that he and Strauss are friends going back to college. So, why is Kinlow running against his buddy? With friends like that . . . . End this stupid race, Kinlow. Drop out, Kinlow. Run aginst Marion Barry and beat him. You’ll do far more on behalf of DC if you unseat Marion.