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Will be First Challenger to
"Unchallenged" Incumbent Anthony Williams
May 1st News Conference at Wilson Building to Outline Platform
WASHINGTON, DC -- Vowing to "fight for the residents of D.C.
relentlessly and without compromise," D.C. Statehood Green Party
activist Steve Donkin will announce his intention to run for Mayor of
the District at a news conference on Wednesday, May 1, at 12 NOON in
front of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, which
houses the Mayor's office.
Donkin is the first announced challenger to incumbent Mayor Anthony
Williams.
Williams has maintained a monopoly on the pursuit of the District's
highest elected office, despite numerous policy and budgetary actions
that have angered constituents and a recent Inspector General's report
detailing numerous legal and ethical improprieties <http://www.dcwatch.com/govern/ig020328.htm>.
WHO: Steve Donkin, Candidate for Mayor of the District of Columbia,
seeking nomination of the D.C. Statehood Green Party
WHAT: Kick-off press conference
WHEN: Wednesday, May 1, at 12:00 NOON (please note new time)
WHERE: Front of John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW.
"I'm excited about finally bringing to the people a campaign that
they can claim as their own," said Donkin. "We'll be taking
the campaign directly to the communities, particularly those that have
been neglected, abused, and squeezed dry by the current administration's
policies of giving away public resources to private special
interests."
The press conference will include a "Revolt Against Bowtie
Tyranny," a symbolic protest of the bowtie-wearing incumbent's
"crimes" against D.C. residents (ATTN. PHOTO
ASSIGNMENT).
Among the many initiatives that Donkin will promote throughout his
campaign are:
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full funding of public education, UDC, and the
social service safety net;
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tax relief for middle- and low-income working
people and repeal of the Tax Parity Act;
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restoring D.C. General Hospital and providing
quality public health care for all D.C. residents;
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public funding for human needs, NOT for stadiums
and Olympics;
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passing a local living wage law and local
reparations legislation;
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stopping the asthma epidemic in D.C. kids by
improving compliance with clean air rules;
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restoring basic constituent services in ALL
wards;
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stepping up the movement for FULL citizenship
rights and D.C. Statehood.
For more information, or to schedule an interview,
please call Steve Donkin at 202-986-9438.
D.C. Statehood Green Party http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
1314 18th Street, NW, lower level, Washington, DC 20036
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