Mary Jackson, Democratic Candidate for
Ward 7 Councilmember in the
September 12, 2000, Primary
Memorandum of Understanding, August 2000

Mary Jackson-Candidate for City Council, Ward 7
Memorandum of Understanding

Mary Jackson was born, raised and has continued to reside in Ward 7 for the past 59 years. She has held the position of ANC Commissioner (SMD 7E-04) since 1988. She is also the Chairperson of the DC Enterprise Community Governing Board. She has been a community activist for the past 25 years and has been consistent and unyielding in her efforts to improve services for the families in Ward 7. She has worked diligently with students and staff at J.C. Nalle Elementary School and has been trained to be a court appointed child advocate with CASA. She has a long- standing record of getting things done in her community and is highly respected for her honesty and tenacity. She has a genuine desire to improve the quality of life for families throughout the District as well as ward 7.

If elected to the position of council member for Ward 7, Mrs. Jackson expects that there will be a partnership between herself and the citizens of the Ward. She believes that there should be equal participation between the elected official and the constituents in the governance of the ward and that. civic responsibilities should be shared.

Mrs. Jackson intends to establish this precedent of shared responsibility by Riving back 20% of her salary as a council member to develop improved services for her community. In addition she will seek matching funds from public and private sources to improve education, housing and employment opportunities in her ward.

Mrs. Jackson is a candidate of the people. for the people and is from the people.

BOARD THE TRAIN OF THE PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN

The Committee to Elect Mary Jackson
Doris Watkins, Treasurer
4651 N H Burroughs Ave, Apt 210
Washington D.C. 20019

Concerns of Mary Jackson, candidate for City Council (Ward 7)

Education

As an outgrowth of my lengthy advocacy for the rights and safety of young people in this city, I intend to take an active role in creating legislation to insure that the quality of public education in this city is improved and that funds designated for that purpose be spent efficiently and wisely.

Housing

I would support legislation that would improve and increase affordable housing. I would work vigorously toward the rehabilitation or removal of abandoned buildings from the neighborhoods of Ward 7 .

Employment

I would utilize the Enterprise Zone designation to bring industry into the ward that would employ the hard core jobless and I would work aggressively toward continued job development.

Crime

In order to implement crime control and reduction, I would work to increase the number of officers within the patrol service areas and encourage the officers to engage in proactive crime reducing activities with the youth.

Seniors

If elected, I will develop a Directory that will keep tract of all seniors in Ward 7, by neighborhood I would also develop an Intergenerational Consortium to address medical care, nutrition, safety and the upkeep of property for the aging members of the ward.