Between 1983-1998, we’ve paid City Councilman Frank Smith $1.1 million in salary & benefits.

Look what we got in return...

HAVE YOU EARNED IT, FRANK?

$55 million for us — unspent

Last year, Council Finance Chair Frank Smith and city officials were unable to spend $55 million in federal block grant money intended to build sewers and parks, pay for day care, and improve housing for the poor. (Source: Washington Post 7/20/97; DC Budget Office)

The worst schooling in the nation

80% of DC public school graduates score below “basic” on standardized math and reading tests. Frank Smith has been a long-standing member of the City Council’s Education Committee. (Source: 1998 DC Budget Report)

The worst garbage pick-up in the nation

The average sanitation worker for DC picks up 10 tons of garbage per week while the average sanitation worker in Indianapolis picks up 35 tons. Frank Smith serves on the Consumer and Regulatory Committee. (Source: Washington Post 7/21/97)

The worst crime in the nation

While “the city council has stumbled repeatedly in its role as government watchdog,” DC's murder rate is 350% higher than New York and 250% higher than Philadelphia. (Source: Washington Post 7/21/97)

“Frank Smith’s tenure on the City Council has been ineffective. He oversees public housing, but has had no significant role in trying to fix a program that continually has thousands of vacant units and long lines of would-be tenants.” — City Paper, 1998

Enough is Enough.

On September 15, in the Ward 1 Primary...

VOTE NO ON FRANK SMITH

...and make this year’s salary his last.

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