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Kathy
Pearson-West
Democrat
Councilmember At Large

Vote Tuesday, September 15, 1998
Primary Election

Pearson-West

Leadership

• Home Rule/Local Self Governance
• Fiscal Management
• Planning and Development
• Public Service Oversight
• Accountability
• Accessibility
• Advocacy
• Vision
• For the people.

Economic Development

• Business Job Creation Tax Credit
• Economic Development Council
• Small Business Incentives
• Strategic Real Estate Development

Revitalized Education System

• Smaller-Sized Classrooms
• Predictable, Formula-Based Budgets
• Teacher Evaluation Process
• High School Technology Campus
• Premier State University of the District of Columbia
• Lower Truancy/Dropout Rate

Neighborhood Initiatives

• Neighborhood Improvement Zones
• Accelerated New Housing Program
• Home Renovation Programs
• Community Recreational Trust Funds

Environmental Strategies

• Upgraded Forestry Program
• Protect Anacostia and Potomac Rivers — Watersheds
• Public Property Maintenance

Senior Citizens’ Programs

• Safeguard Quality of Life Programs
• Maintain Homestead Tax Exemption

Experience

• D.C. Agenda’s Task Force on D.C. Governance
• Board of Directors, National Capital Development Corporation
• Interactive Downtown Task Force
• Steering Committee, Partnership for Regional Excellence, Council of Governments
• At Large Member, D.C. Democratic State Committee
• First Chair, DC Task Force, Woman’s National Democratic Club
• Former Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
• Past President, North Michigan Park Civic Association
• Editor of Community and Political Newsletters
• Contributing Writer to Major Newspapers

Background

• Senior Policy Analyst, private firm
• Washington, D.C. Native
• Produce of D.C. Public Schools:
  • Roosevelt Senior High School
  • Backus Junior High School
  • Bunker Hill Elementary School
• Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University
• Master of Science, Howard University
• Parent (a son entering college and a daughter attending D.C. public high school)
• Member, Israel Baptist Church

Kathy Pearson-West Says. . .

“Democracy, home rule, freedom, and quality services are not mutually exclusive. . . good government . . . without undue congressional influence . . . It will take some new leadership, mixed with the wisdom of the old. . .”

— Published in The Washington Post

“Imagine a city vibrant at night, just bustling with people going in and out of fancy restaurants, high fashion stores, the opera, the movies, and hot night spots. That could be the future of Washington, D.C. . . ”

— Published in The Community News

“We want our children to be competitive and have options in their lives . . . to run the boardroom or teach in the classroom.”

— Published in The Washington Times

“As I applaud the church . . . I also look to government and the community to continue with the effort to provide a better future for our young people, low income residents, families, and senior citizens . . . Moral leadership isn’t just for the faith community.”

— Published in The Washington Afro-American

“Once the District was considered the hub, the central core of the region. Now as businesses choose to locate in the suburb, . . . the district is losing its place as the number one location.”

— Published in The Washington Informer

“We have been getting political solutions to economic situations for too long.”

— Published in The Washington Business Journal

Pearson-West also has written testimony on issues presented before the City Council, Mayor, Zoning Commission, School Board, the National Capital Planning Commission, and Congress.

Citizens for Kathy Pearson-West
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