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Does Kevin Chavous Really Care?
Let’s take a look at the facts

COMMITMENT?

Grade
Cares about D.C. General?
  • Voted to slash 800 jobs from DC General Hospital — Wash. Post, 7/30/95
 F
Cares about DC Workers?
  • Voted to slash pay for DC workers by 12% — DC Council Records
  • Voted to cut unemployment benefits by 13% to laid-off workers — Wash. Post, 1/6/97
 F
Cares about Families?
  • Voted to cut welfare benefits to single mothers and children — Wash. Times, 6/12/95
 F
Cares about DC Citizens?
  • Earns over $80,000 a year as a council member but fails to even show up at council meetings — DC Council Records
 F

 

ATTENDANCE?

Grade
A Record of Absences
  • Failed to vote 37% of the time in first term (total missed votes 537)
  • Failed to vote on raising pay for police
  • Failed to vote on trust fund for neglected and abused children
  • Failed to vote on bill to strengthen child support laws
  • Failed to vote on bill allowing DC police to provide security to public housing
  • Failed to vote on 14th and U economic development bill — DC Council records
 F
Puts own interest ahead of District interest
  • Ignored Council duties to represent private interests — Superior Court Records
 F

 

LEADERSHIP?

Grade
Cares about Minority Business Development?
  • In 5 years failed to introduce any permanent legislation for minority businesses — Council records
 F
Cares about Economic Development?
  • “Dropped the ball on passage of enterprise zone legislation in Ward 7” — City Paper, September 1998
 F
Cares about Education?
  • Claims 42 education hearings, held half as many — DC Council records
  • Failed to represent DC’s interests at hearings held by Congress on Education — DC Council records
 F
Cares about Housing?
  • Failed leadership permitted court take-over of troubled public housing — DC Superior Court Records
 F

Now what do you think?

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Voter:

We have been deeply disappointed with Kevin’s performance these last six years. He is a below average council member. He really must address serious attendance problems at council meetings, pay genuine attention to the needs of the people, and fulfill his promises (which, frankly, are often vague and contradictory). He needs to replace rhetoric with results. He clearly lacks the experience and qualifications for higher office. Until Kevin begins to address these glaring deficiencies, his grade is an "F." Kevin Chavous has failed the residents of D.C.

Therefore, he cannot be promoted to the position of Mayor.

Sincerely,

Superintendent of Leadership and Results

Kevin Chavous                                   Check no. 1
441 Judiciary Square, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20001

Pay to: THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMOUNT: NINETY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ------------------------xx/xx

Memo: Refund to the Citizens for Absence from Council 93-98


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