Let’s congratulate the following individuals who will represent the District as pledged delegates for Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado:
Pauline Chapman
Jerry Clark
Maria Corrales
Kierra Johnson
Cynthia Kain
Eugene Kinlow
Anthony Muhammed
Darryl Wiggins
A special congratulations to our own Jerry Clark (Political Director) and Eugene Kinlow!
Also congratulations to DC for Democracy members Betty Smalls and Juan Manuel Thompson, who will serve as alternates for Obama. DC4D Chair, Kesh Ladduwahetty, is also very honored to serve as an alternate.
We got the news recently from the DC Democratic State Committee, which held the Pre-primary Caucus where the delegate candidates were voted on. The official results were contingent on the results of the February 12th DC Primary. Of the 13 pledged delegates and alternates, a full 11 will represent Senator Obama due to his landslide victory of 75.3%. DC4D is extremely pleased that the candidate we endorsed last October is the overwhelming choice of our fellow citizens living in the District of Columbia.
Senator Obama has also won over the entire DC Shadow Delegation. Shadow Representative and DC for Democracy member, Mike Panetta, endorsed Senator Obama before the DC Primary. Mike will be running as an “unpledged add-on” delegate; there are two such positions, to be voted on by the DC Democratic State Committee.
From Mike Panetta:
“The torch has been passed to Senator Obama as the vanguard of a new generation of leadership, and I know he’ll use that torch to light the fires of democracy here in the District of Columbia. It’s clear to me that Senator Obama can bring hope to our nation, and hope to those fighting for full citizenship right here in America’s capital.”
Also, Shadow Senators and superdelegates Mike Brown and Paul Strauss endorsed Senator Obama just this week.
From Mike Brown:
“I wholeheartedly give my endorsement to Senator Barack Obama with the audacious hope that the change he brings to America will include the full restoration of rights to the 600,000 good citizens of the District of Columbia. I proudly stand with my constituents in supporting his candidacy…”
From Paul Strauss:
“We feel strongly that we should use our vote to uphold the will of the people who by decisive margins chose Barack Obama in contests across the country and by our region’s voters in the Potomac Primaries.”
From Senator Barack Obama:
“I thank Senators Strauss and Brown for their support. Even without the vote, they have always been strong advocates for the rights of DC residents — rights I will continue to support as President. And I look forward to working with them and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Adrian Fenty in the months ahead to bring about real change not just in the District of Columbia, but all across this country.”
We heartily thank DC’s entire Shadow Delegation for their endorsement of the candidate who has the overwhelming support of the people of the District of Columbia!