- Stein Club partners with VIctory Fund to Offer ANC Training on July 16 - July 2, 2008
- Stein Club Endorses Bowser, Barry and Brown / Passes Resolution to Endorse Barack Obama - June 19, 2008
- Stein CLub Endorses Evans, Alexander, Panetta and Norton - May 15, 2008
- Stein Club Supports Clinical Trial Bill - January 21, 2008
- Stein Club members Support Candidates But Offer No Endorsement - January 16, 2008
- Stein Club Testifies on Health Education Standards / DC State Board of Education - December 3, 2007
- Stein Club Calls on Washington Nationals to Ensure Inclusion of Protections Covered by DC Human Rights Act - October 19, 2007
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Stein Club Endorses Bowser, Barry and Brown / Passes Resolution to Endorse Barack Obama
Washington, DC - June 19, 2008 - The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club (Stein Club), the largest LGBT political organization in the District, endorsed Muriel Bowser for City Council - Ward 4, Marion Barry for City Council -Ward 8, and Kwame Brown for City Council - At-Large at its June 18 meeting.
The Stein Club also unanimously passed a resolution to endorse Barack Obama for President of the United States.
A candidate for office must receive at least 60% of the vote of members present in order to receive the Stein Club's endorsement. All votes for City Council were conducted by secret ballot.
In the Ward 4 endorsement, Muriel Bowser received 82.5% of the vote (33 votes out of 40 total votes).
In the Ward 8 endorsement, Marion Barry received 64.29% of the vote (27 votes out of 42).
In the At-Large endorsement, Kwame Brown received 89.74% of the vote (35 out of 39 votes).
The Stein Club would like to thank all the candidates and Stein Club members who participated in the endorsement meeting. Through our endorsements, the Stein Club continues to play a visible and important role in ensuring LGBT ian the District's political and election process.
The Stein Club, founded in 1976, is a membership organization dedicated to growing the political participation, representation, and visibility of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in the District of Columbia's political process. It is also the local organization of National Stonewall Democrats, a grassroots network connecting GLBT Democratic activists from all across the United States.
