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List of ANC Candidates for ANCs on or Near Capitol Hill

by Larry Janezich

Posted September 9, 2024

Here’s a list of the candidates seeking seats on the five ANCs regularly covered by Capitol Hill Corner: ANCs 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 7D.  There have been a few surprise developments. 

Commissioner Edward Ryder, commissioner and current Chair of ANC6B (after announcing his retirement in June) launched a write in campaign for his seat since no candidate emerged. 

In 6C03, incumbent Commissioner Jay Adelstein was being challenged but on September 3, the DC Board of Elections ruled to deny ballot access to his challenger – Rasheedah Hasan – for not having the required number of valid petition signatures.    

Over in ANC6D, longtime head of the DC Office of ANCs Gottlieb Simon is running unopposed for the seat currently held by long-serving commissioner Ron Collins, who is retiring. 

Four seats are being contested:

• 6B06 (incumbent Commissioner Chander Jayaraman is retiring)
• 6D01  (incumbent  Commissioner Bob Link is being challenged)
• 7D01 (incumbent Commissioner Sirraj Hasan is retiring)
• 7D07 (incumbent Commissioner Brett Astman is being challenged)

Four seats have no candidates:  6B04, 6B05, 6C01 and 7D02.

Incumbents on the list are marked with an asterisk.

ANC6A

• 6A01 Paul Spires (Commissioner Keya Chatterjee is retiring)
• 6A02 Mike Velasquez *
• 6A03 Roberta Shapiro*
• 6A04 Amber Gove*
• 6A05 David Wethington*
• 6A06 Jeff Giertz (Commissioner Robb Dooling is retiring)
• 6A07 Stephen Kolb (Commissioner Steve Moilanen is retiring)

ANC6B

• 6B01 Tyler Wolanin (Commissioner Frank Avery is retiring)
• 6B02 Gerald Jerry Sroufe*
• 6B03 David Sobelsohn*
• 6B04 (NO CANDIDATE – (Commissioner Frank D’Andrea is retiring)
• 6B05 (NO CANDIDATE – (Commissioner Kasie Durkit is retiring)
• 6B06 Burl Haigwood (Commissioner Chander Jayaraman is retiring)
• 6B06 Anna Krebs (Commissioner Chander Jayaraman is retiring)
• 6B07 Vince Mareino*
• 6B08 (Commissioner Edward Ryder* has launched a write in campaign)
• 6B09 Karen Hughes (Commissioner Matt LaFortune is retiring)

ANC6C 

• 6C01 (NO CANDIDATE – Commissioner Cristy Kwan is retiring)
• 6C02 Karen J. Wirt (Commissioner Leslie Merkle is retiring)
• 6C03 Jay Adelstein*
• 6C04 Mark Eckenwiler*
• 6C05 Daniela Kelley McInerney (Commissioner Joel Kelty is retiring)
• 6C06 Andrew R. Hayes (Commissioner Patricia Eguino is retiring)
• 6C07 Tony T Goodman*

ANC6D

• 6D01 Bob Link*
• 6D01 Marquell Merlin (challenging candidate)
• 6D02 Gottlieb Simon (Commissioner Ron Collins is retiring)
• 6D03 Gail Fast*
• 6D04 Andrea M. Pawley*
• 6D05 Chearie Phelps-EL*
• 6D06 Bruce Levine*
• 6D07 Fredrica (“Rikki”) Kramer*
• 6D08 Rhonda N. Hamilton*

ANC7D

• 7D01 Charles Boston (Commissioner Sirraj Hasen is retiring)
• 7D01 Joshua Taborn (Commissioner Sirraj Hasen is retiring)
• 7D02 (NO INCUMBENT, NO CANDIDATE) 
• 7D03 Artilie Wright (Commissioner Wendell Felder is retiring)
• 7D04 Mike Davis*
• 7D05 Ebony Payne*
• 7D06 Marc Friend*
• 7D07 Brett Astmann*
• 7D07 Ivory Gaskins (challenging candidate)