The WTU’s Committee on Political Education (WTU-COPE) leads all WTU political activities. The WTU-COPE facilitated the November 2022 candidate endorsement process by issuing questionnaires to candidates, conducting candidate surveys and interviews, polling COPE members and presenting its recommendations to the WTU Executive Committee. The WTU Executive Committee then presented its recommendations to the WTU membership which approved the following endorsements:

For City Council, the WTU endorses:

• City Council, At-Large: Elissa Silverman
• City Council, At-Large: Karim Marshall
• City Council, Ward 1: Brianne Nadeau
• City Council, Ward 3: Matthew Frumin
• City Council, Ward 5: Zachary Parker
• City Council, Ward 6: Charles Allen

For DC State Board of Education races, the WTU endorses:

• State Board of Education, Ward 1: Ben Williams
• State Board of Education, Ward 3: Michael Sriqui
• State Board of Education, Ward 5: Robert Henderson
• State Board of Education, Ward 6: Joshua Wiley

About the Washington Teachers’ Union

The WTU represents more than 5,000 active and retired teachers. It is dedicated to social and educational justice for the students of the District of Columbia and to improving the quality of support, resources, compensation and working conditions for the public servants and proud teachers who educate our students in D.C. Public Schools. Learn more at www.WTULocal6.net.

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