[WardFive] Correction to: My Endorsement-Frank Wilds for Ward 5

By mistake, I left out a section regarding financial management with should have been included for clarity as below:

 

According to published reports, Mr. McDuffie is the leading fundraiser, over $90,000.00.  Yet a week before the election he only had a little over $14,000.00 on hand with a staff and future expenses.  That's over $60,000.00 spent before the Election Day!  Mr. Wilds raised over $60,000.00, and has over $24,000.00 left for the last week with a small staff, only spending a little over a third of his funds up front, utilizing other cost-effective measures, up close and personal contact to reach out to our residents for their vote, displaying appreciation and accountability for the public's trust in the use of these funds.

 (Left out by accident-now for clarity)

The logic considered is that Mr. McDuffie ran for the same seat only 2 years ago finishing 3^rd in the vote still has immediate name recognition from this race.  Mr. Wilds last ran for office in 2006 for the same seat.  The most recent name recognition provides Mr. McDuffie with a clear advantage.  So how/what level of wisdom gained from prior election experiences was applied in the use of these current funds to show accountability for wise choices in assessing your adversaries and campaign strategy in the race?

 

The question also becomes, how would these different financial management styles transfer over if elected in considering legislative and DC budgetary matters for our agencies and the expectations for the use of public funds?  How can the person be taken seriously? Very important questions since there are some agencies such as DCPS who are constantly over budget and in need of serious guidance and accountability in using public funds.  Who has shown the wisdom and accountability in the use of others or their own funds in this race?  Frank Wilds!

 

 

"Let there be Light"
 
Albrette "Gigi" Ransom