Statehood Task Force - Chair: Peter Lynch (twitter.com/ward3statehood) 

The Statehood task force advocates for DC Statehood. All levels of experience and understanding are welcome. Be ready to act and pitch in so that we can become the 51st State!

 

Blue Wave Task Force - Chair: Anne Cauman (annecau@gmail.com) 

The task force focuses on election work which either turns states blue or helps keep them blue and in 2020 organized the writing of 9,000 postcards and 600 hours of phone calls.  Virginia elections are an important target in 2021. Please contact Anne if you are interested in meeting to discuss efforts in Virginia and what we should be doing to lay the groundwork for 2022.

 

Housing and Homelessness Task Force - Chair: Jesse Lovell (pravdasatya@yahoo.com) 

This task force will be meeting on Tuesday, April 13 at 7 pm to discuss its agenda for 2021 and analysis and development of the Ward 3 Democrats’ FY 2022 budget resolution. The task force will also discuss a plan for future meetings and upcoming general meetings.

 

Transportation and Environment Task Force - Co-Chairs: Susan Bass (ajaxbass@gmail.com) & Anita Beier (apbeier@gmail.com)

The next meeting will be held on Thursday April 15 at 7pm on Zoom. The Transportation & Environment Task Force is currently focused on oversight for the District’s public utilities, support for green initiatives in the city and road and transit service and safety.

 

Education and Libraries Task Force - Chair: Sameera Daniels (sameeradaniels@gmail.com)

The task force is responsible for all matters related to education and libraries in the District of Columbia. They work with other education networks, education stakeholders and advise the Ward 3 Democrats on decisions and positions to take on education. 

 

Health Task Force - Chair: Asmir Syed (asmirs@yahoo.com) 

The task force plans to meet in the next month. It will monitor what is happening with the covid vaccine rollout, examine disparities in our health care, explore improvements to address maternal and fetal mortality, and address other issues of concern to the community such as early dementia. 

 

Ethics and Elections Task Force - Co-Chairs: Karen Zuckerstein (kzuckerstein@gmail.com) & Keshini Ladduwahetty (keshinil@yahoo.com)

The task force will be meeting on Monday April 12 at 7:30 pm. The task force is looking at initiatives that will increase voter participation in DC elections and is reaching out to other ward committees so we can work together to identify initiatives that make sense and will win support across the District.

 

To learn more information and get involved, please email our task force chairs.