Requests made for BOEE investigation into Darrell Gaston campaign

I wasn't going to write about this but the emails have been flying fast and furious for days requesting a BOEE investigation into the campaign of Ward 8 City Council Candidate Darrell Gaston for alleged campaign improprieties.

Email from a concerned Ward 8 resident:

Darrell Gaston

Board of Elections, Mr. Simon, and Council Member Barry,

The below forwarded email is an email following up the recommendation for Darrell Gaston's campaign be investigated, for using ANC funds and resources to manage his City Council campaign for 2012.  The aforementioned email was sent to the director@dcboee.org as well as bgarner@dcboee.org, Friday 2/10/2012.  

The below email sent to Mr. Gaston's campaign team specifically requests their attendance to an "all hands on deck" CAMPAIGN meeting at ANC 8B office.
(He gave address, directions and the closets metro stop, proving that he intended to meet in the ANC office space.) To my recent understanding, this is incorrect protocol for a City Council Candidate.

I am concerned about the level of brazen disregard he is showing for the rules of the city, rules of campaigning in the city, and ANC resources. Volunteers don't necessarily know the rules, but as an elected city official, it is expected that he should be minimally familiar, and or aware.

I feel that this "cheating the system" mentality during a campaign will only translate to cheating while in office.  Ward 8 doesn't deserve to be taken advantage of.  Our resources are far and few between and paper and ink for  Mr. Gaston's campaign flyers could have been flyers for job training.  Electricity used to carry on lengthy campaign meetings in 8B's office could have been used to provide emergency heat for a resident.

Please read Below.  (Campaign volunteer names and email's are purposely shortened.  They did nothing wrong, and aren't running for office).

This needs to be adressed,

Concerned Ward 8 resident.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gaston 2012 <teamgaston2012@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Subject: Campaign Meeting

Greeting Team

 

This monday @ January 23, 2012 will be an all hands on deck campaign meeting. The meeting will take place at my office at 1809 Savannah St SE. Suite A. Washington DC 20020. One and half block from Congress Heights Metro on the Green Line. I look forward to seeing each of you. For more information or questions please feel free to contact Campaign Manager  at202.0097 or @darrellgaston.com

 

Thanks So Much!!!

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