Reverend Dr. William H. Bennett II

Democratic Candidate for the Office
of At-Large Member of the City
Council of the District of Columbia

VOTE: SEPTEMBER 15,1998

“A Native Son with the Heart,
Commitment and Vision to Build the
Best D.C.”

“Lifting the Spirit of the City”

A copy of our report is filed with the Office of Campaign Finance
Paid for by “Reverend Bennett for the Citizens,”
Mr. Leo E. Bowman, Treasurer

Campaign Chairperson Reverend Maxwell M. Washington, President of the
Missionary Baptist Minister's Conference of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity

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Reverend Dr. William H. Bennett II

Reverend Bennett is the Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Deanwood and former Director of the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs of the District of Columbia. As Director of the Mayor’s Office of Religious Affairs, he worked to build bridges between people of all faiths and break down the barriers of race and denomination.

HE IS A PUBLIC SERVANT

He serves on the Board of the United Planning Organization (UPO), Cable Television Board, has served on the Board of the Homemaker’s Health Aid Services, the Board of Sojourner’s Neighborhood Center and the Board of Directors of the Biblical Institute for Social Change.

HE IS A WITH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

He served as the former Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Progressive National Baptist Convention and is a member the Missionary Baptist Minister’s Conference of Washington, D.C. and Vicinity and a member of the Washington Metropolitan Ministerium. Reverend Bennett was a founding Co-Chairman of the Washington Interfaith Network (W.I.N.)

Education

• Focus on the children!
• Enhance knowledge and stimulation to create the excitement of learning
• Restore character to school leadership
• Establish a moral voice
• Operate in the student’s best interest
• Support UDC
• Implement Youth and “After-School” programs in every neighborhood

Economic Development

• Community and neighborhood development
• Increase employment opportunities by building a stronger job base in the city
• Increase access to credit and capital for small and medium sized businesses
• Continue the “Buy Homes in D.C. Campaign”
• “Opportunity 2000” Excellence through Community support and parental involvement.

Elderly

• Provide more “Alzheimer’s Day Care” initiatives
• Provide more affordable homecare services for the elderly
• Bring more “Assisted Living” accommodations to the inner city
• Enhance transportation services for senior citizens

Public Safety

• Put police on the streets, stop talking and start walking, community policing works!
• Give juvenile delinquents an opportunity to become productive citizens through “Grace Jobs” initiative.
• Encourage and support grassroots, faith-based community youth programs, e.g., “Alliance of Concerned Men” and “W.I.N. After School Programs”