By the time that D.C. Councilmember Anita Bonds (D-At large) announced she wouldn’t seek reelection, her former staffer Leniqua’dominqiue Jenkins had already been in the throes of a campaign to succeed her former employer.
For Jenkins, however, this campaign isn’t about making comparisons. As Jenkins explained to The Informer, she’s eager to expand the collective imagination of the D.C. Council about what’s possible for all District residents, especially those living on the margins.
“It’s time for new choices, forward-thinking legislation,” Jenkins said. “It’s time for creative ideas married with the ability to do it and the experience to do it.”…