2012 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia

December 2020 none November 2012 November 2012 2012 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Presidential no 2006 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia 2006 November 6, 2012 2018 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia 2018 File:Michael Donald Brown.jpg Michael D. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 206,911 79.78% File:3x4.svg David Schwartzman D.C. Statehood Green Party 26,614 10.26% File:3x4.svg Nelson Nimensnyder Republican Party (United States) 23,935 9.23% 230px Ward results 230px Precinct results 200px Brown: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% #808080 No votes Shadow Senator Michael D. Brown Democratic Party (United States) Michael D. Brown Democratic Party (United States) x150px The 2012 United States Shadow Senator election in the District of Columbia took place on November 6, 2012, to elect a shadow member to the United States Senate to represent the District of Columbia. The member was only recognized by the District of Columbia and not officially sworn or seated by the United States Senate. Incumbent Michael D. Brown was re-elected to a second term. Primary elections Party primaries took place on April 3, 2012. Democrat Mike Brown, the incumbent shadow senator, won his party's primary by defeating challenger Pete Ross, and D.C. Statehood Green candidate David Schwartzman won his party's primary with a write-in campaign.https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2012-Primary-Election Primary Election 2012 - Certified Results DC BOE April 14, 2012 December 19, 2020 Republican candidate Nelson Rimensnyder was unopposed in his party's primary. Democratic primary Candidates Michael D. Brown, incumbent Shadow Senator Pete Ross, furniture businessman and candidate for Shadow Senator in 2002DeBonis Mike In race to represent D.C. as shadow senator, Pete Ross focuses on the future https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/in-race-to-represent-dc-as-shadow-senator-pete-ross-focuses-on-the-future/2012/03/20/gIQAQczbQS_story.html 17 December 2020 Washington Post 20 March 2012 Campaign Ross' campaign was largely self-funded. He gave over $200,000 of his own money to his campaign. This was a stark contrast to incumbent Senator Brown, who loaned his campaign only $1,200 with the rest of his much smaller budget composed of small donations from city residents.Austermuhle Martin D.C. Shadow Senator Hopeful Gets Wish of Jail Time for Arrest at D.C. Voting Rights Protest https://dcist.com/story/12/03/15/a-race-for-an-the/ 19 December 2020 DCist 15 March 2012 December 14, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181214181325/https://dcist.com/story/12/03/15/a-race-for-an-the/ live Brown derisively referred to Ross' warchest as "[a] felons riches" In December 2011, four months prior to the primary election, Ross was one of four people arrested for blocking traffic on Constitution Avenue during a demonstration for statehood.Freed Benjamin Four Arrested in Brief Voting Rights Protest https://dcist.com/story/11/12/16/four-arrested-in-brief-voting-right/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230314180749/https://dcist.com/story/11/12/16/four-arrested-in-brief-voting-right/ live March 14, 2023 19 December 2020 DCist 16 December 2011 On March 13, 2012, just a month before the primary, Ross went to court for sentencing and appeared before Judge Elizabeth Wingo. During his hearing, Ross requested to be given jail time instead of the probation usually given to people facing similar charges. Faced with an unusual situation, Wingo postponed judgement for two days. Before the second hearing on March 15, Wingo was called by Brown, who warned the judge that Ross was using his time in court and request for jail time as a political statement. Wingo informed Brown that his call was inappropriate and proceeded to hand the case off to another judge. On the 15th, Ross appeared before Judge Fredrick J. Sullivan. A government prosecutor present said he opposed giving jail time yet Ross continued to ask for jail time. Sullivan attempted to dissuade Ross from going to jail and at one point said “It’s not a pleasant place over there,” Ross was unswayed and was ultimately sentenced to one day in jail and a $50 fine. Ross spent six hours in jail and was released at 10:00 pm. Though arrests of pro-statehood protesters are common in DC, Ross is the only person known to be jailed for protesting in favor of statehood.Austermuhle Martin Shadow Senator Candidate Spends Six Hours in D.C. Jail https://dcist.com/story/12/03/16/shadow-senator-candidate-spends-six/ 19 December 2020 DCist 16 March 2012 November 21, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181121233146/https://dcist.com/story/12/03/16/shadow-senator-candidate-spends-six/ live During the campaign, several major revelations of financial wrongdoing came out. It emerged that in 2007, Pete Ross had failed to remit $203,000 in payroll taxes which led to an IRS investigation. Ross hid assets from the IRS and eventually pleaded guilty to a felony tax evasion charge. As a result he spent 90 days in a halfway house. On this issue, Senator Brown said "I’m all about redemption, too, but a guy with this kind of record can’t go up to Capitol Hill" Additionally, it was revealed that Ross owed $441,734 in unpaid sales tax, interest, and penalties to the DC government.Suderman Alan A Better Use, Perhaps, for Pete Ross' Money? https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/348155/a-better-use-perhaps-for-pete-ross-money/ 19 December 2020 Washington City Paper 28 March 2012 Results thumb|left|Democratic primary results by ward: #fdb777 Brown—50–60% #fd9346 Brown—60–70% #ff6200 Brown—70–90% Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Michael D. Brown 34,342 68.74 Democratic Party (United States) Pete Ross 14,568 29.16 Democratic Party (United States) Write-ins 1,046 2.09 49,956 100.0 General election The general election took place on November 6, 2012. Candidates Michael D. Brown (Democratic), incumbent David Schwartzman (D.C. Statehood Green) Nelson Rimensnyder (Republican) Results General election resultsGeneral Election 2012 - Certified Results District of Columbia Board of Elections https://electionresults.dcboe.org/election_results/2012-General-Election April 14, 2014 December 7, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Michael D. Brown (Incumbent) 206,911 79.78% -4.38 D.C. Statehood Green Party David Schwartzman 26,614 10.26% -4.04 Republican Party (United States) Nelson Rimensnyder 23,935 9.23% +9.23 1,896 0.73% -0.80 259,356 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) References External links Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association Voting & Elections Toolkits https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/dc District of Columbia (D.C.) Vote.org Oakland, CA https://www.vote.org/state/district-of-columbia/ District of Columbia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia http://www.lwvdc.org (Affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) Washington,_D.C. Washington, D.C. United States Shadow Senator 2012