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The first candidate to announce plans to run for the Ward 3 D.C. Council seat is getting personal in his quest to unseat incumbent Kathy Patterson.
His efforts are more seductive than destructive.
On June 12, dental-company manager Jonathan R. Rees sent an e-mail to LL announcing his candidacy. But a quick glance at the D.C. personals section of Craigslist reveals that Rees thinks another good place to kick off a campaign is among romance seekers.
On the same day, Rees posted his campaign announcement and a link to his Web site in several Craigslist categories, including the personals. Under the “Women Seeking Women” heading, Rees wrote “SUPPORTAGAYRIGHTSCANDIDATE” In “Men Seeking Men,” his tease was “YOURKINDOFGUY” In the “M4M Forum” he coyly queried, “WARD3 DCRESIDENT?”
Further research reveals that Rees’ unique approach to making a big political impression seems to have wandered a bit off track. He had previously posted on Craigslist on April 9. In the “Queer Forum,” under the “Threesomes” category,“Jrrees” posed a probing question that’s on the minds of many city residents these days: “In D.C. why is it so hard for a bi guy to arrange a threesome with another guy and gal? Geez, with D.C. being 26% GLBT surely there is someone for everyone!”
Rees calls that post “a test question” to gauge how many responses he would receive “from a nonpolitical posting.”
Rees, who describes himself as a “49-year-old straight widower” who has remarried, says he “went to those places on Craigslist where I would get the highest amount of traffic. I’ve got 192 hits so far.”
But he says one Craigslist category drove most of the traffic to his campaign Web site: the “Politics” section.
His efforts are more seductive than destructive.
On June 12, dental-company manager Jonathan R. Rees sent an e-mail to LL announcing his candidacy. But a quick glance at the D.C. personals section of Craigslist reveals that Rees thinks another good place to kick off a campaign is among romance seekers.
On the same day, Rees posted his campaign announcement and a link to his Web site in several Craigslist categories, including the personals. Under the “Women Seeking Women” heading, Rees wrote “SUPPORTAGAYRIGHTSCANDIDATE” In “Men Seeking Men,” his tease was “YOURKINDOFGUY” In the “M4M Forum” he coyly queried, “WARD3 DCRESIDENT?”
Further research reveals that Rees’ unique approach to making a big political impression seems to have wandered a bit off track. He had previously posted on Craigslist on April 9. In the “Queer Forum,” under the “Threesomes” category,“Jrrees” posed a probing question that’s on the minds of many city residents these days: “In D.C. why is it so hard for a bi guy to arrange a threesome with another guy and gal? Geez, with D.C. being 26% GLBT surely there is someone for everyone!”
Rees calls that post “a test question” to gauge how many responses he would receive “from a nonpolitical posting.”
Rees, who describes himself as a “49-year-old straight widower” who has remarried, says he “went to those places on Craigslist where I would get the highest amount of traffic. I’ve got 192 hits so far.”
But he says one Craigslist category drove most of the traffic to his campaign Web site: the “Politics” section.
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