Front-runner in Ward 4 Democratic primary and Chair of the Ward 4 Democrats is a former Republican

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The guy is Bowser's hand-picked successor, and her friends have shoveled money his way:

So far, Brandon Todd has had an easy run in the Ward 4 special election to replace Muriel Bowser. Thanks in part to Bowser's endorsement, he's outraised his 14 opponents by nearly $200,000. But now rival candidate Doug Sloan tells LL that two questions about Todd should make voters wonder about the leading candidate in the April 28 race.

First up: Todd's Republican past. According to D.C. Board of Elections documents obtained by LL, Todd voted in five elections as a member of the GOP. Todd joined the Democrats in Oct. 2007, and cast his first ballot as a Democrat in the District's Democratic presidential primary. DCBOE spokeswoman Denise Tolliver confirmed to LL that Todd voted in the District as a Republican Party member.

The guy doesn't seem to have done much besides working for Bowser, and his campaign home page doesn't even give his position on any issues (though it does mention his fraternity and church). Wish better candidates were leading in Ward 4 (and Ward 8 for that matter). It also kind of underscores the loss that the death of AJ Cooper (who was also running in the Ward 4 race) was to D.C. politics (besides the terrible human tragedy of losing somebody so dedicated at such a young age).