Diane Rehm with George and Trish Vradenberg
Vinoda Basmayake and Joe Perta
Mary Ann Stein, Barbara Schriefer and Gideon Stein WL SPONSORED
Pete Ross and Bruce Spiva
DC VOTE’S ‘CHAMPIONS OF DEMOCRACY’ GALA
Ilir Zherka, Jon Bouker and Walter Smith
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Donald Sherman, Rep. Jose Serrano and Phillip Shmidt
CAN’T STOP, WON’T STOP: Held in the middle of the government shutdown, this annual gala was more spirited and fiery than ever before. The evening highlighted the accomplishments of DC Vote, including the passage of the Budget Autonomy Referendum which would protect D.C. from future shutdowns and the fact that in January President Obama placed the “No Taxation Without Representation” license plate on the presidential limousine for the first time. Rep. Jose Serrano, Mary Ann Stein and a group of D.C. veterans were also honored for their work in the fight for voting rights.
Kimberly Perry and Nelson Rimensnyder
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Sen. Mark Udall, Jill Udall and Sen. Patrick Leahy with Vicki and Roger Sant David and Katherine Bradley ,House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer and Rep. John Delaney
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Anthony Williams and Vernon Jordan
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STAR DONORS: Congressional guests had to duck out a er cocktails due to late-night budget talks, but that wasn’t a problem for former California Rep. Jane Harman, who retired in 2011 a er 17 years of service to become president, director and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Harman was free to join other A-listers who wouldn’t have missed the opportunity to honor philanthropists Roger and Vicki Sant and David and Katherine Bradley. “No two couples have done more to enhance the cultural life of this city,” dinner chairman David Rubenstein told the crowd. “Everywhere you look they have given back enormous amounts of their time, concern and wealth.”
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John and JoAnn Mason with Marc Ein
Fred Malek and Jane Harman
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