Kubly

Kubly, a Ward 4 resident, previously worked for former City Administrator Dan Tangherlini, both at Metro and in the D.C. government.

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Kubly is hoping to rally support among the vocal supporters of Fenty and Klein's transportation and other policies -- including the same crowd that rallied to save streetcar funding after D.C.

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Kubly said such a system could increase the project's costs threefold.

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Kubly, who has been asked by Mayor-elect Gray to remain at DDOT on an interim basis, declined comment.

Scott Kubly, DDOT streetcar maven, exploring D.C. Council run Mike DeBonis 2010

"Even though he's not a farmer, he's very attuned to farmers because he cares deeply about rural issues," said Petersen, who has worked with Kubly on many bills to help agriculture.

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Kubly, who ended his full-time pastor job when he got into politics, hasn't been known to readily mix the two in office.

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Now, as he struggles with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, Kubly faces a daily battle between his mind and his body.

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Thom Petersen of the Minnesota Farmers Union has known Kubly for more than 10 years and is a big fan.

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Kubly grew up on a farm just across the border in Iowa.

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Kubly also used his valuable experience counseling adults who had been sexually assaulted as children to draft legislation that extended the time they had to report it, Marty said.

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