Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 8), center, and Chair Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie, center right, sit as supporters applaud Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray as he gives the 2014 State of the District Address at Kelly Miller Middle School in Northeast a day after federal prosecutors accused Gray of knowing of and personally seeking illegal funs from Jeffrey Thompson do run an illegal "Shadow Campaign" during his run for mayor four years ago, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, March 11, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)