By Adam Pagnucco.
Council Member Laurie-Anne Sayles has announced that she is running for Congress in District 6, the seat being vacated by David Trone. Sayles served one term on the Gaithersburg City Council from 2017 through 2021 and has served as an at-large member of the Montgomery County Council since December 2022.
Sayles announced her run for Congress in the tweet shown below. She also posted a video. She did not post a link to a website, though she did post an ActBlue contribution page.
In her statement, Sayles wrote:
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Today, I’m announcing my run for Congress in Maryland’s 6th District because Washington needs to work for us — for families in Garrett County to Gaithersburg and everywhere in between.
We’ve got a lot of work to do as a country, and I get the job done.
Growing up, my mom could turn 15¢ into a dollar because she had to.
My parents immigrated from Jamaica with nothing in their pockets. I was born and raised right here in Maryland, and as the youngest of six, my parents taught me the values of working hard and giving back.
Mom was a social worker who worked two jobs and ran a small business while Dad was deployed serving our country.
Like Mom, I worked multiple jobs to make ends meet. I built a career in public health while putting myself through college and raising my daughter as a single parent.
I became the first Black Councilmember elected in Gaithersburg, working to make the city safer and grow our bio-tech corridor. As a Montgomery County Councilmember, I made our county work for everyone.
I’m running for Congress because I cannot sit idly by when there’s so much at stake.
Learn more about me and what I will fight for as your next Congresswoman.