By Adam Pagnucco. Rockville City Council Member Izola Shaw, who is running for the County Council District 3 seat, is known for her advocacy on renters’ rights. She is the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The county’s public financing law has one stipulation on geography: contributions from individuals who live in the county are eligible for public matching funds while contributions from…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, I reported that Rockville City Council Member Izola Shaw had established a public financing campaign committee to run for Council District 3. Incumbent Sidney…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One discussed the origins of public financing in Montgomery County and Part Two laid out how it has been used in the last two cycles. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One laid out the history and basic characteristics of Montgomery County’s public campaign financing system, which was designed by former Council Member Phil Andrews. Now let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, MoCo voters elected a nine-member county council that had one female member: District 4’s Nancy Navarro. That didn’t sit well with a lot of…
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By Adam Pagnucco. MCPS Superintendent Thomas Taylor is known for his love of fun videos and he has just released another one to start the new school year. Check out…
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Kate Stewart is Running for Reelection
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Kate Stewart, who is finishing her first term representing District 4 after having served as the mayor of Takoma Park, is holding her reelection campaign…
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On Public Financing, Part One: Introduction
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By Adam Pagnucco. Public financing of county elections is a growing trend in Maryland. Montgomery County was the first to adopt such a system in 2014 and has used it…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we showed that a substantial number of Democratic voters approved reducing term limits for a Democratic county executive. Part Two looked at geography. Part…