By Adam Pagnucco. Facing a challenge from Ben Shnider, who just got endorsed by SEIU Local 32BJ and leads in fundraising through January, District 3 County Council Member Sidney Katz…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Now to the swarming Council At-Large race, a fascinating contest with a cast of candidates exceeding the population of several small island nations. In accordance with our…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Christmas morning is over and your blogger is done opening the presents – errrrr, campaign finance reports. Now we get to share them with you! And we…
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SEIU Local 32BJ Endorses Ben Shnider
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By Adam Pagnucco. SEIU Local 32BJ, the mammoth building services union that is one of the biggest and most powerful locals in SEIU, has endorsed insurgent candidate Ben Shnider in…
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The Floreen Path to At-Large Success
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s At-Large County Council race may be the hardest contest in the county to predict. That’s because it doesn’t necessarily involve candidates running against each other…
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MoCo After Discovery
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By Adam Pagnucco. Word of Discovery Communications’ exit from Silver Spring has exploded like a bomb in local politics, prompting attacks by the state Democrats on Governor Larry Hogan and…
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By Michael Knapp, Chair, Montgomery College Board of Trustees. Since the presidential campaigns of 2016, candidates for numerous state and local offices have identified providing free access to college as…
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The Worst Part of Campaigning
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By Adam Pagnucco. What’s the worst part of campaigning for office? Well, there is a lot of work, but most of it is not inherently awful. You have to show…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In the most brutal campaign attack of the cycle, former County Council spokesman and current at-large council candidate Neil Greenberger is comparing the council to the Washington…
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Public Financing Update: January 2, 2018
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By Adam Pagnucco. Happy New Year, folks! After a relatively quiet period in the fall, December saw a number of applications for public matching funds from county candidates participating in…